CNN will serve as the exclusive broadcaster of a presidential candidate forum on faith, values, and other current issues at Messiah College near Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, April 13, at 8 p.m. (ET)
CNN Election Center anchor Campbell Brown and Newsweek editor and Newsweek.com election anchor Jon Meacham will moderate what is being billed as The Compassion Forum, which will take place nine days before the Pennsylvania primary.
Organized and sponsored by Faith in Public Life, the 90-minute forum will consist of discussions of policies related to pressing moral issues that are bridging ideological divides now more than ever, including poverty, global AIDS, climate change, and human rights. It will feature Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the same stage to talk about these topics as each candidate sits down individually with the moderators. Republican presidential candidate John McCain was invited to participate, but declined.
The program will also stream live at www.CNN.com/..
Leading up to The Compassion Forum, CNN correspondent John King will anchor live special coverage beginning at 10 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, April 12, and then again on Sunday, April 13, immediately following the forum. This coverage on Sunday will feature analysis from commentators across the faith and ideological spectrum.
