Alan Jacobson
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> Those who make it past the initial rounds will
> square off in several
> competitions, including debates, with
> contestants eliminated each week
> based on live audience responses and telephone
> and Internet voting.
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> The two-year long endeavour will culminate in
> the summer 2004 with the US
> television viewers choosing a "people's
> candidate" for president, network
> officials said - one whom they hope will be
> outspoken and photogenic.
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