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Archive Home > 2008 > October > 10 > Face to face at last in a contentious race

Face to face at last in a contentious race

Taxes, bailout, attack ads fuel debate

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
October 10, 2008

PORTLAND — For months, U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith and Democrat Jeff Merkley have sparred by proxy — in vicious television ads.

When the candidates faced off in person Thursday night, in the first of two debates, they didn’t let proximity stop them from continuing the....

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