http://dir.salon.com/topics/debates/?source=rss&aim=debates en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT By Joe Conason Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/04/18/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/04/18/debate/index.html?source=rss As Wednesday's awful debate proves, it won't matter who the presidential nominee is -- the press will play footsie with McCain and attack the Democrat. Andrew Leonard Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/27/nafta_and_the_democratic_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/27/nafta_and_the_democratic_debate/index.html?source=rss Even with Tim Russert nipping at their ankles, Obama and Clinton managed to talk some sense about trade By Mike Madden Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/27/debate/index.html?source=rss The final Democratic debate produces no miracles for the grouchy former front-runner. Yes, those MSNBC moderators did seem to like Obama better, but even when she's right she sounds wrong. Farhad Manjoo Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/26/debate_first_post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/02/26/debate_first_post/index.html?source=rss Clinton: "Maybe we should ask Barack Obama if he's comfortable and needs another pillow." Watch live now. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/22/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/22/debate/index.html?source=rss On Martin Luther King Day, the Democrats have their nastiest debate yet as the Clinton and Obama spat gets personal. Andrew Leonard Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/16/bankruptcy_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/01/16/bankruptcy_debate/index.html?source=rss All the Democratic presidential candidates now say the 2005 Bankruptcy Act was a bad idea. Americans looking at their credit card bills probably agree. Mike Madden Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2008/01/06/fox_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/roadies/2008/01/06/fox_debate/index.html?source=rss On Fox News, the second GOP debate in 24 hours has the same punching bag: Mitt Romney. This time the network joined in. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/05/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/01/05/debate/index.html?source=rss The debate was rich in sound and fury, but did little lasting damage to unruffled frontrunner Barack Obama. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/14/dem_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/14/dem_debate/index.html?source=rss The Democrats have their final pre-caucus debate, and it's just as dull as Wednesday's Republican dud. When Mike Huckabee tells Elizabeth Edwards a debate is boring, it's boring. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/05/npr_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/12/05/npr_debate/index.html?source=rss When Tuesday's debate turned to foreign policy, the two veteran senators schooled Clinton and Obama. Joan Walsh Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2007/11/01/hillary_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2007/11/01/hillary_debate/index.html?source=rss People who insist the men were too tough on the lady Democrat Tuesday night aren't helping the cause of equality. By Michael Scherer Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/06/gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/06/gop/index.html?source=rss Salon watches another GOP debate so you don't have to: Fox News men get plucky! Dems take heat for Larry Craig! McCain surges at Romney! And much more. By Michael Scherer Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/08/debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/08/debate/index.html?source=rss Salon watches the AFL-CIO-sponsored Democratic debate so you don't have to, as the gloves come off, the knives come out, and other fighting clichés. Julia Dahl Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/27/republicans_youtube/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/27/republicans_youtube/index.html?source=rss Only two GOP candidates have agreed to appear at the next CNN/YouTube debate. Joan Walsh Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2007/07/25/youtube_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2007/07/25/youtube_debate/index.html?source=rss "Novices" can't get better answers from politicians than "journalists," the paper says. Which debate did they watch? By Michael Scherer Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/24/democratic_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/24/democratic_debate/index.html?source=rss Salon watches the fourth Democratic presidential (YouTube) debate so you don't have to. By Michael Scherer Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/06/gop_3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/06/gop_3/index.html?source=rss Salon watches the third GOP debate so you don't have to: God frowns on Giuliani, Romney does weird math on Iraq, Thompson proposes a Bush morality tour, and more. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/04/democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/04/democrats/index.html?source=rss At the second presidential debate, the party's front-runners start staking out their turf. By Michael Scherer Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/16/gop_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/05/16/gop_debate/index.html?source=rss Salon watches the second Republican debate so you don't have to. Joan Walsh Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2007/05/03/gop_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/election_2008/2007/05/03/gop_debate/index.html?source=rss Supposedly the candidates can't afford to dis the president. But will anybody deviate from Karl Rove's game plan of pandering to a tiny right-wing base and scaring the rest of us? Andrew Leonard Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/27/hedge_fund_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/27/hedge_fund_debate/index.html?source=rss Edwards and Clinton failed to inspire with their analysis of high finance. But the senator from New York at least dared say the word "regulate." By Walter Shapiro Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/27/dem_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/27/dem_debate/index.html?source=rss Obama promises not to nuke anyone, Hillary repents on healthcare, Biden puts Putin on notice, Gravel tees one up for Fox News, and more from the '08 curtain raiser. By Michael Scherer Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/16/iraq_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2006/06/16/iraq_debate/index.html?source=rss Not even the inventor of "freedom fries" could stand to be present at the GOP-controlled Congress' absurd "debate" over Iraq. By Mark Oppenheimer Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/10/great_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/04/10/great_debate/index.html?source=rss At the world championships of high school debate, teenage Demosthenes spouted off about sex, politics and house parties. H.H. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:04:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2006/01/18/debatecontest/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/media/2006/01/18/debatecontest/index.html?source=rss Bill O'Reilly challenges you to "debate" him on his show!