Nashua Telegraph
October 14, 2007

Presidential hopefuls get down to business

By ALBERT McKEON
Telegraph Staff

Nashua — Daniel Webster College will host the first in a series of televised business forums with presidential candidates.

On Wednesday, Republican candidate Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, will share his thoughts on economic policies, business ethics and investor protection, according to New Hampshire Public Television, which will broadcast the talk at a later date.

Myron Kandel, a former CNN financial analyst, will host the question-and-answer and subsequent interviews. The event will be held at the college’s Collings Auditorium at 7:15 p.m. and is open to the public.

The series will focus on the issues behind business scandals seen in corporate America, NHPTV said.

“Scandals consistently occupied the news cycle through at least two presidential elections, yet never became part of our national political dialogue,” Kandel wrote in a press release. “We hope to make these issues national priorities and get them on the presidential agenda for the first time in American history.”

Upcoming candidate interviews will be taped live on college and university campuses throughout New Hampshire, NHPTV said. Those dates and locations and the names of the candidates were not released by NHPTV.

The series is a partnership between Initiative for Corporate Responsibility and Investor Protection and NHPTV’s “N.H. Outlook” program.

Wednesday’s event is free to the public. Taping begins at 7:30 p.m., but audience member are asked to be in their seats by 7:15.

It will be broadcast on NHPTV on October 21 at 9:30 a.m. and October 22 at 7:30 p.m.