From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

Ten Republicans, and some who weren't there.

Hello again, I'm Robin Alney, and this is To the Poet from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The name of Ronald Reagan was invoked 19 look at the issues Americans care about most. The name of Ronald

Reagan was invoked 19 times at the Reagan Library in Southern California. President Bush was

hardly mentioned. Giuliani, McCain, and Romney faced off with seven lesser-known hopefuls trying

to get into the top tier. On to the point, where would they take the country on Iraq, Iran, illegal immigration,

and Roe versus Wade? We'll hear from the Christian, moderate, and fiscal conservative wings of the party

who said what they wanted to hear. Will any of the candidates appeal to Democrats and

independence? On reporter's notebook later on, Sunday's presidential election in France. First, here's the news.

Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica and from the Public Radio

International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and

Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Hello again, Warren Allie, back with To the Point. Party activists

and potential contributors were watching last night as ten candidates for the Republican presidential

nomination faced off in California. On To the Point, did McCain or Giuliani make any mistakes?

Did Romney earn his place in the top tier?

We'll talk with several Republicans about them and the rest of the field as well.

On reporter's notebook in France, a conservative and a socialist are battling it out for the center.

With the presidential election this coming Sunday.

First, this news update, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did not succeed

in meeting with Iran's foreign minister, moniker Motaki, last night in Charm El Shag, Egypt.

...