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By Mike Porter

Students in a VCU political science class had the undivided attention of the two major party candidates vying to be Virginia’s next governor for a couple of hours yesterday.

Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAulliffe spoke separately to students in former Gov. L Douglas Wilder’s “Challenges in Public Policy” class.  Each shared his ideas for higher education and economic development and discussed other campaign priorities. The candidates also took questions from students before addressing reporters outside.

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