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| Sparks fly in second Republican 2016 debate | Sparks fly in second Republican 2016 debate |
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| A debate between the top Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential election has begun with a fiery exchange of verbal punches. | A debate between the top Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential election has begun with a fiery exchange of verbal punches. |
| Frontrunner Donald Trump has come under fierce attack at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. | Frontrunner Donald Trump has come under fierce attack at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. |
| Rand Paul, a Kentucky senator, said Mr Trump's "playground" insults made him unsuitable to be a president involved in international negotiations. | Rand Paul, a Kentucky senator, said Mr Trump's "playground" insults made him unsuitable to be a president involved in international negotiations. |
| There are 15 Republicans hoping to be the party's White House nominee. | There are 15 Republicans hoping to be the party's White House nominee. |
| Read our live updates of the debate | Read our live updates of the debate |
| Join in our debate on Facebook | Join in our debate on Facebook |
| Jeb Bush, former Florida governor, and Mr Trump traded blows on a few issues. | |
| Mr Bush demanded Mr Trump apologise to his wife for saying he was weak on immigration because she is Mexican. Mr Trump refused. | |
| But the biggest applause of the night went to Carly Fiorina, when she responded to a recent jibe by Mr Trump over her looks. | |
| Debate moderator Jake Tapper asked Ms Fiorina about an interview in which Trump was quoted as saying "Look at that face!" and said she could not be president. | |
| Asked on stage, she said, to thunderous applause: "I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr Trump said." | |
| Other early highlights in the debate: | Other early highlights in the debate: |
| As the main debate began, all eyes were on Mr Trump, who is being pursued by neurosurgeon Ben Carson and, further behind, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush in recent polls. | As the main debate began, all eyes were on Mr Trump, who is being pursued by neurosurgeon Ben Carson and, further behind, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush in recent polls. |
| In his introduction, Mr Trump promised to "make America great again", while Jeb Bush said he would "fix a broken Washington" and enable people to "rise up". | In his introduction, Mr Trump promised to "make America great again", while Jeb Bush said he would "fix a broken Washington" and enable people to "rise up". |
| An undercard debate for the four other Republican candidates happened on the same stage earlier. | An undercard debate for the four other Republican candidates happened on the same stage earlier. |
| In a combative atmosphere, the four were split over the case of Ms Davis, who defied a Supreme Court ruling and refused to issue marriage licences to gay couples. | In a combative atmosphere, the four were split over the case of Ms Davis, who defied a Supreme Court ruling and refused to issue marriage licences to gay couples. |
| Ms Fiorina was not among the four. The former tech executive and the only woman in the field was promoted to the main debate after CNN amended the rules to reflect more recent polling. | Ms Fiorina was not among the four. The former tech executive and the only woman in the field was promoted to the main debate after CNN amended the rules to reflect more recent polling. |
| The Democratic Party will hold its first debate in Nevada in October, also hosted by CNN. | The Democratic Party will hold its first debate in Nevada in October, also hosted by CNN. |
| By next summer, each party will have a presidential nominee who will do battle in the race for the White House. Votes will finally be cast in November 2016. | By next summer, each party will have a presidential nominee who will do battle in the race for the White House. Votes will finally be cast in November 2016. |
| 2016 runners and riders | 2016 runners and riders |
| Meet all of the 2016 hopefuls | Meet all of the 2016 hopefuls |