Obama and Edwards to skip Fox debate
Via Yahoo News:
An Obama aide said the Illinois senator had no plans to attend the Sept. 23 debate in Detroit that Fox agreed to co-sponsor with the Congressional Black Caucus Political Education and Leadership Institute.Read the rest here.
Obama will take part in a different debate hosted by the institute and CNN in January.
"CNN seemed like a more appropriate host," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said.
Obama's decision comes three days after former Sen. John Edwards, another Democratic presidential candidate, announced he was pulling out of the Fox-sponsored debate.
Update: Hillary Clinton has dropped out as well.
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