Republican debate brings out aggression in candidates

“I am frankly astounded that CNN would take trash like that and use it to open a presidential debate,” he said. “The story is false.” King asked the three other Republican candidates on the stage whether they thought it should be a campaign issue.

WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney perpetuated one unsubstantiated claim, about his record at Bain Capital, and more or less corrected himself on another, about President Barack Obama's health care law, in the latest Republican presidential debate.

By Sreeja VN: Subscribe to Sreeja's RSS feed The CNN-Republican campaign debate Thursday saw fiery moments as all the candidates attempted to rip one another in order to take most advantage of the final debate, before the South Carolina primary.

By Natalie Jennings CNN and the Southern Republican Leadership Conference will host the two-hour debate beginning at 8 pm ET at the North Charleston Coliseum. CNN will broadcast the debate and, as usual, The Fix will host a live chat throughout the

(CNN) — The CNN Political Ticker is live blogging the CNN Southern Republican Debate in Charleston, South Carolina. Check here for live updates throughout the event and be sure to follow @PoliticalTicker, @CNNPolitics