Barkley, unlike many third party and independent candidates, was included in public debates with the major party nominees; the first of five three-way debates took place October 5.

He participated in a three-way debate in the Irish language with Micheál Martin and Eamon Gilmore on TG4.

Harding said he hoped to see a three-way debate of the candidates.

Still, if the party wants someone who can truly liven up a three-way debate with President Clinton and Bob Dole, it would do well to give Mr. Lamm a hearing.

As soon as the show started, Dyson and I, using separate extension phones, got poor Ham on the line and proceeded to have a three-way debate of the issues.

Mr. Pataki has refused to sign on for one-on-one or three-way debates and spent yesterday out of the public view raising money.

Cameron's long-heralded intervention opens a hotly contested three-way debate between the parties on how to rein in corporate excess, and create a long-term investment culture in UK firms.

It is not that the top three teams - Oklahoma, Ohio State and Miami - remain undefeated and provoke a three-way debate in December.

The topic of a sold-out three-way debate on Sunday night was supposed to be the death of the museum audience.

But like the three-way debate on Monday, the challengers seemed to jar Mr. Lieberman, a veteran debater and orator.