Senator Kerry Agrees to Debate Opponent

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Senator Kerry Agrees to Debate Opponent

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Story Created: Aug 22, 2008 at 4:56 PM EST

Story Updated: Aug 22, 2008 at 4:56 PM EST

BOSTON (AP) - Sen. John Kerry is going to debate his Democratic re-election opponent after all.
     
Negotiators for Kerry and Gloucester attorney Edward O'Reilly agreed Friday to a single debate before the Sept. 16 primary.
     
Tentative plans call for it to be moderated by WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller, says Kerry spokeswoman Brigid O'Rourke.
     
Kerry has not faced a primary challenger since his first Senate campaign in 1984. O'Reilly has proposed 23 debates but Kerry balked by citing his official and campaign schedules.
     
If the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee wins the primary, he'll square off for his fifth term against Republican Jeff Beatty, a Cape Cod businessman and former Army Delta Force member.

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