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Lexington Mayor Jim Gray and former police chief Anthany Beatty will square off Sunday in their first televised debate since advancing to the November general election. Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/10/01/3457980_gray-beatty-to-square-off-in-televised.html?rh=1#storylink=c

Across the country, in some of the most competitive contests for Senate seats and governorships and some of the least, incumbent office-holders are refusing to meet their opponents in front of television cameras.

A day after the Kentucky primary election, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell is challenging his Democratic opponent to a series of debates. McConnell has notoriously avoided statewide debates with his past political opponents, so this eagerness may represent how close and high-profiled the

Mike Rounds fended off attacks Thursday night from most of his four Republican rivals for the U.S. Senate in the first and possibly only televised debate of the race. The 90-minute forum, hosted by South Dakota Public Broadcasting, started slowly with policy-focused questions. But by the time

Lexington Mayor Jim Gray shook hands with moderator Tom Martin on Thursday morning and mayoral candidates Danny Mayer and Anthany Beatty shook hands after a mayoral candidate debate at the University of Kentucky hosted by The Lexington Forum.

Republicans vying for their party's nomination to run against Gov. Dannel Malloy in November met for a debate in Stamford Wednesday.

The Commission on Presidential Debates named six new members to its board of directors, including a former governor, ex-senator and Defense secretary. Former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, ex-senator Olympia Snowe from Maine, former Pentagon and CIA chief Leon Panetta, former congresswoman Jane

The four candidates seeking to unseat Corbett spar at Temple University.

The discussion at the Central Student Government presidential debate Monday evening centered on the current state of student government at the University, but lacked focus on specific future initiatives.

We support and contribute to the efforts of the Utah Debate Commission, which will stage a series of candidate discussions leading up to the 2014 general elections.