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      <title>5 candidates will face off in Miami. Here&apos;s how to watch the third GOP debate</title>
      <description>Five Republican candidates — minus the front-runner — are set to debate in Florida on Wednesday night. Here&apos;s who will be there — and who won&apos;t be — and how to watch.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 05:00:58 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2023/11/07/1209969987/republican-debate-miami</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/11/03/gettyimages-1705227023-ab53ef83d8926d55c8bca6b6057bfb73748b6f93.jpg' alt='Republican presidential candidates former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis participate in the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in September.'/><p>Five Republican candidates — minus the front-runner — are set to debate in Florida on Wednesday night. Here's who will be there — and who won't be — and how to watch.</p><p>(Image credit: Justin Sullivan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=1209969987' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Ximena Bustillo</dc:creator>
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      <title>5 Takeaways From The Last Democratic Debate Before The New Hampshire Primary</title>
      <description>The pressure was on for the Democratic candidates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood out, but is it too little too late? Others tried to draw clear distinctions.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2020 05:00:54 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2020/02/08/804023695/5-takeaways-from-the-last-democratic-debate-before-the-new-hampshire-primary</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/02/08/gettyimages-1199282579_slide-18e1b920c044947aaf97b77e172579549175756e.jpg' alt='Democratic presidential hopeful former Vice President Joe Biden is seen on a screen in the spin room during debate.'/><p>The pressure was on for the Democratic candidates. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood out, but is it too little too late? Others tried to draw clear distinctions.</p><p>(Image credit: Joseph Prezioso)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=804023695' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Domenico Montanaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>Your Guide To The 3rd Democratic Debate</title>
      <description>This is the first time Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden will be onstage together, and they have a history. Will they engage and on what issues? That and other key questions about the debate.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 05:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2019/09/12/759998766/your-guide-to-the-3rd-round-of-democratic-debates</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/2019/09/12/759998766/your-guide-to-the-3rd-round-of-democratic-debates</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/09/11/gettyimages-1158920611_custom-ce34769ca1a7c82096e76ea27d2ff2189b34c846.jpg' alt='Democratic presidential hopefuls (from left): Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., onstage before the July debate.'/><p>This is the first time Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden will be onstage together, and they have a history. Will they engage and on what issues? That and other key questions about the debate.</p><p>(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=759998766' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Domenico Montanaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>Your Guide To Night 2 Of The Detroit Democratic Presidential Debates</title>
      <description>Former Vice President Joe Biden will again be center stage — and the focus will be on how he handles issues of race and whether he looks like he&apos;s ready and able to take on President Trump next year.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 05:00:25 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2019/07/31/746709243/your-guide-to-night-2-of-the-detroit-democratic-presidential-debates</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/2019/07/31/746709243/your-guide-to-night-2-of-the-detroit-democratic-presidential-debates</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/07/30/gettyimages-1158652924_custom-77731c3dc9aeeb45346aaeb61f9f6c691b1d2815.jpg' alt='Workers prepare the debate stage at the Fox Theatre in Detroit ahead of Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate.'/><p>Former Vice President Joe Biden will again be center stage — and the focus will be on how he handles issues of race and whether he looks like he's ready and able to take on President Trump next year.</p><p>(Image credit: Jim Watson)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=746709243' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Domenico Montanaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>8 Political Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic Debates</title>
      <description>Twenty candidates will take the stage over two nights in Miami this week. With front-runner Joe Biden under pressure, can another candidate, like Elizabeth Warren, make the most of the opportunity?</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 05:00:52 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2019/06/24/734842820/8-political-questions-ahead-of-the-1st-democratic-debates</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/06/21/gettyimages-1156547020_custom-d43689b2a14c4d67488036372e80648482a78b59.jpg' alt='Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts addresses the Moral Action Congress of the Poor People's Campaign on June 17 in Washington, D.C.'/><p>Twenty candidates will take the stage over two nights in Miami this week. With front-runner Joe Biden under pressure, can another candidate, like Elizabeth Warren, make the most of the opportunity?</p><p>(Image credit: Alex Wong)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=734842820' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Domenico Montanaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>In Ukraine, Presidential Candidates Trade High-Stakes Challenges</title>
