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US Presidential Debate Set For Thursday With New Rules

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   The second and final debate before the U.S. presidential election
   appears set to go forward with new rules in place meant to prevent the
   candidates from talking over each other.

   President Donald Trump expressed his displeasure with the overall
   setup, telling reporters Mondaythat while he thinks "it is very
   unfair,"he will be a part of Thursday's event in Nashville, Tennessee.

   "I will participate but it's very unfair that they changed the topics
   and it's very unfair that again we have an anchor who is totally
   biased," Trump said.

   Kristen Welker, a respected NBC White House reporter, is moderating the
   debate and has chosen to ask Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden
   about fighting COVID-19, American families, race in America, climate
   change, national security and leadership.

   Trump's campaign said earlier Monday the debate should focus more on
   international issues.

   Biden's campaign said Trump was seeking to avoid discussing how his
   administration has handled the coronavirus pandemic, and that both
   sides had agreed to let moderators choose the topics for the debates.

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