Economic Turmoil Looms Over First Presidential Debate
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The televised debates could have an unusually large impact on the presidential race this year, but organizers and candidates face an immediate challenge of making sure the first session this Friday, which is supposed to cover only foreign policy, does not seem strangely detached from the economic crisis facing America.
A statement issued Sunday by the Commission on Presidential Debates said the agreement among the panel, the Democratic nominee, Senator Obama of Illinois, and the Republican nominee, Senator McCain of Arizona, called for devoting Friday’s 90-minute debate at the University of Mississippi “exclusively to foreign policy.”
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