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Presidential debates have perhaps never been more important in U.S. politics than they have been this year. Arguably a poor debate performance drove incumbent Joe Biden out of the running for the Nov.

Two years ago, we put forward a reform proposal for the presidential debates in the 2008 campaign. Rather than just offer an abstract plan, we decided to present a real format by scheduling a dialogue ...

MARION, Ind. — Democratic rivals and Hillary Rodham Clinton turned up the rhetoric Saturday in their increasingly heated primary battle as she issued a new debate challenge and he complained of ...

The Lost Lincoln-Douglas Debate at the Trump Saloon shows the fake news media is totally unfair. And very rude. Credit: Wikicommons Historians have recently discovered the transcript of an eighth ...

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Editor’s note: The following lightly edited excerpt is from Chicago writer Edward Robert McClelland’s new book, “Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to ...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- History buffs and Lincoln fans can get their fill of both in Southern Illinois on Saturday and Sunday. Activities commemorating the 150 anniversary of the Lincoln-Douglas debates ...

QUINCY — The next History Happy Hour hosted by the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Museum, 128 N. Fifth St. in Quincy, will be held at 5:30 p.m. on June 19. Dr. Steve Belko from John Wood Community College ...

Obama aide says it’s more important for candidates to talk directly to the voters. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks during a rally in South Bend, Ind., Saturday. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., ...