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Candidates get serious on kids.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 29-SEP-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Candidates get serious on kids.(Elections)(Gov. Ted Kulongoski and GOP challenger Ron Saxton lay out their positions on the state's role during a televised debate)

Article Excerpt
Byline: David Steves The Register-Guard

PORTLAND - The two leading gubernatorial candidates' philosophies about government were on full display Thursday.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski extolled the state's role in improving children's lives. Challenger Ron Saxton insisted that government shouldn't be looked to for all the answers.

The Democratic incumbent and the Republican challenger faced off in an Oregon Public Broadcasting studio early Thursday afternoon before a statewide TV and radio audience.

The debate was sponsored by three children's advocacy groups. A moderator asked questions about the candidates' records and ideas for improving children's lives, and that led to an hourlong exchange on subjects that included foster care, education, illegal immigration, the economy and the role of taxes and government in ensuring that young people's needs are met.

Throughout the event, Kulongoski forcefully espoused...

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