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Hillary, Obama set for debate showdowns

Both sides square off on Florida revote

AFP, Washington
Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has agreed to two debates with rival Hillary Clinton, before their next nominating clash in Pennsylvania on April 22, his campaign said Thursday.
Obama had accepted televised debates on ABC television in Philadelphia on April 16 and a second encounter on CBS three days later in North Carolina, which holds a primary on May 6.
The Hillary campaign earlier said the New York Senator had also accepted the Philadelphia debate, but there was no immediate word on the second encounter.
The one-on-one debate format is seen by her aides as particularly advantageous for Hillary, and she has been eager to take part in as many debates against Obama as possible.
"Senator Obama welcomes the opportunity to openly debate Senator Hillary on the issues important to Americans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania and hopes that she will accept these invitations as well," campaign spokesman Bill Burton said.
Meanwhile a fresh clash brewed Thursday between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama over proposals to redo Florida's voided primary which could weigh heavily on the outcome of their White House brawl.
The campaigns jostled for position after Democratic leaders in the southern state released a blueprint for a postal primary, with a voting deadline of June 3.
The fierce rivals meanwhile both appeared in the Senate for votes, and in an intriguing encounter held a private and intense conversation which lasted for several minutes.
Later, Obama's campaign said he had agreed to debate Hillary twice before their next voting showdown, the Pennsylvania primary on April 22. The former first lady's camp is yet to confirm she will join the second encounter.
Both Florida and Michigan had their delegations to August’s Democratic convention stripped 7after leapfrogging other' statwby holding primaries before "Super Tuesday" on February 5, in defiance of party rules.
Candidates largely stuck to a pledge not to campaign in the two states, but Democratic bosses fear they could alienate millions of general election voters by throwing out their primary ballots.
The Hillary camp said it preferred that nominating delegates be apportioned on the basis of the original vote - a formula that would give Hillary a clear advantage - but were open to other options.
"Our preference ... is to honor the elections that have already taken place in Florida as well as in Michigan," said campaign deputy communications chief Phil Singer.
"If that's not possible we believe there should be a redo of the vote." Obama surrogates pushed back against the idea of a revote, and questioned whether a primary by
mail was feasible, secure or fair.
Florida congressman Robert Wexler, who backs the Illinois senator, told Fox News that a new vote would be a "recipe for chaos."
The status of Florida and Michigan is crucial to the former first lady, as she seeks to cut Obama's current lead of around 120 nominating delegates.
She won the original Florida contest, in which 1.75 million votes were cast, by 50 to 33 percent. So Hillary would be favored to claim most of the state's 210 nominating delegates in a repeat primary.
Democrats in Michigan, where Hillary’s was the only name on the ballot, are also considering plans for a repeat primary.
The Democrats were still caught in the fallout of their latest racially tinged clashes, which prompted party heroine Geraldine Ferraro to step down as a member of Hillary’s finance committee on Wednesday.