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At the state Capitol on Tuesday a compromise was proposed regarding the controversial issue of cockfighting. The move to ban cockfighting was introduced at the beginning of the legislative session with basically two sides to the issue - one looking to ban the sport immediately and one hoping instead to phase it out.