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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, September 4th 2008 at 7:31

LET THE DEBATES BEGIN

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Now that the primary election is out of the way, AZPM will be bringing you debates with the candidates for the general election.

One of the high-profile debates will air live. It pits Congressional District Eight Democrat Gabrielle Giffords, the incumbent, against Republican challenger Tim Bee. Here's part of the news release we just sent to our media cohorts.

TUCSON – Cox Communications, Arizona Public Media, the League of Women Voters and the Associated Students of the University of Arizona (ASUA) will host a debate between U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and State Sen. Tim Bee, at the University of Arizona Student Union Memorial Ballroom, 1303 E. University Blvd. The debate is free and open to the public. Moderating the debate will be KUAT Channel 6 Arizona Illustrated Political Correspondent Christopher Conover. Joining him in a media panel to lead the questions will be Ann Brown, Editorial Editor for the Arizona Daily Star; and Blake Morelock, Political Correspondent for the Tucson Citizen. A University of Arizona School of Journalism student also will be selected to participate in the panel. The debate will be broadcast live on the UA Channel and KUAZ 89.1 FM-1550 AM Radio. Cox 7 and KUAT Channel 6 will rebroadcast the debate at later dates.

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