Sly James and Mike Burke ran a cordial mayoral campaign — so cordial, in fact, that at times it was difficult to pinpoint the differences between them.

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Two Kansas City attorneys running for mayor faced off on home turf Friday, voicing more similarities than differences on questions about transportation issues, regional relations and earnings taxes.

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Among other issues, the Kansas City mayoral debate (pictured left) focused on what the city can do to compete with Kansas economic incentives that are raiding Missouri-side businesses and possible consequences of eliminating the city’s earnings taxes.

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Attorneys are starting to line up for the Kansas City mayor's office. More than 16 months away from the election, two area lawyers are looking to unseat Mayor Mark Funkhouser.

Mike Burke (pictured) is the most recent to put in a mayoral bid for the February 2011 election, and Sly James, of the Sly James Law Firm in Kansas City, has been raising money for his campaign all year.

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Another Kansas City attorney is looking to unseat Mayor Mark Funkhouser. Mike Burke is now the second area lawyer to put in a mayoral bid for the February 2011 election, as Sly James of the Sly James Law Firm in ...

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