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Will YouTube Change the Substance of Presidential Politics?
Democratic presidential candidates last night faced questions posed by ordinary citizens on amateur video. CNN promoted it as the beginning of real change in the style and substance of American politics. Also, round two of US-Iran talks on Iraq, and Commissioner David Stern on charges that a referee bet on professional basketball.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenDemocratic presidential candidates last night faced questions posed by ordinary citizens on amateur video. CNN promoted it as the beginning of real change in the style and substance of American politics. Did the debate live up to advance billing or was it more of the same in a different format? Also, round two of US-Iran talks on stabilizing Iraq and, on Reporter's Notebook, amid charges that a referee bet on games, Commissioner David Stern defends the credibility of professional basketball.
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3 storiesUS and Iran Hold Second Round of Talks on Iraq
In May, the US and Iran began talks about stabilizing Iraq, an event considered "groundbreaking." Today, in round two, all three nations agreed to set up an ongoing security subcommittee, even though the US said the two months since May have not been encouraging. Neil King is diplomatic correspondent for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story6 minWill YouTube and Web 2.0 Change American Politics?
CNN hyped last night's Democratic presidential debate at The Citadel in South Carolina as "revolutionary" because real people got to ask questions on video. Some students of politics and the media said the event would do for interactive Web 2.0 what the Kennedy-Nixon debates did for TV.
Read the story36 minIs Referee Scandal a Sign of Gambling in the NBA?
The FBI is investigating a former professional basketball referee who's suspected of betting on games and disclosing confidential information to other gamblers.
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