Virginia Libertarian

PARTICIPANTS:
SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY);
SENATOR CHRISTOPHER DODD (D-CT);
FORMER SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (DSC);
FORMER SENATOR MIKE GRAVEL (D-AK);
REPRESENTATIVE DENNIS KUCINICH (D-OH);
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL);
GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON (D-NM)

MODERATORS:
JORGE RAMOS
MARIA ELENA SALINAS

MODERATOR: Before beginning, we want to thank all of you for having
accepted coming to this presidential forum. In the name of the millions of
Hispanics and Latin Americans who are seeing this, thank you very much.
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JOSEPH FARAH, MODERATOR: I want to explain the format for tonight’s debate. The debate consists of three rounds, which I will explain as we get to each one. The candidates will have the opportunity to make brief opening and closing statements, and each candidate will also get an extra two minutes that they may use at any time. If a candidate wants to make his statement longer, use more time to answer a question, or challenge another candidate’s statement, he can use one of these two minutes.

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Speakers:
Sam Brownback, Member (R - KS), U.S. Senate
Rudolph Giuliani
Mike Huckabee
Duncan Hunter
John McCain, Member, U.S. Senate (R-Ariz.)
Ron Paul
Mitt Romney
Tom Tancredo

Fox News hosted this Republican presidential candidate debate in Durham, North Carolina. Brit Hume moderated the debate.

MR. HUME: Let’s get started. We will cover a number of issues tonight, but first a political question about the man who isn’t here and will not even announce his candidacy for president until tomorrow. I’m talking, of course, about Senator Fred Thompson.
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this special edition of “This Week.” We’re back here at Drake University in Iowa for the first Democratic presidential debate in Iowa. It’s been sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee. All of our guests here have been invited by the Iowa Democratic Party, and all eight Democratic candidates are here.

The podium order was determined by lot, but here’s where they stand in Iowa, according to our latest ABC News poll.

At 27 percent, Illinois Senator Barack Obama. New York Senator Hillary Clinton is at 26 percent, as is former North Carolina Senator John Edwards, also at 26 percent. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is at 11 percent. Senator Joe Biden of Delaware is at 2 percent, along with Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich, also at 2 percent. Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd is at 1 percent. And former Alaska Senator Mike Gravel, no support registered.

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The following is the transcript of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. candidates forum, as provided by Federal News Service.

PARTICIPANTS:
SENATOR JOSEPH BIDEN, JR.;
SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON;
SENATOR CHRISTOPHER DODD;
FORMER SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS;
REP. DENNIS KUCINICH;
SENATOR BARACK OBAMA;
GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON

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