Gingrich Wants Nine 90-Minute Debates Over Nine Weeks

USA Today   |  Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence   |   August 7, 2007 07:18 PM

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Saying that "substance and solutions" have been missing from recent presidential campaigns, former House speaker Newt Gingrich and media critic/former TV reporter Marvin Kalb are joining forces today to urge the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates to sign a pledge saying that if they are their parties' nominees they will take part in nine, 90-minute-long debates in the nine weeks leading up to Election Day 2008.

Gingrich is due to issue the call during a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. He's scheduled to start talking at 12:30 p.m. ET.

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