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David Cameron is under pressure to start negotiations on TV election debates with the other party leaders after Labour and the Liberal Democrats accused him of trying to sabotage the programmes.

After more than a year of shadowing one another on the campaign trail in speeches, rallies and attack ads, Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democrat Mary Burke meet face-to-face Friday night in an hourlong televised debate in Eau Claire.

The candidates in the race for Illinois governor presented contrasting views on the economic climate in Illinois.

It was the second time in 24 hours the three candidates in the race for governor squared off. The candidates answered questions on topics like education, the future of charter schools and raising the minimum wage.

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner (ROW'-nur) are meeting for their first true debate of the Illinois governor's race

With election day less than a month away, both candidates have sharpened their attacks on each other in recent weeks through negative television ads. They took hard swipes at each other Tuesday.

Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis revealed their views on many issues.

Familiar themes from the campaign surfaced when U.S. Senate candidates Shelley Moore Capito and Natalie Tennant met Tuesday night for their only head-to-head debate.

Both candidates Tuesday night were certain to get in their talking points even if it had nothing to do with the question asked.

The candidates fielded a barrage of questions from three panelists and TV viewers who submitted questions through social media websites about issues including taxes, public pension costs and education spending

Candidates in the District 38 Senate race shared their views on everything from job creation to the environment Wednesday at a forum in Ocean City.

In their first debate, Campbell County judge-executive hopefuls Steve Pendery, the incumbent Republican, and his Democratic challenger Ken Rechtin addressed a slew of the hot-button issues from the Brent Spence Bridge to Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky rates, the heroin crisis