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Democrats, April 16, 2008

Democratic debate turns personal

Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton took their hard-fought battle for the Democratic presidential nomination down to a deeply personal level, questioning each other's honesty, appeal to working-class voters, and electability in November.
Place: National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Penn.
Candidates: Clinton, Obama
Sponsors: ABC
Moderators: Charlie Gibson, George Stephanopoulos
Democrats, Feb. 26, 2008

Clinton attacks on all fronts

Seeking a much-needed jolt of momentum, Senator Hillary Clinton used the 20th and perhaps final Democratic debate to attack Senator Barack Obama on a range of domestic and foreign policy issues.
Place: Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Candidates: Clinton, Obama
Sponsors: MSNBC
Moderators: Brian Williams, Tim Russert
Democrats, Feb. 21, 2008

Rivals step up war over words

In an effort to revive her flagging presidential bid, Hillary Clinton characterized Barack Obama's campaign as long on rhetoric and short on specifics.
Place: University of Texas, Austin, Tx.
Candidates: Clinton, Obama
Sponsors: CNN, Univision, and the Texas Democratic Party
Moderators: Campbell Brown with Jorge Ramos and John King
Democrats, Jan. 31, 2008

Iraq war returns as prime debate issue

Democratic presidential contender Senator Hillary Clinton defended her 2002 vote to authorize force in Iraq, a decision that Senator Barack Obama criticized.
Place: Kodak Theater, Hollywood, Calif.
Candidates: Clinton, Obama
Sponsors: CNN, The Los Angeles Times and Politico.com
Moderators: Wolf Blitzer with Doyle McManus and Jeanne Cummings
Republicans, Jan. 30, 2008

McCain, Romney spar over credentials

In a newly narrowed field, McCain and Romney traded attacks as each tried to paint the other as unreliably conservative in the last GOP debate before Super Tuesday.
Place: Simi Valley, Calif.
Candidates: Huckabee, McCain, Paul, Romney
Sponsors: The Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library, CNN, The Los Angeles Times and Politico.com
Moderators: Anderson Cooper with Jim VandeHei
and Janet Hook
Republicans, Jan. 24, 2008

Civility marks Republican debate

Leading Republican presidential candidates, who declared in an October debate that the economy is in good shape, said President Bush's economic stimulus package did not go far enough to stave off what economists fear may be a looming recession.
Place: Boca Raton, Fla.
Candidates: Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Paul, Romney
Sponsors: Decision 2008: Before You Vote
Moderators: Brian Williams with Tim Russert and Paul Tash
Democrats, Jan. 21, 2008

Obama-Clinton feud takes an unruly turn

The deepening feud between the campaigns of Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton burst into a verbal brawl during the Democratic debate.
Place: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Candidates: Clinton, Edwards, Obama
Sponsors: CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Moderators: Wolf Blitzer, Joe Johns and Suzanne Malveaux
Democrats, Jan. 15, 2008

Cordial debate follows race row

The Democratic debate occurred four days before the party-sanctioned Nevada caucuses, the next for-keeps contest in the wide-open race for the party's presidential nomination.
Place: Las Vegas, Nev.
Candidates: Clinton, Edwards, Obama
Sponsors: US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 100 Black Men of America, IMPACTO, the Democratic African-American Leadership Council, the College of Southern Nevada and the Nevada Democratic Party
Moderators: Brian Williams (Tim Russert and Natalie Morales assisted with questioning)
Republicans, Jan. 10, 2008

Candidates play nice this time

Saving most of their criticism for the Democrats, six GOP candidates pulled their punches in the latest round of debating held in South Carolina.
Place: Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Candidates: Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Paul, Romney, Thompson
Sponsor: Fox News
Moderators: Chris Wallace, Brit Hume, Carl Cameron, Wendell Goler
Republicans, Jan. 6, 2008

Romney, foes tangle on taxes

In their second debate in two days, Republican candidates Romney and McCain tussled repeatedly over taxes, always a central issue in the first-primary state.
Place: Manchester, N.H.
Candidates: Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Romney, Thompson
Sponsor: Fox News
Moderator: Chris Wallace
Republicans, Jan. 5, 2008

Taxes, spending dominate GOP debate

A pitched battle over taxing and spending erupted as candidates in the final Republican presidential debate before the New Hampshire primary argued over who would be toughest on money issues. (Boston Globe)
Place: Manchester, N.H.
Candidates: Giuliani, Huckabee, McCain, Romney, Thompson
Sponsor: ABC News, Facebook, WMUR
Moderator: Charlie Gibson
Democrats, Jan. 5, 2008

