Obama forsakes debate in favour of the canvass trail

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Barack Obama yesterday brushed aside a challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton to debate before the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.

Obama forsakes debate in favour of the canvass trail
Mon, 28 Apr, 2008 - 01:00

On Saturday, Clinton said she wanted Obama to face off with her in a debate without a moderator, Lincoln-Douglas style.

“I’m not ducking. We’ve had 21 debates,” Obama said yesterday in a reply to Fox News.

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