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Is It OK For A Candidate To Skip A Debate?

Barack Obama is about to find out. He'll be a no-show at tonight's forum co-sponsored by the AARP, that politically powerful group of voters over age 50 known as "seniors" or "aging boomers." And the head of the AARP-backed coalition, Divided We Fail, is not happy.

National Journal's Linda Douglass examines the politics behind attendance and the risk Obama is taking. Read the full story for free.

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