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Democracy Groups Demand Debate Rules be Made Public
Presidential Debates More Secretive Than Ever With No Third Party Participation and We Must Have Debate Rules be Made Public
Libertarian Gary Johnson Fights to Join Presidential Debates
Major Parties Fighting to Keep Libertarian Gary Johnson Fight From Debates With Obama and Romney
Gary Johnson Sues Commission For Exclusion From Presidential Debates
Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson Continues Fight to Appear in Debates
Watchdog: Candidates Warned About Debate Questions
Obama and Romney Knew About Debate Questions Beforehand And Third Parties Are Totally Excluded
Gary Johnson, Jill Stein and Virgil Goode to Debate
Third Party Candidates Jill Stein and Virgil Goode going to be Excluded From Debate With Obama
Watchdog Sounds Warning Over Secret Presidential Debate Contract
Obama Romney Debate to be More Controlled and Dull Than Usual Thanks to Secret Presidential Debate Contract
Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson Debate Appearance in Jeopardy
Gary Johnson Debate For Chance to Debate Obama and Romney for President
Egypt Holds Historic Public Debate For Presidency
Signs of Progress in the Arab Spring as Egypt Holds Historic Public Debate in Region’s First Ever Televised Contest of Ideas
Newt and Mitt Clash at Latest Debate
Both Candidates, Newt and Mitt, Begin to Lob Accusations Ahead of Florida