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Wendy Long wants LI debate with Gillibrand

Wendy Long, shown here in a previous local

Photo credit: Barry Sloan | Wendy Long, shown here in a previous local appearance, is focusing her Senate campaign on the issue of natural gas exploration in New York's Southern Tier.

Dan Janison

Melville. N.Y. Tuesday January 26, 2010. Daniel Janison, Dan Janison

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Time has come for one of those pre-debate debates over campaign debates.

Candidates seen as front-runners, seeking to keep that status, often try to minimize the number of one-on-one faceoffs with opponents. In turn, the underdogs, who want the greater exposure of more debates, accuse those favorites of ducking.

On Friday, Republican Senate challenger Wendy Long announced she's accepted...

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