Clinton agrees to N.C. debate
Published: Thu, Apr. 03, 2008 01:46PM
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closeSen. Hillary Clinton agreed today to a nationally televised debate in North Carolina on April 27.
"CBS has offered to host a debate, and I've accepted the debate for April 27th," Clinton said in a telephone conference with North Carolina reporters.
She also announced that she would begin Friday with an unusual state-wide TV advertising campaign in which she would answer questions submitted in advance by Tar Heel voters during 60-second commercials.
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"I want to be accessible to the people of North Carolina as possible," Clinton said.
It was not clear whether her rival in the May 6th Democratic primary, Sen. Barack Obama, will accept the debate. But he had accepted an earlier proposal.
The 90-minute debate would air at 8 p.m following 60 Minutes. It would be sponsored by CBS and the North Carolina Democratic Party and would be moderated by CBS anchor Katie Couric and CBS correspondent Bob Scheiffer.
Jerry Meek, the state Democratic chairman, said two sites are being weighed: N.C. State University in Raleigh and the Blumenthal Center in Charlotte.
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