who/what decides who's able to host the presidential debates?

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http://www.debates.org/

Those folks.

"The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The organization, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) corporation, sponsored all the presidential debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004."
Here are the 2008 site selection guidelines, links to a PDF

http://www.debates.org/pages/sitesel.html
 
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