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Candidates [hillary Clinton And Donald Trump], We Look Forward To Hearing You Articulate Your Policies And Your Positions, As Well As Your Visions And Your Values.

As Americans We Rightfully Place Tremendous Value On Having A Free And Independent Press. Our Role As Journalists Is To Give Voice To The Voiceless, And Hold Our Leaders And Institutions Accountable. But The Circle Is Only Completed When That Information Is Consumed By A Free Thinking And Engaged Audience.

I Am Honored To Have This Role [of The Moderator], But This Evening Belongs To The Candidates And, Just As Important, To The American People.

Race Has Been A Big Issue In This [presidency] Campaign [2016].

I Don't Expect Us To Cover All The Issues Of This Campaign [2016] Tonight, But I Remind Everyone, There Are Two More Presidential Debates Scheduled. We Are Going To Focus On Many Of The Issues That Voters Tell Us Are Most Important, And We're Going To Press For Specifics.