MySpace, MTV and The Associated Press Present 'Closing Arguments: A Presidential Super Dialogue' Featuring Leading Presidential Candidates

MySpace, MTV and The Associated Press Present 'Closing Arguments: A Presidential Super Dialogue' Featuring Leading Presidential Candidates

SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON, GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE, SENATOR BARACK OBAMA & REPRESENTATIVE RON PAUL LIVE ON FEBRUARY 2ND

LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tonight Senator Hillary Clinton, Governor Mike Huckabee, Senator Barack Obama and Representative Ron Paul will vie to earn the support of the highly-coveted youth voting bloc in MySpace, MTV and The Associated Press' "Closing Arguments: A Presidential Super Dialogue." The interactive Presidential Dialogue offers candidates a final opportunity to reach out to young voters before Super Tuesday and will take place live tonight at 6 p.m. ET on air, online, on radio and via mobile phones.

Each candidate will individually have the floor for roughly 15-20 minutes, individually addressing questions posed by online viewers via MySpaceIM, ChooseOrLose.com and from the live college-aged audience in MTV's Times Square Studio in New York.

Young voters have shown an exceptionally high turnout at this year's primaries and caucuses. According to the January MySpace Impact Presidential Poll, a series of monthly polls conducted exclusively among the MySpace community, 88 percent of those who are, or will be, of voting age by the November election say they are 'Extremely Likely' or 'Likely' to vote.

In its fourth installment, the MySpace/MTV series continues to grow, this time teaming up with the Associated Press to distribute a live feed of the Dialogue to the 1,800 media sites in its Online Video Network, nearly 600 of which are local TV, newspaper or radio sites in states with Super Tuesday primaries. "Closing Arguments" will be the most publicly accessible and interactive presidential candidate event in history, with more mediums available for people to tune in and engage than ever before.

A revolutionary polling tool, powered by Flektor (http://www.flektor.com/), will enable viewers watching online to indicate their approval or disapproval of candidates' responses throughout the course of the event and help guide the direction of the form. A "popular vote" function will allow viewers to compare their opinions against those of the entire viewing community.

   WHO   Senator Hillary Clinton, Governor Mike Huckabee, Senator Barack         Obama and Representative Ron Paul          Moderators include MTV News Correspondents Gideon Yago and Sway         Calloway, WashingtonPost.com political reporter, Chris Cillizza and         Associated Press Writer Phillip Elliott    WHAT  MySpace, MTV and The Associated Press Present "Closing Arguments: A         Presidential Super Dialogue"    WHEN  Saturday, February 2, 2008, 6:00 p.m. ET    WHERE -- Streamed live on MTV and online on MySpace            (http://www.myspace.com/election2008) and MTV's            http://www.chooseorlose.com/         -- Broadcast live on MTV, MTV2, and MTV Tr3s, with highlights on            college network mtvU         -- Distributed live to the Associated Press Online Video Network,            encompassing more than 1,800 media sites with an aggregate reach            of 61 million unique visitors -- and nearly 600 local media            outlets in Super Tuesday states         -- Streamed live on Charter.net         -- Streamed live on mobile devices via MTV Mobile         -- Broadcast live on radio via XM Satellite Radio, MTV, and AP Radio         -- Translated into Spanish and broadcast on ImpreMedia's LaVibra            (http://www.lavibra.com/candidatos)         -- Shown on MTV 44 1/2, MTV's hi-definition screen in Times Square         -- Live studio audience participating at MTV's Times Square studio         -- Candidates will be at their respective points on the campaign            trail     WHY   To provide America's youth a forum where they can interact directly         with presidential candidates by asking questions in real time, and         rate the candidates' answers with a groundbreaking new instant         polling tool.   

Photos will be available via Getty Images and the AP immediately after the event; a live stream and EPK will be available at the below satellite coordinates

Usage guidelines: Media outlets wishing to use footage from the Super Dialogue can use up to five minutes -- unlimited usage for 30 days. All footage must by chyroned (lower third) "Courtesy MTV/MySpace."

   DATE/TIME:   Saturday, February 2, 2008                (Live Dialogue Feed)                6:00pm - 8:00pm ET                3:00pm - 5:00pm PT    SATELLITE:   Galaxy 17/ 06 Ku-Band                Orb Loc: 74" W                14120 Mhz Horizontal    DOWNLINK:    11820Mhz Vertical    CONTACT #:   732-969-3191    DATE/TIME:   Saturday, February 2, 2008                (Highlight Package)                10:30pm - 11:30pm ET                7:30pm - 8:30pm PT    SATELLITE:   Galaxy 17/ 06 Ku-Band                Orb Loc: 74" W                14120 Mhz Horizontal    DOWNLINK:    11820Mhz Vertical    CONTACT #:   732-969-3191    DATE/TIME:   Sunday, February 3, 2008                (Highlight Package)                7:00am - 8:00am ET                4:00am - 5:00am PT    SATELLITE:   Galaxy 17/ 06 Ku-Band                Orb Loc: 74" W                14120 Mhz Horizontal    DOWNLINK:    11820Mhz Vertical    CONTACT #:   732-969-3191     On-Site Contact:    Sara Parker    (202) 386 - 8281    sara.parker@edelman.com     Jason Rzepka    (917) 826 - 3420    Jason.Rzepka@mtvstaff.com  

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Source: MySpace and MTV

CONTACT: Sara Parker, +1-202-386-8281, sara.parker@edelman.com; or Jason
Rzepka, +1-917-826-3420, Jason.Rzepka@mtvstaff.com, for MySpace and MTV

Web site: http://www.myspace.com/election2008
http://www.chooseorlose.com/

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