Politics & Government
Wash U Hosting Republican Senate Debate Tonight
Event is tonight at at 7 p.m. at Washington University's Edison Theater.

The three major Republican candidates for Missouri's U.S. Senate nomination will debate tonight at .
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the debate will include U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, former Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman and businessman John Brunner.
KMOV-TV is hosting the event. It will air on Channel 4 at 7 p.m.
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Akin, Steelman and Brunner are the frontrunners in an eight candidate race for the GOP nomination in the Aug. 7 primary.
The winner will go up against incumbent Democratic  in the Nov. 6 general election.
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The debate will begin at 7 p.m. at Washington University's Edison Theater. Tickets are free, and can be obtained through any of the three candidates' campaign organizations. Steelman and Brunner's web sites don't make mention of available tickets; Akin's site says to call (636) 207-7986 today.
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