May 15, 2006, 7:21 PM EDT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) _ The conservative Republican vying for a U.S. Senate seat wants to debate his primary opponent on border security and illegal immigration.

But the opponent, Tom Kean Jr., isn't interested.

"We're focused on beating Bob Menendez in the fall," Kean spokeswoman Jill Hazelbaker said Monday...
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