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Yeah, Jeb Bush Is Probably Toast — The post-debate spin could become a self-fulfilling prophecy — “You know, I think Jeb Bush is toast,” I told one of my editors after Wednesday night's debate. — “I kinda do too,” he replied. “I'm just worried because that's what everyone else seems to think too.”
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Ted Cruz's best moment of the debate was also completely wrong — “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media,” Ted Cruz said with considerable disgust. “This is not a cage match.” — Cruz ticked off the insults …
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The third Republican debate transcript, annotated — Wednesday night, 10 candidates participated in the third Republican debate: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), former Florida governor Jeb Bush, former tech executive Carly Fiorina, Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.) …

We Have Our Final Six — Tonight's debate showed that the GOP field is smaller than it looks. Technically, there are still fourteen people running, but the winnowing is far along. We probably have a final six and possibly a final four. — The three winners of the night were pretty obvious …


Ben Carson calls on rival campaigns to help him end ‘gotcha’ debate questions — LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Republican presidential front-runner Ben Carson told reporters Thursday that he was reaching out to every rival campaign to lobby for changes to future debate formats.


Online polls: Trump won third GOP debate — Donald Trump emerged the victor of Wednesday night's third GOP presidential debate, according to flash polls of three websites' users. — Trump overwhelmingly won the contest in Boulder, Colo., according to online surveys from Time …
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Jeb Died on That Stage — And the Republican Party's refusal to update its ideas may doom the rest of the field. — Wednesday's Republican presidential debate was critical for Jeb Bush. He had to show donors and voters that he was a fighter, with life in his campaign …
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Bush's Big Bomb — It was even worse than it looked. — jheil — A few hours before the third Republican presidential debate on Wednesday night at the University of Colorado at Boulder, I was hunched over my laptop, either hard at work or studying Google Maps to determine the nearest dispensary …
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After CNBC debacle, Carson camp vows revolt over debates — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — Boulder, Colo. — After a performance by CNBC moderators that Republicans characterized as both biased and inept, a manager for a top GOP campaign says he will try to organize …
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Cruz Rips Press At CNBC Debate: “This Debate Illustrates Why We Can Not Trust The Media” — At the Republican debate hosted by CNBC in Boulder, Colorado Wednesday night, presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz lambasted the moderators, particularly John Harwood of The New York Times …

In (Partial) Defense of CNBC — We'll send you a reminder. — Your reminder will be sent — “The questions that have been asked so far in this debate illustrate why the American people don't trust the media,” Senator Ted Cruz said last night, drawing himself up in a way that made him appear to slightly inflate.
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Peace Breaks Out Among the Republican Candidates
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CNBC and Jeb Bush Commit Suicide in Boulder
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Kasich: ‘I Was Very Appreciative’ of CNBC Moderators
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Has the Marco Moment arrived?
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Fact Check: Study Says Rubio's Tax Plan Helps Rich More Than Middle Class, Less Than Poorest
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CNBC moderators defend debate amid criticism
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Winners and Losers from the third Republican presidential debate
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Bush walks into Rubio's trap
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Jeb Bush Continues “Death Spiral” At GOP Debate
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Paul Ryan elected Speaker — Lawmakers on Thursday elected Rep. Paul Ryan as the 54th Speaker of the House, putting an end to weeks of uncertainty over who would lead the raucous 247-member GOP conference after John Boehner's (R-Ohio) surprise resignation. — On a day filled with pomp …
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Paul Ryan Is Elected House Speaker
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As Speaker, Paul Ryan Stands to Get Bigger Spotlight for Policy Ideas
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Gov. Christie, Time to Go Home — It's that time in the ever-long presidential campaign when candidates lacking money and mojo are starting to go back to their plows. Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey should join them. — Mr. Christie has been called a lot of things …
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A D.C. cop tried to break up a group of teens. It ended in this impressive dance-off. — On Monday afternoon, D.C. police officers broke up two groups of fighting teenagers. A few minutes later, a female officer approached the lingering crowd and told the teens to disperse.
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Turn Your Halloween Pumpkins Into Power — WHAT ARE THE KEY FACTS? … With the passing of Halloween, millions of pounds of pumpkins have turned from seasonal decorations to trash destined for landfills, adding to more than 254 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) produced in the United States every year.
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Energy Department smashes pumpkins for causing climate change
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Details and Analysis of Senator Ted Cruz's Tax Plan — Key Findings: — Senator Cruz's (R-TX) tax plan would enact a 10 percent flat tax on individual income and replace the corporate income tax and all payroll taxes with a 16 percent “Business Transfer Tax,” or subtraction method value-added tax.
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Jeannine Aversa: (202) 606-2649 (News Media) — National Income and Product Accounts — Gross Domestic Product: Third Quarter 2015 (Advance Estimate) — Real gross domestic product — the value of the goods and services produced by the nation's economy less the value of the goods …
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