Mr. Lehrer good evening from the Clark Athletic Center at the university of massachusetts in boston. Im jim lehrer of the newshour on pbs, and i welcome you to the first of three 90minute debates between the democratic candidate for president , Vice President al gore and the republican candidate, governor george w. Bush of texas. The debates are sponsored by the commission on president ial debates, and they will be conducted within formats and rules agreed to between the commission and the two campaigns. Tonight, well have the candidates at podiums. No answer to a question can exceed two minutes. Rebuttals are limited to one minute. But as moderator, i have the option to follow up and to extend any particular give and take another threeandahalf minutes. Even then, no single answer can exceed two minutes. The candidates, under their rules, may not question each other directly. There will be no opening statements, but each candidate may have up to two minutes for a closing statement. The
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Election campaign in 2 swing states. One year on from a protest movement demanding change levanon remains in political and economic crisis. And you see as far as come into effect between armenia and azerbaijan its the 2nd attempt to stop nearly 3 weeks of violence it follows renewed fighting over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh the 2 countries had agreed to a russian mediated ceasefire a week ago but that collapsed within hours Bennett Smith is in armenia as capital good of on. This information about the natures has come from the armenian side and its the armenians that have been pushing for a ceasefire in the last few days is the armenians that have been losing territory to these areas is areas have taken now we understand territory that is essentially in the buffer zone between the go on or care about. This is territory that armenia has controlled since the 1994 ceasefire armenia considers it a buffer zone a security zone but it is as airy territory for the last 26 years at le
Election campaign in 2 swing states. And one of the biggest election wins ever in new zealand just send dans friendly politics have brought contrast and success. A new ceasefire has come into effect between armenia and azerbaijan but both sides have already accused each other of breaking the agreement its the 2nd attempt to stop nearly 3 weeks of violence over the disputed region of the going all out a back thats called civilians to come under attack Hoda Abdelhamid reports. It was a city asleep when the explosions ripped through the quiet of the night and ganja people here were already on edge their hometown has come under fire several times since the conflict was reignited 3 weeks ago. This attack was the most devastating so far so. Weve been living in fear for days we couldnt sleep at night we hid but that was no use were suffering a lot i wish we were dead but our children would have to live without us we believe in our state and president may god give us back karabakh. Cantors abo
A year after rising mad trophy to protest Movement People are still waiting for change. Now the latest attempt to end fighting between armenia and azerbaijan appears to be followed for just hours after it began both sides accuse each other of violating a 2nd ceasefire its been nearly 3 weeks of fighting in about a region which lies within azerbaijan but its occupied by Ethnic Armenians more than 700 people are estimated to have been killed on both sides the 2 nations have agreed to a russian mediated cease fire a week ago that collapsed within hours. With me is near the city of will jog in azerbaijan but 1st lets go with Bernard Smith in armenias capital yet advancer burnham one of the armenians saying about what exactly happened so this latest ceasefire. Just minutes after the cease fire started fired at targets military targets within territory operating in the golan of karabakh says the targets were military targets military positions and it happened just after as i said just after