Debates grow fierce as hopefuls spar over records, likability

Presidential candidates in both parties, facing a critical and increasingly competitive Tuesday primary, got personal and sometimes nasty with each other in separate prime-time debates, arguing fiercely about who has the better record and who is more likable. (Boston Globe)
Place: Manchester, N.H.
Candidates: Clinton, Edwards, Obama, Richardson
Sponsor: ABC News, Facebook, WMUR
Moderator: Charlie Gibson
Democrats, Dec. 13, 2007

Democrats give policy pitch
in final Iowa debate

Democrats got down to serious policy matters at their final debate before Iowa's presidential nominating contest, soberly trading views on domestic and foreign issues and studiously refraining from the attacks that have characterized earlier debates. (Boston Globe)
Place: Johnston, Iowa
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Obama, Richardson
Sponsor: The Des Moines Register
Moderator: Carolyn Washburn
Republicans, Dec. 12, 2007

Few sparks fly in GOP debate

The Republican presidential candidates made their closing arguments to Iowa voters in the final debate before the Jan. 3 caucuses, a substantive, polite affair from which the front-runners emerged largely unscathed. (Boston Globe)
Place: Johnston, Iowa
Candidates: Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, Keyes, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson
Sponsor: The Des Moines Register
Moderator: Carolyn Washburn
Republicans, Dec. 9, 2007

GOP hopefuls beckon Hispanics

Republican presidential candidates tempered their tough talk on illegal immigration and praised the Hispanic community's family values as they sought to stem the exodus of Hispanic voters from their party during the first debate of the GOP campaign to be broadcast in Spanish. (Boston Globe)
Place: Coral Gables, Fla.
Candidates: Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Thompson
Sponsor: Univision
Moderator: Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas
Republicans, Nov. 28, 2007

GOP YouTube debate turns volatile

The leading Republican presidential candidates ripped into one another on the GOP's signature issue, immigration, in a wide-ranging debate where candidates answered questions from YouTube viewers. (Boston Globe)
Place: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Candidates: Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson
Sponsor: CNN, YouTube
Moderator: Anderson Cooper
Democrats, Nov. 15, 2007

Clinton strikes back at rivals in debate

Hillary Clinton swung back at her two main rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination, rebuking them for changing their positions on healthcare. (Boston Globe)
Place: Las Vegas
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson
Sponsor: CNN
Moderator: Wolf Blitzer, Campbell Brown
Democrats, Oct. 30, 2007

Rivals trade barbs, attack Clinton in debate

WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton came under relentless fire from fellow Democrats, who slammed her on issues ranging from Iran to Social Security, and all but called their rival a liar as they sought to slow down the New York senator's campaign momentum. (Boston Globe)
Place: Philadelphia, Penn.
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson
Sponsor: NBC News, Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee
Moderator: Brian Williams, Tim Russert
Republicans, Oct. 21, 2007

GOP debate features bitter exchanges as Romney forced to defend record

The eight Republican candidates for president held a fiery debate filled with charges and confrontations about who is a true conservative and "real Republican" as they defended their stands on issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and taxes. (Boston Globe)
Place: Orlando, Fla.
Candidates: Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson
Sponsor: Fox News Channel
Moderator: Brit Hume of Fox News moderated; Chris Wallace, Wendell Goler, and Carl Cameron asked questions
Republicans, Oct. 9, 2007

Romney, Giuliani spar over budgets at GOP debate

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani tangled over their records on managing budgets in a debate among Republican presidential candidates as each tried to undermine the other's claim to the GOP's heritage of fiscal conservatism. (Boston Globe)
Place: Dearborn, Mich.
Candidates: Brownback, Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson
Sponsor: CNBC, MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, Mich. Republican Party, U. of Michigan - Dearborn
Moderator: Maria Bartiromo of CNBC and Chris Matthews of MSNBC
Republicans, Sept. 27, 2007

Top Republicans scolded for skipping black debate

The lesser-known Republican presidential candidates condemned their top rivals for skipping a debate at Morgan State University on minority issues and said their absence hurt the party's image and amplified racial divisions. (Reuters)
Place: Baltimore, Md.
Candidates: Brownback, Keyes, Huckabee, Hunter, and Tancredo
Sponsor: PBS
Moderator: Tavis Smiley
Democrats, Sept. 26, 2007

Democrats spar on Iran, healthcare

Democratic presidential candidates sparred on Iran, healthcare, and tax policy, with Senator Hillary Clinton facing frequent jabs from rivals who suggested she was enabling a potential conflict with Iran and would be too divisive a figure to forge agreements with a closely divided Congress. (Boston Globe)
Place: Hanover, N.H.
Candidates: Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson.
Sponsor: MSNBC, NECN, N.H. Public Radio
Moderator: Tim Russert, Alison King
Democrats, Sept. 9, 2007

Democrats' debate is broadcast in Spanish

Senator Hillary Clinton insisted that it is time to start pulling US troops out of Iraq, as she and others seeking the Democratic presidential nomination debated the war before an impending assessment by US commanding General David Petraeus. (Boston Globe)
Place: Coral Gables, Fla.
Candidates: Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson
Sponsor: Univision
Moderator: Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas
Republicans, Sept. 5, 2007

GOP candidates spar in N.H.

