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GOP Debate Features Brawl over Immigration and Health Care

Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet In the last debate before Florida Republicans cast ballots in Tuesday's primary, the remaining four candidates–Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum–vying for the GOP presidential The latest installment of the fascinating and deservedly popular reality series known as the GOP presidential debates posed important questions and [...]

Florida GOP debate: 7 takeaways

GOP hopefuls square off in the last of two Florida debates ahead of Tuesday's Primary Day. Follow the action and weigh in with your comments as the candidates duke it out in Jacksonville. WPBF 25 News' Victor Blackwell is in Jacksonville for the debate Newt Gingrich was well on his way to reversing his downward [...]

What You Missed While Not Watching The NBC GOP Debate In Florida

5:46PM AsI prepared for the third GOP debate — and my third drunkblog — in eight days, I was sorely tempted to take my PJTV on-air coffee mug and just fill it up with cheap bourbon. But we try to run a classy(ish) joint here, WaPo reports that “the debate at the University of South [...]

FACT CHECK: Gingrich flubs history in GOP debate

By Siobhan Hughes “A lot of ZZZZs going across Twitter feeds tonight,” was how Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, described the Monday debate at the University of South Florida. “That energy was missing –and it's The debate was one of the fiercest battles of the Republican campaign, presaged by a [...]

FACT CHECK: Gingrich flubs history in GOP debate

All four remaining GOP candidates have been confirmed for tonight's debate sponsored by NBC News, the Tampa Bay Times, The National Journal and the Florida Council of 100. The debate will take place at the University of WaPo reports that “the debate at the University of South Florida in Tampa, will air on NBC at [...]

Fact check: GOP debate's history flubs

By DAVID ESPO, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The race for the Republican presidential nomination took a turn toward the South Carolina surreal Thursday as Rick Perry dropped out, Newt And, then, there were 4. Perry's sudden departure from the race mixes up the dynamic for tonight's debate. Expect nasty exchanges between Romney [...]

Fact check: GOP debate's history flubs

First question from the enemedia's CNN, craven news network: His tenure at the venture capital firm has come under repeated fired on the campaign trail and in the presidential debates. He fired back at that during Thursday night's presidential debate. “I find it kind of strange on a stage like this with By Jonathan Easley [...]

Fact check: GOP debate's history flubs

And, then, there were 4. Perry's sudden departure from the race mixes up the dynamic for tonight's debate. Expect nasty exchanges between Romney and Gingrich. The wild card is Santorum, who is quickly fading in the polls. All eyes are on the GOP hopefuls who are taking the stage tonight in South Carolina at a [...]

New Hampshire GOP debate best yet, but who won?

AP Photo. The Republican presidential candidates squabbled over spending, leadership, national security and military service here Saturday night, with Rick Santorum thrown on the defensive over his record in Congress and By Gautham Nagesh – 01/08/12 09:35 AM ET Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman fired back at GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney during the NBC/Facebook [...]

Fact check: GOP debate in Iowa

GOP Debate Reaction. Tonight's debate was the most interesting of the year. Newt Gingrich, the new frontrunner, was the main target and he successfully deflected most of the attacks — even the character issue of his own By Vicki Needham – 12/10/11 11:56 PM ET The Republican presidential candidates all vowed during Saturday night's GOP [...]