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Iran's presidential candidates focus on economy in 2nd debate

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TEHRAN, Iran - In the second live debate on state television, six presidential candidates on Thursday discussed Iran's economic problems ahead of the country's June 28 election.

Three more debates are planned in the days before the vote in a shortened campaign to replace Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei once thought to be a possible successor to the 85-year-old cleric. Ra