Presidential and VP debates schedule

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    Here’s the schedule for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates.

    Presidential debates:  3, 16, and 22 October.

    VP debate:  11 October

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    October 3, 2012

    Topic: Domestic policy

    Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time

    Location: University of Denver in Denver, Colorado (Tickets)

    Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates

    Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney

    Moderator: Jim Lehrer (Host of NewsHour on PBS)

    The debate will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate.

    The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.

    October 11, 2012

    Vice Presidential

    Topic: Foreign and domestic policy

    Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time

    Location: Centre College in Danville, Kentucky (Tickets)

    Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates

    Participants: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan

    Moderator: Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)

    The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.

    October 16, 2012

    Topic: Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy

    Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time

    Location: Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York (Tickets)

    Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates

    Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney

    Moderator: Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)

    The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.

    October 22, 2012

    Topic: Foreign policy

    Air Time: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time

    Location: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida (Tickets)

    Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates

    Participants: President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney

    Moderator: Bob Schieffer (Host of Face the Nation on CBS)

    The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.

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