MySpace to connect users with US presidential debates

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — MySpace will stream Friday's debate between US presidential contenders Barack Obama and John McCain live online in an Internet first and provide software tools letting people see which candidate is in tune with their views.

The exchange between the candidates will be broadcast at a MyDebates.org website the social networking powerhouse created to add what it hopes will be an increasingly interactive online component to the White House race.

MyDebates.org was launched last month in an unprecedented partnership with the non-profit, non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).

"For the first time in American history, viewers of the debates will be empowered to watch the event in real time online and review candidate responses on demand," MySpace chief executive Chris DeWolfe said at the launch.

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