Bell challenges Smith to debate

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Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith wants his Republican challenger to elaborate his positions on county issues before agreeing to a public debate, his campaign said.

In his latest in a series of requests for a debate since September, challenger Clarence Bell sent Smith an e-mail Sunday, suggesting parameters for debates that would last one hour and focus on a single local issue.

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