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Carly Fiorina fought her way onto CNN's prime-time Republican debate stage. And once she was there, she didn't let up.

The former Hewlett-Packard chief executive confronted Donald Trump on the debate stage, putting the front-runner in the rare position of being on defense.

She was stern when asked about Trump's recent assessment of her appearance, when he told Rolling Stone: "Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that?"

Fiorina shot back during the debate: "I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said."

Trump also faced withering attacks from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Rand Paul, marking a shift in tone for candidates since the last debate in August.

In a discussion of drug policy that turned personal, Fiorina said she opposed the legalization of marijuana and described losing her step-daughter to addiction. Bush referred to his own marijuana use decades earlier.

Only Paul favored looser drug laws, arguing the current system hurts disadvantaged children. Ref. CNN

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Good, someone needed to put Trump on the defensive and get him to shut up even though what he does say might be what a lot of Americans are thinking just not what they would actually say.

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Carly Fiorina surged to second place among the 16 GOP presidential hopefuls after Wednesday night's CNN debate and Donald Trump lost some support, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.

Trump still tops the list of Republican candidates with support from 24% of likely GOP voters, but that's down 8 points since early September. Fiorina gained 12 points and has the backing of 15% of her party's voters - pushing her one point ahead of Ben Carson. Marco Rubio is in fourth place and Jeb Bush is in fifth.

The poll is based on telephone interviews conducted September 17-19. Ref. CNN

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Cruz climbs and Fiorina fades in USA TODAY GOP Power Rankings

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz jumped two spots - to fourth place - in USA TODAY's weekly survey of political experts gauging the strength of the Republican field. Carly Fiorina, who broke to the front of the pack after the second GOP debate, slid from second down to fifth place. Donald Trump maintained the No. 1 spot for a second straight week, with Ben Carson in second and Marco Rubio in third. Ref. USAToday

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Donald Trump holds double-digit leads over Ben Carson in both South Carolina and Nevada, according to new CNN/ORC polls.

Those are the third and fourth states scheduled to hold nominating contests in next year's race for the presidency. Trump holds 38% support in Nevada, with Carson in second with 22%, and in South Carolina, Trump doubles Carson's support, 36% to 18%.

No other GOP candidate comes close to those two in either state, the polls report; the third-place candidate in each case has less than 10% support. Trump is also widely seen in each state as the best candidate to handle a range of top issues. Ref. CNN

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Donald Trump and Ben Carson now stand alone at the top of the Republican field, as Carly Fiorina's brief foray into the top tier of candidates seeking the GOP nomination for president appears to have ended. A new CNN/ORC poll finds Fiorina has lost 11 points in the last month, declining from 15% support and second place to 4% and a tie for seventh place.

At the same time, Carson has gained eight points and joins Trump as the only candidates in the field with support above 20%. As in early September before Fiorina's spike in support, Trump and Carson are the first choice candidate of about half of the potential Republican electorate.
All told, nearly two-thirds of Republican voters choose Trump or Carson as either their first or second choice for the nomination.

No other candidates made significant gains since the last CNN/ORC poll conducted just after the Republican debate hosted by CNN and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Ref. CNN

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Donald Trump, appearing on CNN's "State of the Union" With Jake Tapper, said he believes he will "Absolutely" Be a force for bipartisanship.

Trump said "The level of hatred between Republicans and Democrats" During questioning of Hillary Clinton by the House Select Committee on Benghazi was "Unbelievable."

Trump said as president he would "Be a great unifier for our country."

For all his talk of bipartisanship, Trump did not pull punches during the interview, criticizing Jeb Bush and Ben Carson as well as Clinton and President Barack Obama.

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio also appeared on the show. Ref. CNN

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The third Republican presidential debate of the campaign season was marked by candidates' dislike for mainstream media; an intense exchange between Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush; and bon mots from Lindsey Graham.

Several candidates during the first-tier debate lit into CNBC moderators, accusing the media of being in the tank for Hillary Clinton and posing ridiculous questions.

When Bush highlighted Rubio's lackluster voting rate in the U.S. Senate, Rubio responded by noting that his voting rate was better than that of senators who had run for president in the past. He also said Bush was complaining only because the two were running for the same position.

During the second-tier debate, Graham won laughs and plaudits for plain speech including his statement that if the American people make him commander in chief, "This crap stops." Ref. CNN