Hales, Smith explain themselves in OPB debate

Portland Business Journal:

Tuesday’s much-anticipated Portland mayoral candidate debate on Oregon Public Broadcasting gave Jefferson Smith a chance to address his 1993 altercation with a female college student and Charlie Hales an opportunity to explain why the campaign allegedly leaked endorsement interviews to the media.

Their answers were a bit different than what voters had heard previously. While Smith had said he doesn’t remember much about the incident, he added that he’s only learned more about the incident…

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