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To: Dale Baker who wrote (202337)	9/21/2012 12:34:50 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542044

This is an incredibly stupid idea. What's the point except to debase the event? How a president thinks on his feet is one of the crucial tests of the debates. This makes them almost pointless unless there is some give and take on the way. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In a First, Debates Give Presidential Candidates the Topics Ahead Of Time Wednesday afternoon, the Commission on Presidential Debates quietly posted a press release announcing the topics for the first presidential debate in Denver on October 3. What the commission didn't say is that this may be the first time in history presidential candidates have been given the topics of a debate ahead of time. usnews.com