SENATOR GRAVEL TO SPEAK AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY DEBATE TONIGHT

Presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel will be speaking at a forum for Democratic candidates sponsored by PBS at Howard University on June 28 at 9 p.m. The debate will be moderated by well-known PBS talk-show host and New York Times best-selling author Tavis Smiley and will be aired live on PBS stations across the country.

"It looks as though the organizers of this forum responded to previous debates where moderators appeared to favor particular candidates," said Senator Gravel. "I applaud the fact that they have gone out of their way to try to be fair and impartial."

At this Thursday's forum, the podium arrangement will have already been set by randomly drawing names from a hat. In addition, the questions posed to candidates will be asked in a pre-determined sequence to ensure that all candidates get equal time.

The focus of the forum will be on issues that affect all Americans including health care, affordable housing, crime and justice, Katrina relief, the economy and the environment. All of the candidates have agreed to attend.

So tune in tonight to hear the Senator debate his plan for America!

To learn more about Senator Gravel and the issues he advances, visit his web site at www.Gravel2008.us. To view Senator Gravel's speeches and statements, visit the web site www.youtube.com/gravel2008.

Mike Gravel, a resident of Virginia, is a former two-term U.S. Senator from Alaska with a distinguished record that includes successfully ending the military draft with a five-month filibuster. He also released The Pentagon Papers, risking both prosecution and jail; played the leading role in making the Alaska pipeline a reality; and ended nuclear weapons testing in the seabed off Alaska. He is the driving force and author of the National Initiative for Democracy, a proposal to allow Americans to participate in making laws at the federal level.

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Website: http://www.gravel08.us/