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At the Ronald Reagan Library near Los Angeles last night, CNN moderators were determined to

generate conflict.

Eleven Republican candidates for president responded with almost three hours of political

theater.

Ohio Governor John Kasich was a kind of Greek chorus.

If I were sitting at home and watching this back and forth, I'd be inclined to turn it off.

The big questions, could anybody lay a hand on frontrunner Donald Trump?

What's changed in a campaign that is still just getting started?

We'll hear a range of opinions.

Today's talking point, another military

coup in West Africa brings democracy to its knees. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon, Alney, back with To the Point. 11 Republican candidates for president

got three hours of exposure last night on CNN. Some 23 million people watched a debate that

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