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney attacked Rudy Giuliani on illegal immigration, accusing him of creating a "magnet" for illegal immigrants by making New York a "sanctuary city" while he was mayor. (Boston Globe)
Place: Durham, N.H.
Candidates: Brownback, Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo
Sponsor: FOX News
Moderator: Brit Hume
Democrats, Aug. 19, 2007

Democrats spar on Iraq withdrawal plans

The eight Democratic candidates for president battled over how they would direct the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq in a debate that largely stayed clear of personal attacks and instead featured something personal -- their views on prayer as well as moments that changed their lives. (Boston Globe)
Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson.
Sponsor: ABC News
Moderator: George Stephanopoulos
Democrats, Aug. 7, 2007

Democrats court labor backing

Democratic presidential candidates clashed frequently on trade, terrorism, and Washington lobbyists, turning a forum meant to address labor union issues into a session filled with attacks and counterattacks on foreign policy and campaign finance. (Boston Globe)
Place: Chicago, Ill.
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson.
Sponsor: AFL-CIO
Moderator: Keith Olbermann (MSNBC)
Republicans, Aug. 5, 2007

Romney says he erred on abortion

Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney called his onetime support for abortion rights his greatest personal and political mistake. (Boston Globe)
Place: Des Moines, Iowa
Candidates: Brownback, Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson
Sponsor: ABC News
Moderator: George Stephanopoulos
Democrats, July 23, 2007

Via video, voters bluntly query Democratic field

Democratic presidential candidates were pelted with scores of questions from the people who will decide which of them becomes the Democratic nominee: American voters posed unapologetically blunt queries about race, gender, Iraq, and gay marriage. (Boston Globe)
Place: Charleston, S.C.
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson
Sponsors: CNN, YouTube, and Google
Moderator: Anderson Cooper
Democrats, June 28, 2007

Debate focuses on minority issues

On a day when the US Supreme Court issued a direct challenge to race-conscious education policies, the eight Democratic presidential candidates debated issues deemed important to minority voters. (Boston Globe)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson
Sponsors: PBS
Moderator: Tavis Smiley
Republicans, June 5, 2007

GOP hopefuls spar, rip Bush

Republican presidential candidates professed their love for God, country, and family -- but not for President Bush -- as they argued with one another on matters ranging from immigration to energy policy and the war in Iraq. (Boston Globe)
opinion
Place: Manchester, N.H.
Candidates: Brownback, Gilmore, Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson
Sponsor: CNN, WMUR, Union Leader
Moderator: Wolf Blitzer
Democrats, June 3, 2007

War, Clinton are targets in debate

Democratic presidential candidates sparred over how to end the war in Iraq, and several candidates sought to put Senator Hillary Clinton on the defensive for her vote to authorize the war in 2002. She responded that the blame for the failures in Iraq lay not with Democrats but with President Bush. (Boston Globe)
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Place: Manchester, N.H.
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson
Sponsors: CNN, WMUR, Union Leader
Moderator: Wolf Blitzer
Republicans, may 15, 2007

GOP foes tout conservative credentials

It was a fitting question for the 10 candidates taking part in the first Republican presidential debate held in the Bible Belt: Who among them is a true conservative, and who is not? (Boston Globe)
Place: Columbia, S.C.
Candidates: Brownback, Gilmore, Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson
Sponsor: FOX News
Moderator: Brit Hume
Republicans: May 3, 2007

Republican candidates show their differences

The 10 declared Republican candidates for president introduced themselves to the nation in their first debate of the 2008 campaign season, displaying sharp differences over social issues, immigration, and the pursuit of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden as they sought to make a strong first impression with voters. (Boston Globe)
Place: Simi Valley, Calif.
Candidates: Brownback, Gilmore, Giuliani, Huckabee, Hunter, McCain, Paul, Romney, Tancredo, Thompson
Sponsor: MSNBC
Moderator: Chris Matthews
Democrats: April 26, 2007

Democrat contenders
unite against Bush

Democratic presidential hopefuls sparred genially on details of the Iraq war, healthcare, and guns, but they stood resolutely united in blaming President Bush for getting the country into the war and in agreeing on the need to end it. (Boston Globe)
Place: Orangeburg, S.C.
Candidates: Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Kucinich, Obama, Richardson
Sponsor: MSNBC
Moderator: Brian Williams