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The Republican Party will choose its presidential nominee in July 2016, a full month before the GOP traditionally picks its candidate to carry the party flag into the general election, a GOP source tells CNN.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus is expected to tell RNC members this evening that the convention in Cleveland will be held the week of July 18. Ref. CNN

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The Republican National Committee announced today plans to sanction nine GOP primary debates, with the possibility of adding more if necessary.

It is the latest effort by party leaders to gain more control over how their 2016 presidential nominee is chosen.

CNN will host up to three of these events with the first one taking place September 16, 2015, in California at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The other two CNN-hosted debates will take place in Las Vegas in December, and a yet-to-be-decided state in March if needed. Ref. CNN

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For the GOP, the poll finds Jeb Bush has the lead, but his edge is slight and there are multiple contenders for the nomination who could overtake him.

Overall, 17% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents back Bush for the GOP nomination, while 12% support Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio stand at 11% each, with former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 9% and Ted Cruz at 7%. Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got 4% each.

The poll of 1,018 adults was conducted by telephone April 16-19. The full poll has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. Ref. CNN

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Charles Koch: We're looking at five GOP candidates

Koch tells USA TODAY that his political network is weighing the political chances of five Republican candidates for president - Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Scott Walker - and may spend money on all of them during the 2016 campaign cycle. "Only if somebody really stands out from the standpoint of their message and what they would actually do to benefit America and has a chance a decent chance of being elected, only then would we select one over the others," He said Ref. USAToday

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I would love for Rand Paul to run for president but I doubt he will muster enough support from the GOP to be nominated.

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Fox News announces field for Thursday's GOP debate

The 10 candidates who will be eligible to participate in the first Republican presidential debate in Cleveland were announced on Fox News Tuesday. They are Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Chris Christie and John Kasich. Given the large GOP field, the network limited participation to candidates who were in the top 10 of the average of recent national polls. Fox will hold a separate forum earlier in the day on Thursday for GOP hopefuls who did not qualify. Ref. USAToday

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Rand Paul and Chris Christie got into a yelling match over NSA record collection during Thursday night's GOP candidate debate.

"I want to collect more records from terrorists, but less records from innocent Americans," Paul said.

"That's a completely ridiculous answer," Christie shot back. "How are you supposed to know? ... When you're sitting in a subcommittee blowing hot air, then you can say things like that."

Fox showed the lengthy confrontation on a split screen -- with no time buzzer. It was one of many jaw-dropping moments in the first hour of the debate, which included fellow candidate Donald Trump refusing to support the eventual nominee -- unless it was him. Ref. CNN

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Donald Trump has a significant lead in the race to win over likely Iowa caucusgoers, according to the first CNN/ORC Poll in the state this cycle. Overall, Trump tops the field with 22%.

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson follows with 14%, bumping Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker down to third place with 9%. Walker had held the top spot in the most recent public polling in Iowa. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz follows at 8%, with businesswoman Carly Fiorina and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee at 7%. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is tied at 5% with Sens. Rand Paul and Marco Rubio. The rest of the field stands at 3% or lower.

Two-thirds of Iowa Republicans who are likely to attend the caucus say they're still trying to decide whom to support.

Trump's advantages are not universal. He faces a large gender gap: While holding a 15-point lead over his nearest competitor among men (27% Trump to 12% Walker, Carson at 10%), he trails among women (20% back Carson, 15% Trump, and 11% support Fiorina). Ref. CNN