Washington bureau chief for knightridder newspapers. Sandra van ocher, Political Correspondent for abc news, is our moderator tonight. Sandy. Sandy the thank you, dorothy. A few words about the order of the format. The order of questioning was determined by a toss of the coin. Congresswoman ferraro won the toss. She elected to speak last. Vice president bush will get the first question. The debate will be built upon a series of questions from the reporters on the panel. Four a reporter will ask a candidate a question, a followup question, then the same to the other candidate, then each candidate will get to rebut the other. The debate will be divided into two parts, there will be the first section on domestic affairs, the second on Foreign Affairs. Manner of address was decided by the candidates. Vicefore, it will be president bush and Congress Woman for her. We begin with john. John adams, one of the nations first president s, said, today i am nothing, tomorrow i may be everything. I
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This chapter is one of reconciliation progress not another chronicle of tears and bloodshed. Hailed as a historic opportunity that cannot be wasted afghanistans government meets the taliban for the 1st time to negotiate and and to 19 years of war they overcome persistent violence and contesting ideologies to offer any hope of peace. Welcome to the program. In doha what a diplomatic effort and decades of war in afghanistan is underway for the 1st time the Afghan Government and the taliban have met in the same rule its an achievement that follows dozens of rounds of talks prisoner exchanges and a cease fire against u. S. Forces negotiators from the highest level with sit face to face in doha to find a way to and nearly 20 years of conflict among the main challenges the establishment of a mutual and long lasting cease fire and the integration of the taliban into the government of afghanistan. For those we want all the people of afghanistan to be reunited under one roof again after more th
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