font=Tahoma First Presidential Debate: /font font=Tahoma Date: September 26 /font font=Tahoma Site: University of Mississippi /font font=Tahoma Topic: Foreign Policy & National Security /font font=Tahoma Moderator: Jim Lehrer /font font=Tahoma Staging: Podium debate /font font=Tahoma Answer Format The debate will be broken into nine, 9-minute segments. The moderator will introduce a topic and allow each candidate 2 minutes to comment. After these initial answers, the moderator will facilitate an open discussion of the topic for the remaining 5 minutes, ensuring that both candidates receive an equal amount of time to comment /font