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Senate hopefuls take on issues in debate
Candidates attempt to sway voters ahead of May 20 primary
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GROVETOWN, Ga. — Georgia's top Republican Senate hopefuls are scrambling to prove who'd be the most conservative opponent to take on Democratic favorite Michelle Nunn in a race that will help determine which party controls the Senate for the final two years of President Barack Obama's term. In a debate here Saturday, most of the leading contenders jumped over one another to highlight their conservative credentials on issues from spending, environmental regulation and immigration to guns and abortion, even as they agreed the party must reach beyond its base if it wants to win more nationally. Proposals ranged from scrapping the Environmental Protection Agency to repealing the constitutional amendment that allows an income tax.
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