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Presidential rivals Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich will participate in a Lincoln/Douglas-style debate hosted by Tea Party activists in Texas next month, the National Review is reporting.

The debate will focus on fiscal issues and the economy, and will be emceed by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).

“We initially wanted a forum with all of the candidates,” Bill O’Sullivan, treasurer for the Texas Tea Party Patriots, told the National Review. “But when we heard Gingrich say he wanted a more serious debate, like the Lincolnâ€"Douglas debates, we wanted to do that, especially since watching the recent superficial debates has been frustrating.”

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