<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div></div><div><div class="post-headline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><div>Courtesy of 2012 Election Central at:</div><div><br></div><a href="http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/">http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2012-presidential-debate-schedule/</a><div><br></div><div>----------------------------------</div></span><h1 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px;">2012 Presidential Debate Schedule</span></h1></div><div class="post-bodycopy clearfix" style="font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); min-width: 0px; display: block; "><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);">The dates and venues have been announced for the 2012 Presidential debates between President Obama and Mitt Romney. The date for the Vice Presidential debate has also been announced.</span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><strong>Tickets</strong> – Tickets for each debate are controlled by the <a href="http://www.debates.org/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Commission on Presidential Debates</a> and are <em>extremely</em> limited since the debates are primarily produced for television. The majority of tickets are distributed to host university students and faculty through a lottery system. Please click the "Tickets" link next to the college name listed below for further information.</span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><strong>TV Channels</strong> – Each debate will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all cable news channels including CNN, Fox News and MSNBC among others.</span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><strong>Live Stream</strong> – Each debate will be streamed live online. Check back here for the live stream.</span></font></p><table border="0" width="100%" id="table1" style="font-size: 1em; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><tbody><tr class="alt"><td width="140" valign="top" style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><b>October 3, 2012</b><br><img src="http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/120120_obama_romney_ap_3282.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney" title="President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney" width="120" height="65" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2847" scale="0" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; max-width: 96%; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; height: auto; "></span></font></td><td style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><b>Topic</b>: Domestic policy <br><b>Air Time</b>: 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time<br><b>Location:</b> <a href="http://www.du.edu/debate2012/index.html" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">University of Denver</a> in Denver, Colorado (<a href="http://debate2012.du.edu/getinvolved/studenttickets.html" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Tickets</a>)<br><b>Sponsor:</b> <a href="http://www.debates.org/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Commission on Presidential Debates</a><br><b>Participants</b>: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney<br><b>Moderator:</b> Jim Lehrer (Host of <i>NewsHour</i> on PBS)</span></font><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);">The debate will focus on domestic policy and be divided into six time segments of approximately 15 minutes each on topics to be selected by the moderator and announced several weeks before the debate.</span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);">The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic.<br></span></font></p></td></tr><tr><td width="140" valign="top" style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><b>October 11, 2012</b><br>Vice Presidential<br><img src="http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bidren-ryan.jpg" alt="Vice President Joe Biden and Paul Ryan" title="Vice President Joe Biden and Paul Ryan" width="120" height="66" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2940" scale="0" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; max-width: 96%; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; height: auto; "></span></font></td><td style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><b>Topic:</b> Foreign and domestic policy <br><b>Air Time:</b> 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time<br><b>Location:</b> <a href="http://www.centre.edu/centredebate2012/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Centre College</a> in Danville, Kentucky (<a href="http://www.centre.edu/centredebate2012/tickets.html" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Tickets</a>)<br><b>Sponsor:</b> <a href="http://www.debates.org/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Commission on Presidential Debates</a><br><b>Participants</b>: Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan<br><b>Moderator:</b> Martha Raddatz (ABC News Chief Foreign Correspondent)</span></font><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);">The debate will cover both foreign and domestic topics and be divided into nine time segments of approximately 10 minutes each. The moderator will ask an opening question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the question.<br></span></font></p></td></tr><tr class="alt"><td width="140" valign="top" style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><b>October 16, 2012</b><br><img src="http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/120120_obama_romney_ap_3282.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney" title="President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney" width="120" height="65" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2847" scale="0" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; max-width: 96%; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; height: auto; "></span></font></td><td style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 244); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><b>Topic:</b> Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy<br><b>Air Time:</b> 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time<br><b>Location:</b> <a href="http://www.hofstra.edu/debate/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Hofstra University</a> in Hempstead, New York (<a href="http://www.hofstra.edu/debate/debate_tickets.html" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Tickets</a>)<br><b>Sponsor:</b> <a href="http://www.debates.org/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Commission on Presidential Debates</a><br><b>Participants</b>: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney<br><b>Moderator:</b> Candy Crowley (CNN Chief Political Correspondent)</span></font><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);">The second presidential debate will take the form of a town meeting, in which citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues. Candidates each will have two minutes to respond, and an additional minute for the moderator to facilitate a discussion. The town meeting participants will be undecided voters selected by the Gallup Organization.</span></font></p></td></tr><tr><td width="140" valign="top" style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><b>October 22, 2012</b><br><img src="http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/120120_obama_romney_ap_3282.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney" title="President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney" width="120" height="65" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2847" scale="0" style="border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); background-color: rgb(243, 243, 243); border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; max-width: 96%; margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; height: auto; "></span></font></td><td style="padding-top: 4px; padding-right: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 8px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); text-align: left; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);"><b>Topic:</b> Foreign policy<br><b>Air Time:</b> 9:00-10:30 p.m. Eastern Time<br><b>Location:</b> <a href="http://debate2012.lynn.edu/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Lynn University</a> in Boca Raton, Florida (<a href="http://debate2012.lynn.edu/tickets/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Tickets</a>)<br><b>Sponsor:</b> <a href="http://www.debates.org/" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">Commission on Presidential Debates</a><br><b>Participants</b>: President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney<br><b>Moderator:</b> Bob Schieffer (Host of <i>Face the Nation</i> on CBS)</span></font><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "></p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: block; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.300781); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.234375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.234375);">The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.</span></font></p><div><font face="Arial" size="2"><br></font></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br>This leaves only one unanswered question . . .</div><div><br></div><div>Who will Saturday Night Live get to play Mitt Romney?</div><div><br></div><div>Seeya round town, Moscow.<div><br></div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."</div><div><br></div><div>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>