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Presidential, Vice Presidential Debates Set in October: What Would You Ask?

The first debate is scheduled Wednesday Oct. 3 in Denver and Jim Lehrer of PBS NewsHour will moderate. What would you ask the candidates?

A schedule of presidential and vice-presidential debates has been released, and the moderator of the first face-off between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney has selected topics.

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Jim Lehrer, executive editor of the PBS NewsHour, will moderate the first debate beginning at 6 p.m. Pacific Time Wednesday Oct. 3 in Denver, Colo.

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According to an announcement Wednesday Sept. 19 from the Commission on Presidential Debates, Lehrer stated:

Subject to possible changes because of news developments, here are the topics for the October 3 debate, not necessarily to be brought up in this order:

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  • The Economy - I
  • The Economy - II
  • The Economy - III
  • Health Care
  • The Role of Government
  • Governing

The debate will be held at the University of Denver, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates. The format calls for six 15-minute segments, each focused on one of the issues listed above.

All debates start at 6 p.m. Pacific Time and are expected to last 90 minutes.

Here is the rest of the schedule:

Thursday, Oct. 11 - Vice presidential debate at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. Moderator: Martha Raddatz, Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, ABC News.

Tuesday, Oct. 16 - Second presidential debate, town meeting format, at  Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Moderator: Candy Crowley, Chief Political Correspondent, CNN and Anchor, CNN's State of the Union.

Monday, Oct. 22 - Third presidential debate: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News and Moderator, Face the Nation.

What would you ask the candidates?


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