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Oregon GOP debate is called off

By Shira Schoenberg

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  March 15, 2012

A scheduled Republican presidential debate in Oregon was cancelled today after the leading candidates declined to participate. Oregon Public Broadcasting, the Oregon Republican Party, and The Washington Times announced that the March 19 debate in Portland will not take place. Oregon Republican Party Chairman Allen Alley said organizers “did everything we could to accommodate the candidates, including exploring change of dates and venues - but in the end, we could not accommodate all of their schedules.”

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