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All-American Presidential Forums on PBS

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The Republican Forum, the second of the All-American Presidential Forums on PBS hosted by Tavis Smiley, will be held on September 27, 2007 at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. The event will be televised live on PBS and simultaneously Webcast on pbs.org.


The All-American Presidential Forums on PBS mark the first time that a panel exclusively comprised of journalists of color has been represented in primetime. Questions to the Republican candidates will be posed by Tavis and journalists Ray Suarez of of The NewsHour, columnist Cynthia Tucker of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and NPR correspondent Juan Williams.

Inspired by the book the The Covenant with Black America, the candidates will discuss issues ranging from healthcare and housing to Katrina relief, the economy and the environment.

The first Forum, for Democratic candidates, was held on June 28, 2007 at Howard University in Washington, DC. Participants were: Sen. Joseph Biden, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Christopher Dodd, former Sen. John Edwards, former Sen. Mike Gravel, Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Sen. Barack Obama and Gov. Bill Richardson. Journalists Michel Martin of NPR, nationally syndicated columnist Ruben Navarrette, Jr. and USA Today and Gannett News Service columnist DeWayne Wickham joined Tavis in posing questions to the candidates. The transcript and video from the event are available online.

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