MSNBC to Air Democratic Debate

MSNBC will televise a live debate among the Democratic candidates for president Nov. 24 at 4 p.m. (EST) from Polk County Convention Center in Des Moines, Iowa.

Moderated by NBC Nightly News
anchor and managing editor Tom Brokaw, the debate will reair at 9 p.m. (EST) and 11 p.m. (PST) that day. The live telecast of the debate will simulcast on NBC's Des Moines affiliate, WHO-TV.

The Iowa debate will be the second organized by the Democratic National Committee to be produced by NBC News as part of its comprehensive "Decision 2004" political coverage, which includes programming on NBC News, MSNBC, NBC News Radio, MSNBC.com (msnbc.com/news
), CNBC, Telemundo and NBC stations across the country.

The previous debate among the Democratic candidates -- which was telecast live Sept. 25 and co-hosted by CNBC and The Wall Street Journal
-- was telecast on both CNBC and MSNBC.