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August 13th, 2012, 11:15 AM
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Jim Lehrer (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/aboutus/bio_lehrer.html) will moderate the presidential debate set for Oct. 3 at Denver’s DU. Lehrer isn’t a first-timer: he kept order when Barack Obama and John McCain debated in 2008. And he subsequently said he’d never do it again. Never say never.
The moderator and date lineup announced Monday: (http://www.debates.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articl eid=39&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01detailtemplate=news page&cntnt01returnid=80) PBS’ Lehrer will moderate the first presidential debate on Oct. 3 at the University of Denver. Candy Crowley, host of CNN’s “State of the Union,” will host the second–a town hall format–on Oct. 16 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island. CBS News’ Bob Schieffer–who scored the first joint interview with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on Sunday–will moderate the third presidential debate, Oct. 22 in Boca Raton.
Martha Raddatz, ABC News’ chief foreign correspondent, will host the lone vice presidential debate on Oct. 11 from Danville, Kentucky.
Lehrer’s comment via PBS: “I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice – a civic responsibility,†explained Lehrer. “Even so, it was a difficult decision, because I have previously said I would not do any more debates. It was the new and expanded format – 6 segments of 15 minutes each – that finally tipped the scales for me. I share the Commission on Debates’ belief that the format has the possibility to open up the debates for a more spontaneous and deeper exchange of positions and ideas. I could not say no to trying to make that work to the fullest. It was truly an offer I could not refuse and I am honored by the invitation.â€
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Jim Lehrer (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/aboutus/bio_lehrer.html) will moderate the presidential debate set for Oct. 3 at Denver’s DU. Lehrer isn’t a first-timer: he kept order when Barack Obama and John McCain debated in 2008. And he subsequently said he’d never do it again. Never say never.
The moderator and date lineup announced Monday: (http://www.debates.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articl eid=39&cntnt01origid=15&cntnt01detailtemplate=news page&cntnt01returnid=80) PBS’ Lehrer will moderate the first presidential debate on Oct. 3 at the University of Denver. Candy Crowley, host of CNN’s “State of the Union,” will host the second–a town hall format–on Oct. 16 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island. CBS News’ Bob Schieffer–who scored the first joint interview with Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan on Sunday–will moderate the third presidential debate, Oct. 22 in Boca Raton.
Martha Raddatz, ABC News’ chief foreign correspondent, will host the lone vice presidential debate on Oct. 11 from Danville, Kentucky.
Lehrer’s comment via PBS: “I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice – a civic responsibility,†explained Lehrer. “Even so, it was a difficult decision, because I have previously said I would not do any more debates. It was the new and expanded format – 6 segments of 15 minutes each – that finally tipped the scales for me. I share the Commission on Debates’ belief that the format has the possibility to open up the debates for a more spontaneous and deeper exchange of positions and ideas. I could not say no to trying to make that work to the fullest. It was truly an offer I could not refuse and I am honored by the invitation.â€
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