October 11, 2004

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Arizona State University is scheduled to host a major presidential debate in six months. But it has raised only $800,000 of the $3 million needed to do so.

Arizona State University and Tempe will host the last presidential debate in 2004, giving the East Valley a front-row seat to the final weeks of the campaign for the White House.

September 20, 2004

WASHINGTON - The campaigns of President Bush and Sen. John Kerry have tentatively settled on a package of three face-to-face debates that both sides view as a potentially decisive chance to sway huge audiences ahead of the Nov. 2 election, Democrats and Republicans said Sunday.

Wednesday's Republican primary presidential debate at the Mesa Arts Center will be closed to the public, but the city will host a viewing party downtown where thousands can gather to watch the event live.

Arizona will be front and center on Dec. 1 in the race among Republicans to earn the right to face off against Barack Obama.

Arizona State University is scheduled to host a major presidential debate in six months.

Arizona appears in line to get a Republican presidential debate.

The idealistic axiom that any child in America can grow up to be president is debatable — for one thing, you need lots of cash — but one thing’s for sure: Any of them can run for president, at least in Arizona.

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