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Big Lead Aside, de Blasio Holds Less Tightly to Line

By MICHAEL POWELL

In a debate on Tuesday with Joseph J. Lhota, the Republican mayoral candidate, Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, qualified his stances on some issues.

 

Lhota, in Acrid Second Debate, Turns Up the Heat on de Blasio

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and MICHAEL BARBARO

Joseph J. Lhota, a Republican, and Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, squared off in a debate on WCBS on Tuesday, clashing over a polemic ad by Mr. Lhota, charter schools and taxes.