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"When Republican Scott Brown announced he would officially explore running for the U.S. Senate, Bob Smith, already a candidate, challenged Brown to a series of 10 debates in 10 small towns in the state.Brown didn't say yes.Then in June Smith said he wanted a free-wheeling Lincoln-Douglas style debate with him and Brown and fellow candidate Jm Rubens. Rubens said sure, but Brown did not.So it is July, two months before the Republican primary, and Smith is calling once more for debates.\"This is a direct challenge to Scott Brown! Jim Rubens has already agreed to these debates,\" said Smith. \"The people of New Hampshire must be allowed to know as much about the candidates as possible in order to become an informed voter. The debate format allows for an open dialogue and allows the candidates to get their points across.\"The Smith campaign says they want an answer from Brown by Monday. So far, the Brown campaign has not responded."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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