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- Open the Debates Or Offer an Alternative, Op-Ed News , 13 August 2008

- Give Us More Debates, Hartford Courant, 12 August 2008

- Fall Debates Likely to Mute Citizen Voices, Taking Note , 11 August 2008

- Obama Backs Away from McCain's Debate Challenge, Associated Press , 2 August 2008

- Barr Set to Make Debate, Campaigns & Elections , 13 July 2008

- Let Them Be Heard, The Guardian, 17 January 2008

- Open Debates Condemns Exclusion of Kucinich from Primary Debate, Press Release , 16 January 2008

- NBC Battles to Keep Kucinich Out of Las Vegas Debate, The Nation, 15 January 2008

- NBC to Exclude Kucinich from Nevada Presidential Debate, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 11 January 2008

- Big Easy Is Denied Its Chance, New York Times, 29 November 2007

- A Shameful Rebuff, The Times-Picayune , 20 November 2007

- Panel Picks 4 Debate Sites, Angering Excluded New Orleans, New York Times, 20 November 2007

- New Orleans Rejected for Presidential Debate, The Times-Picayune , 19 November 2007

- For Debates, Is Youtube A Better Way?, US News & World Report , 24 July 2007

- Fox News Report on Hillary Clinton and John Edwards Agreeing to Exclude Rivals, 13 July 2007

- America's Idiotic Political Debates, The Nation , 4 May 2007

- The Next Conservatism And The Role Of Third Parties, Paul Weyrich, 18 January 2006

- 'West Wing' Debate Throws Out the Rules, Associated Press, 7 November 2005

- Gingrich Calls For Presidential Debates Changes, The Telegraph, 8 October 2005

- The Script Shouldn't Win, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 13 June 2005

- Format Wrecks Gammage "Debate", Arizona Republic, 16 October 2004

- Debate, Declaim, Debacle, New York Times, 16 October 2004

- Corruption And Coercion At A Debate Near You, The Ester Republic, 16 October 2004

- Open Up Debates, Let Real Democracy Flower, The Register-Guard, 14 October 2004

- Eliminating The Debate From The Debates, CommonDreams.org, 14 October 2004

- Anheuser World Selects Lager, Riverfront Times, 13 October 2004

- Green Arrested At Debate, Eureka Times-Standard, 12 October 2004

- Debates Can Be Better And The Basis For Real Improvements, San Antonio Express-News, 10 October 2004

- Resolved: That Was No Debate, Los Angeles Times, 8 October 2004

- Not Quite Real Debates, Madison Capital Times, 8 October 2004

- Worth Debating?, ABC News, 7 October 2004

- Rules of Engagement, The Times-Picayune, 5 October 2004

- Town Hall Rules Stifle Surprises, The Journal News, 5 October 2004

- The Art of Debate, San Antonio Express-News, 3 October 2004

- Debates Hobbled By Flawed Format, The Herald-Sun, 3 October 2004

- Republicrat vs. Democan, BusinessWeek, 3 October 2004

- Debatable Debates, 20/20, 1 October 2004

- Breaking The Rules, American Prospect Online, 1 October 2004

- Candidates See Red Over Rules, Boston Herald, 1 October 2004

- Presidential Debates Can Be Invaluable, The Daily Democrat, 1 October 2004

- Open Up The Debates, The Washington Post, 30 September 2004

- Candidates' Appearance Tonight Far From "Debate", St. Paul Pioneer Press, 30 September 2004

- A Slip Of The Lip Could Make This Thing Interesting, Chicago Sun-Times, 30 September 2004

- Closed To Debate, The Ledger, 30 September 2004

- No Way To Run A Presidential Debate, The Virginian-Pilot, 30 September 2004

- Candidates Firmly in Control of Debate Details, The Macon Telegraph, 30 September 2004

- Two-Party "Debates" Are "Glorified Press Conferences," Reformers Say, The NewStandard, 30 September 2004

- Candidates Will Follow The Script -- Their Own, The Providence Journal, 30 September 2004

- Is It Time To Return To The Rough And Tumble Debates Of Old?, San Antonio Express-News, 30 September 2004

- Replace Bi-Partisan Shows With Real Debates, Pacific News Service, 30 September 2004

- What Debates?, Cleburne News, 30 September 2004

- Coalition Asks Commission on Presidential Debates To Eliminate Corporate Money, Press Release, 29 September 2004

- Critics Assail Rule Book For Presidential Debates, Knoxville News Sentinel, 29 September 2004

- Top Ten Debate Scandals, Tavis Smiley Show, 29 September 2004

- Format's Debatable; Whether To Watch Isn't, Albuquerque Journal, 29 September 2004

- Let's Make Debates A Better 'Interview' For World's Top Job, The Sheboygan Press, 29 September 2004

- 'Debates' Have Little Value, North County Times, 29 September 2004

- The Over-Formatted "Debate Show" May Not Shed Light On The Candidates, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 September 2004

- Debating The Debates, CBS News, 27 September 2004

- Debates Entertaining, But Will They Inform?, The Denver Post, 27 September 2004

- Debates Are No Face-Off, Detroit Free Press, 26 September 2004

- It'll Be Civilized Warfare, New York Post, 26 September 2004

- Watchdog Or Lapdog?, The News Leader, 25 September 2004

- Poll Finds That Most Voters Want Third-Party Voices Included in Debates; 57 Percent Want Nader Included, Press Release, 22 September 2004

