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A presidential campaign in which a prevailing theme is "change" makes it all the easier to see just how much things remain the same. Take the presidential debates to be broadcast this fall. The Commission on Presidential Debates plans three events, as us

"Last weekend's McCain-Obama protodebate made it clear why Obama won't keep his promise to debate McCain "anywhere, anytime." McCain, with a robust resume and details at his fingertips, won big."

In a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates, Barack Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe seems to reject the idea of Obama and McCain engaging in a series of town hall appearances around the country.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from rival John McCain's challenge for a series of joint appearances before the political conventions, agreeing only to the standard three debates in the fall.

After a week of proposals and counter-proposals concerning how many times Barack Obama and John McCain will meet for face-to-face debates between now and Election Day, both campaigns appear to be feeling a little rejected.

The generation gap seems to be playing out at a lot of levels here, and come to think of it, it's striking that the McCain debate proposal includes nothing that couldn't have been done in the Goldwater days, and no nod to the existence of the Internet.

Sen. John McCain on Wednesday challenged Sen. Barack Obama to join him for a series of 10 town-hall debates.

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A quote that speaks to character, and why more debates will not be helpful to the Democratic Party.

"Fox News, which looks like something they pipe into solitary cells in federal prisons ..."