CNBC's Maria Bartiromo and MSNBC's Chris Matthews to moderate the first Republican Presidential debate of the 2008 campaign that focuses on economic issues, reports TVNewser.

"The objective of the debate is to draw out the important differences on the candidates' positions on topics like taxes, trade, inequality and social security," said Bartiromo in a press release.

Topics that won't be discussed: (1) The Republican candidates' (save Mitt Romney) complete and utter inability to stay married to their original spousal partners and (2) what that says about their innate willingness to board a private jet and fly around the world with a certain high-profile CNBC anchorwoman in tow.