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Story By Jerrita Patterson
Posted on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 9:11 p.m.

Up for discussion is everything from the city's finances, to the recent resignation of Councilman E.W. Cromartie earlier this week.

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Is it fair to exclude certain candidates from debate opportunities based perceived amount of support?

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