If so, the major debates would occur among individuals where they should, in our cities and states.
The rows of green benches (b) accommodate only 437 of the 659 MPs, which is why many have to crowd at either end or sit on the carpeted steps during major debates and statements.
Asked if there were any Republicans he looked to for advice and direction on major policy debates, Wells took a long pause before mentioning New Hampshire GOP Sen.
Education secured its position as the major domestic political issue of the day, and policy makers found themselves engaged in major policy debates over topics ranging from curriculum content and computers in the classroom to vouchers and other new educational delivery systems.
The commission was founded in 1987 in an effort to keep widely viewed debates between the major party candidates a mainstay of the presidential election process.
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It would be a remarkable day when on major policy issues there were no debates or disagreements or differences of opinion about how best to approach it.
Reform Party candidate Pat Buchanan, who's drawing even less support than Nader in the polls, also claims he's been shut out of the debates by the two major political parties.
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Face it: In 2012 we are less likely to have thoughtful debates between candidates of major political parties than we are to hear Bill Maher describe a woman in respectful terms.
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Asked if the UK Independence Party should take part, he said usually it was just the three major parties, but it was up to the debates' organisers.
The major focus does move elsewhere, however, in the Times and to seemingly one of the longest debates in recent sport history.
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