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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton departing from Malta found for Tripoli, Libya in October, 2011.

‘There’s a reason that Hillary Clinton has not been emphasizing her international experience’

Conflict

Running on a State Department track record has an upside, and a thorny downside.

A participant in the inaugural Shanghai International Debate Open 2014. Motions ranged from whether police should bear arms to whether ransoms should be paid to terrorists for the release of hostages.

Parliamentary-style debates take off in China — even if some topics are off limits

Culture

Obama, Romney set to tangle Tuesday night in second of three debates

Global Politics

US Presidential Debate: Opinions About China

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Why Sloganeering has Eclipsed Nuance in US Presidential Debates

Global Politics

The First Debate, and the Swing Vote

Every four years, millions of Americans tune in for the three 90-minute presidential debates, which are typically the only time in the political process that voters have the opportunity to see the candidates discussing the issues face to face. This election season, the issue at the forefront is the struggling U.S. economy.   But how much […]

The Audience’s Role in a Debate

With 23 debates held thus far, the GOP candidates have  conjured  a great deal of applause, cheers, boos and laughter. But whether or not audience reactions are allowed is largely dependent on the commentator and arena: Brian Williams instructed the audience of this Monday’s debate broadcast on NBC to refrain from clapping or any verbal reactions. On […]

The World

Peggy in Amherst, N.H., asks, ‘What don’t you know and how will you learn it?’

Global Politics

Guest: Peggy Silva of Amherst, New Hampshire, asked the candidates the ‘Zen-like’ question “What don’t you know and how will you learn it?” at the second presidential debate in Nashville, Tennessee.

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