Court Settles Dispute Over Televised Debate
Published by Fred Soto• January 14th, 2008
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Dennis Kucinich Sues Over MSNBC Debate Exclusion
It’s a matter of fairness, says the judge, Nevada voters will benefit if they can hear from more than just Clinton, Obama and Edwards.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge said Monday that Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich must be included in Tuesday’s candidates’ debate in Nevada. Senior Clark County District Court Judge Charles Thompson said if Kucinich is excluded, he’ll issue an injunction stopping the televised debate.
The judge sided with a lawyer for the Ohio congressman, who says debate host MSNBC at first invited Kucinich to take part and then told him last week he couldn’t. A lawyer for the network said MSNBC decided to go with the top three candidates after the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries.
This whole mess started when MSNBC rescinded Dennis Kucinich’s invitation to attend and participate in the upcoming Democratic debate.
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