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Article: Bush and Kerry to Participate in New Voters Project Presidential Youth Debate

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September 16, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 /U.S. Newswire/ -- George W. Bush and John Kerry have agreed to participate in an online debate in the last weeks of the campaign, taking previously un-asked questions directly from young voters. The New Voters Project Presidential Youth Debate will allow young voters to propose questions and then vote on which questions the candidates have to answer.

The 2004 elections are shaping up to be a breakout year for young voters. A recent poll of 450 18-24 year olds by MTV found that more than six in 10 young adults (62 percent) say that they are 100 percent certain to vote in this year's presidential election, which is a substantial increase from September 2000, when 41 ...

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