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***Live Updates*** GOP Debate Night in South Carolina

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The Republican presidential candidates debate tonight in North Charleston, South Carolina less than three weeks before the Iowa caucuses. Carly Fiorina, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum will participate in the undercard debate, which starts

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Ethanol Loses Its Few Friends

Early in his campaign, now top-tier Republican presidential candidate, Ben Carson, supported ethanol—a position for which I called him out. It has long been thought, that to win in Iowa, a candidate must support ethanol. However, in a major policy reversal, Carson told a national audience during the CNBC GOP debate that he no longer supports subsidies for any industry, including U.S. ethanol producers.

: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) (L) speaks at the Growth and Opportunity Party, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday October 31, 2015. With just 93 days before the Iowa caucuses Republican hopefuls are trying to shore up support amongst the party. (Photo by

EXCLUSIVE — Rand Paul: Supports States Not Taking Syrian Refugees, Issues Legislation in Senate to Halt Refugee Resettlement

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is introducing new legislation in the Senate to halt Syrian refugees from obtaining visas to enter the United States, and told Breitbart News that he supports the governors from several states who have decided not to accept Syrian refugees under the Obama Administration’s increased refugee resettlement program.

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Exclusive: An Interview With Chris Christie As He Launches New Push In Iowa

After taking the microphone to address the crowd, Christie said that, like many others in the room, the attacks in Paris reminded him of 9/11 and the threat of terrorism that still existed in the world. He shared vivid memories of 9/11, recalling how he felt when he sat with his children wondering if his wife, who worked two blocks away from the World Trade Center, was alive that day.

Pope Francis (R) greets people of different religions at the end a weekly general audience for interfaith relations at St Peter's square on October 28, 2015 at the Vatican. Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Church's 'Nostra Aetate' declaration which challenged religious prejudices and urged bridge building with other faiths. A special papal audience for interfaith relations was celebrated in Saint Peter's Square to remember the moment on October 28, 1965, when Paul VI adopted what was a ground-breaking declaration lambasting anti-Semitism in particular. AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (Photo credit should read

Islam, Christianity Are Fundamentally the Same, Prof Writes

In the wake of the extraordinarily brutal jihadist attacks perpetrated on innocent civilians in Paris Friday, Yale Professor Miroslav Volf suggests in an article in the Washington Post that we look at religion as a single reality rather than making distinctions between different religions, including Islam and Christianity.

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Pope Benedict Was Right in Warning About Radical Islam

Pope Benedict was universally pilloried by the media for his famous 2006 Regensburg address, in which he commented on the historical relationship between Islam and violence. But now even the mainstream media are finding themselves forced to ask whether Benedict was right, and perhaps even prophetic in his statements.

Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) speaks at the No Labels Problem Solver convention October 12, 2015 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Eight presidential candidates addressed the bipartisan event which included many undecided New Hampshire voters. (Photo by

Kelly Ayotte Faces Third Party Challenge Over Medicaid Expansion

New Hampshire GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte is facing a tough reelection fight next year, as Republicans battle to retain control of the U.S. Senate. Her path to reelection could become impossible, however, if the state’s Republican legislature goes through with a plan to reauthorize ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion in the state.