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Tags: 2008 election, WEDU, District 5, Ginny Brown-Waite, John Russell, Gus Bilirakis, Eddie Adams Jr., Kathy Castor, Bill Mitchell, Bob Hackworth, District 10k

Today two local Congressional candidates called on a public television station to provide a full opportunity for them to be seen and heard by the public.

WEDU, the local Public Broadcasting System affiliate, has canceled televised debates because they say the incumbents, Ginny Brown-Waite and Gus Bilirakis, have declined to participate.

A representative from the television station said today that the candidates would be offered time to appear on a show that would include political analy...