Debate was fictional, issues were real

Sunday's live debate on NBC's ''The West Wing" was so enlightening -- not to mention entertaining -- that at least one wag called it the most significant presidential debate since John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon squared off on the small screen in 1960. But it was actually another Kennedy's policies that were pitched on the TV show. Debating Alan ... (Full article: 574 words)

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