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Candidates agree to 3 debates
Democrat Niki Tsongas and Republican Jim Ogonowski announced today that have agreed to participate in three debates prior to the Oct. 16 general election in the Fifth Congressional District. The other three candidates -- independents Patrick Murphy and Kurt Hayes, Constitution Party candidate Kevin Thompson -- will also be invited.
Mark your calendars, here are the dates:
September 25: the candidates will debate on NECN. The debate will be pretaped and will air at 7:00 p.m.
September 27: the candidates will participate in a debate hosted by the League of Women Voters.
October 9: the candidates will participate in a debate co-hosted by the University of Massachusetts at Lowell and the Lowell Sun.
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