- The Debatable Debates, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 September 2004

- Open Debates Calls For Further Debate Reform, Press Release, 21 September 2004

- Upgrade A Poor Format, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 20 September 2004

- The Debate Debacle, The Boston Globe, 18 September 2004

- Debating the Debates, Harvard Law Today Magazine, 15 September 2004

- George Farah Challenges Janet Brown to Debate the Debates, Press Release, 3 September 2004

- No Debate: Format's a Sham, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 30 August 2004

- Drawing Back The Veil, The Lynchburg Ledger, 27 August 2004

- Include Third-Party Candidates in Debates, Capital Times, 26 August 2004

- Several Groups Say Commission on Presidential Debates is Partisan and Undermines Democracy, Associated Press, 24 August 2004

- Pro-Democracy Groups Issue Report Critical of Commission on Presidential Debates, Press Release, 23 August 2004

- Subject to Debate, Mother Jones, 20 August 2004

- Nader Could Be Barred From Debates He Champions, Hartford Courant, 19 August 2004

- Following Court Ruling, Civic Leaders and Elected Officials Call on Candidates to Participate in Debates Proposed by Citizens' Debate Commission, Press Release, 16 August 2004

- Judge Says FEC Should Look Into 2000 Barrings, ABC News, 13 August 2004

- Save 'Genuine' Presidential Debates, Christian Science Monitor, 10 August 2004

- Times Demand Substantive Debates, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 August 2004

- Make Debates Meaningful, Denver Post, 8 August 2004

- Change Format, Let Candidates Match Wits, Press & Sun-Bulletin, 22 July 2004

- Open Up The Debates, Las Vegas Review-Journal, 19 July 2004

- Efforts Building to Take Back the Presidential Debates, Chicago Sun-Times, 5 July 2004

- Return to Old-Style Presidential Debates, Pioneer Press, 25 June 2004

- Free the Debates From Party Tyranny, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 24 June 2004

- How About Real Debates, The Tennessean, 20 June 2004

- Commission on Presidential Debates' Proposal Insufficient, Press Release, 17 June 2004

- Repairing the Presidential Debates, The Oregonian, 14 June 2004

- Make Presidential Debates Real Ones, The Seattle Times, 14 June 2004

- Take Off the Gloves, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2004

- Spectators Again in 2004, Times-Republican, 7 June 2004

- Open Up Presidential Debates, Group Says, Washington Times, 3 June 2004

- Executive Director George Farah interviewed on Washington Journal, 31 May 2004

- Debate Challenge, CBS NEWS, 25 May 2004

- More Presidential Debates Sought, Miami Herald, Knight Ridder Services, 25 May 2004

- The Quadrennial Sham: The Case for Truly Open Debates, Columbia Journalism Review, May/June 2004

- New Group Eyes Canisius As Debate Site, The Buffalo News, 25 May 2004

- Debate Plan Has A Place for Carleton, Star Tribune, 25 May 2004

- Carleton Offered As Debate Site, Pioneer Press, 25 May 2004

- Presidential Debate in Delco? Swarthmore Face-Off Eyed, The Daily Times, 25 May 2004

- Presidential Debate May Come to Capital, The Columbus Dispatch, 25 May 2004

- Group Calls for Larger Presidential Debates, FOX NEWS, 24 May 2004

- Citizens' Debate Commission Announces Debate Sites; Former Presidential Candidates Call on Current Candidates to Participate, Press Release, 24 May 2004

- Voter Education Is Critical to the Health of Democratic Rule, Durham Herald-Sun, 24 May 2004

- Let Nader Debate, New York Sun, 20 May 2004

- Act to Change Tired Format, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, 7 May 2004

- Debates May Oppose WU Values, Student Life, 3 May 2004

- Real Presidential Debates: public interest groups should replace the two-party stranglehold, The Harvard Crimson, 20 April 2004

- Tax Status of Debate Sponsor Under Fire, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 13 April 2004

- Group Files Complaint with IRS Against Debates Commission, Tax Notes Today, 12 April 2004

- Only Bush-Kerry in TV Debates?, Christian Science Monitor, 8 April 2004

- Citizens' Debate Commission Offers to Sponsor Monthly Presidential Debates, Press Release, 16 March 2004

- Broad Civic Support for Citizens' Debate Commission, Press Release, 8 March 2004

- No More Deceptive Debates, Knight Ridder Services, 3 March 2004

- Bi-Partisan Presidential Debate System a Sham, Cybercast News Service, 1 March 2004

- Transcript of Alan Keyes' Speech at Open Debates Press Conference, 19 February 2004

- Open Debates Files FEC Complaint Against the Commission on Presidential Debates, Press Release, 19 February 2004

- Majority of Democratic Candidates Support a Nonpartisan Citizens' Debate Commission, Press Release, 12 February 2004

- Rural America Deserves Real Presidential Debate, Grand Forks Herald, 8 February 2004

- Not-So-Great Debates, Village Voice, 14 Jan 2004

- Citizens' Debate Commission Formed, Press Release, 12 Jan 2004

- Get Debates Out of Parties' Grasp, Philadelphia Inquirer, 14 Nov 2003

- End the Debates Before They Start, New York Times, 12 Nov 2003