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YouTube to live stream presidential debates
Watch live: Romney and Obama face off in first presidential debate YouTube has announced it will stream the three debates between US President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, along with the vice presidential debate. “No matter where you are in the world or how you’ll be accessing the Internet,…
Johnson supporters push sponsors to dump Commission on Presidential Debates
Three organizations said recently that they will no longer sponsor the Commission on Presidential Debates after supporters of Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson launched a letter-writing campaign aimed at getting their man into the debates. Philips Electronics confirmed on Monday that it was pulling its sponsorship of the commission,…
Gary Johnson files anti-trust lawsuit to appear in presidential debates
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson filed an anti-trust lawsuit suit in federal court Friday alleging that the Democratic and Republican parties are conspiring to keep third-party candidates out of the presidential debates and, as a result, out of the White House. In the suit, Johnson’s attorneys argue that the rules of…
Presidential debate moderators under fire for lack of ethnic diversity
The lineup of moderators for this fall’s presidential debates notably excludes any representatives of racial minorities, and that omission is now being called into question. The National Association of Black Journalists complained on Friday that the Commission was “treating black reporters as if they were unqualified, invisible or both.” A…
CNN and Arizona GOP to host December presidential debate
CNN announced on Thursday it was teaming up with the Arizona Republican Party to host a presidential debate on December 1. “Arizona is a key state that will play a pivotal role in helping Republicans choose their presidential nominee,” said Sam Feist, CNN Washington bureau chief and senior vice president.…
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