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Article: Robb, Allen go head to head.(Metropolitan)(Virginia)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 25, 2000
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RICHMOND - Virginia Sen. Charles S. Robb and Republican challenger George F. Allen each threw a few good barbs in last night's debate, the second of the campaign season.
Mr. Robb, after seeming on the ropes at times when the two men debated in August, took the offensive several times, asking questions about the specifics of Mr. Allen's education plan and demanding that Mr. Allen clarify his position on abortion.
Mr. Allen responded with a few jabs of his own, charging that Mr. Robb has made good on his gaffe in 1994, when he said he would take food from the mouths of widows and orphans to balance the budget.
Mr. Allen also certainly ...