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German election: Merkel and Schulz to face off in TV debate

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Australian PM slams gay slurs as marriage vote looms

AustralianPrimeMinisterMalcolmTurnbullonTuesdaycalledforrespectfuldebateonanupcomingsame-sexmarriagevote,sayinghe"deplores"thehomophobicslursairedbyanonymousopp

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Google in heated row over sex differences memo

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Trump's Obamacare pledge clears hurdle

Donald Trump has hailed a vote to begin debate on healthcare reform as the "beginning of the end" of Obamacare.

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Rwanda to hold first ever presidential debates

Rwandan presidential candidates will for the first time in the history of the country's elections appear in a live television debate ahead of August 4 polls, said the National Electoral Commission (NEC) of the country on Wednesday.

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Women’s role in Japan's monarchy mulled as abdication bill passes

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Theresa May boycotts TV debate

BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayboycottedaprimetimetelevisiondebateonWednesday,justdaysbeforetheJune8generalelection,promptingaccusationsofaflounderingcampaignasp

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Theresa May slammed for no-show in noisy and ill-tempered debate

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Third-man Fillon seen winning French primaries debate days before vote - poll

Former French prime minister Francois Fillon was seen as the winner of a final debate before a vote on who gets the conservatives' candidacy in next year's presidential election, a poll showed, in a fresh upset for favourite Alain Juppe.

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Clinton, Trump head for final showdown in Leas Vegas amid controversial issues

​As the 2016 U. S. election is heading into the homestretch, Republican and Democratic presidential nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are expected to ratchet up attacks against each other's controversial issues during the third and last presidential debate on Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Clinton, Trump use 'Japan' as code word

Many U.S. media outlets judged that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton outperformed rival Donald Trump during the first U.S. presidential debate on Sept. 26. But the televised battle turned out to have little impact on the post-debate approval ratings for both candidates.

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Trump, Clinton spar over lewd comments about women, email server

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump apologized Sunday night during his second presidential debate for his lewd remarks about women, but reiterated that was "locker room banter."

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Trump dismisses lewd comments about women as "locker room" talk

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump apologized Sunday night during his second presidential debate for his lewd remarks about women, but reiterated that was "locker room banter."

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Fidel Castro says Donald Trump is "disqualified"

​ Former Cuban President, Fidel Castro, said on Sunday that the U.S. Republican candidate for President, billionaire Donald Trump, is "disqualified," after the first debate with his Democrat adversary Hillary Clinton, two weeks ago.

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U.S. VP debate will likely focus on policy, not insults

​Unlike the first debate between U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton that was a full-on brawl, Tuesday night's Vice Presidential debate is expected to be more sedate, experts said.

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After getting trounced by Clinton, Trump goes back on offensive

​After getting a thrashing from Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton on the debate stage Monday night, Republican candidate Donald Trump is attempting to make a comeback with a new slogan: "follow the money."

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Clinton expected to get bounce in polls after first presidential debate

​After scoring big in Monday's first U.S. presidential debate, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is likely to see a boost in the polls, making it more difficult for rival Donald Trump to catch up, experts said.