Topinka, Blagojevich Trade Barbs in Debate; Preview of What Promises to Be Nasty Battle Opens the Race for Governor

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › May 27, 2006

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CHICAGO (AP) - In a preview of what promises to be a nasty campaign, Gov. Rod Blagojevich and state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka hurled snarky comments and sharp accusations at one another in their first debate Friday.

The two traded barbs over everything from ethics and campaign finance to pension debt and convicted former Republican Gov. George Ryan.

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Topinka, Blagojevich Trade Barbs in Debate; Preview of What Promises to Be Nasty Battle Opens the Race for Governor

The Democratic governor said Topinka, a Republican, was "against everything" and "not for anything." She accused ...

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