      <description>It&apos;s down to the incumbent president and a comedian who plays a president on TV. The two remaining candidates took alcohol and drug tests on Friday, and may debate each other in a stadium.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:38:33 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2019/04/05/710263650/in-ukraine-presidential-candidates-trade-high-stakes-challenges</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/2019/04/05/710263650/in-ukraine-presidential-candidates-trade-high-stakes-challenges</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/04/05/gettyimages-1135005064_custom-1ab21f007d14da200e98ac86e030e8640ebde31c.jpg' alt='Ukrainian presidential candidate Petro Poroshenko takes a televised blood test.'/><p>It's down to the incumbent president and a comedian who plays a president on TV. The two remaining candidates took alcohol and drug tests on Friday, and may debate each other in a stadium.</p><p>(Image credit: Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=710263650' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Merrit Kennedy</dc:creator>
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      <title>Democrats To Hold First Presidential Debate In June, Just 6 Months From Now</title>
      <description>Democrats will hold 12 presidential primary debates. The Democratic National Committee says it will have about one a month through the process.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 12:00:43 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2018/12/20/678673361/democrats-to-hold-first-presidential-debate-in-july-just-6-months-from-now</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2018/12/20/gettyimages-73987059_wide-4b46e0d63d50556396562d6715df895e11ee12cd.jpg' alt='A worker sweeps the stage prior to the first Democratic presidential debate on April 26, 2007, in Orangeburg, S.C. The debate featured eight Democratic presidential candidates.'/><p>Democrats will hold 12 presidential primary debates. The Democratic National Committee says it will have about one a month through the process.</p><p>(Image credit: Win McNamee)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=678673361' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Domenico Montanaro</dc:creator>
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      <title>It&apos;s The No. 1 Country For Women In Politics — But Not In Daily Life</title>
      <description>After the genocide, Rwanda had lost so many men that the president issued a call for equal opportunity for women. It worked in parliament. But what about in daily life?</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 03:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/07/29/487360094/invisibilia-no-one-thought-this-all-womans-debate-team-could-crush-it</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/07/29/487360094/invisibilia-no-one-thought-this-all-womans-debate-team-could-crush-it</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2016/07/25/debate-team-1_custom-385bdf97ff451911c2f16a58235e5489c99f88b9.jpg' alt='Akilah debate team members (from left) Phylis Kabano, Sonia Rugwiro and Mireille Umutoni prepare to compete in a debate tournament.'/><p>After the genocide, Rwanda had lost so many men that the president issued a call for equal opportunity for women. It worked in parliament. But what about in daily life?</p><p>(Image credit: Michael May)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=487360094' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Gregory Warner</dc:creator>
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      <title>Paris Attacks To Play Big Role In Tonight&apos;s Democratic Debate</title>
      <description>The terrorist attacks in Paris will likely add a new wrinkle to the second Democratic primary debate, something that has gotten little attention to this point on the Democratic side — foreign policy.</description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2015 07:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/2015/11/14/455969570/paris-attacks-to-play-big-role-in-tonights-democratic-debate</link>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The terrorist attacks in Paris will likely add a new wrinkle to the second Democratic primary debate, something that has gotten little attention to this point on the Democratic side — foreign policy.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=455969570' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Jessica Taylor</dc:creator>
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      <title>Republicans To CNN And NBC: No Debates For You</title>
      <description>The GOP says upcoming film projects by the networks show &quot;clear favoritism&quot; toward potential Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton. The networks say the films aren&apos;t even finished and have nothing to do with their campaign coverage. But Republicans say they won&apos;t debate on CNN or NBC.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/08/16/212643382/republicans-to-cnn-and-nbc-no-debates-for-you</link>
      <guid>https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/08/16/212643382/republicans-to-cnn-and-nbc-no-debates-for-you</guid>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/08/16/cnndebate162way_wide-7a16a8279e29a7fe4c25715b5292b733bb69172a.jpg' alt='During the 2012 campaign cycle, CNN was among several news networks that hosted Republican debates. Now, the GOP says it doesn't want to be on either that network or NBC.'/><p>The GOP says upcoming film projects by the networks show "clear favoritism" toward potential Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton. The networks say the films aren't even finished and have nothing to do with their campaign coverage. But Republicans say they won't debate on CNN or NBC.</p><p>(Image credit: Joe Raedle)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=212643382' />]]></content:encoded>
      <dc:creator>Mark Memmott</dc:creator>
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