Bush Agrees to 7-Way Debate
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Vice President George Bush, under fire from his Republican campaign rivals for refusing to debate them, announced today he will participate in a televised forum next Oct. 28.
Bush had twice turned down invitations to appear on public television’s “Firing Line” program to debate with his six rivals for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination. “I know there has been considerable discussion about the ‘Firing Line’ debate,” said Bush in a statement. “I will be there,” he said.
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