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| Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in Republican debate clash | |
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| Republican frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have begun a televised debate with their party's other White House hopefuls. | |
| The New York businessman and Texas senator have been attacking each other this week, ending months of cordiality. | The New York businessman and Texas senator have been attacking each other this week, ending months of cordiality. |
| A controversy over Mr Cruz's senate campaign financing emerged this week and could be a line of attack. | A controversy over Mr Cruz's senate campaign financing emerged this week and could be a line of attack. |
| In the polls, the pair are leading four other candidates who will also be on the stage in South Carolina. | In the polls, the pair are leading four other candidates who will also be on the stage in South Carolina. |
| The debate comes just two weeks before the first real test of the campaign, when voters in Iowa pick their Republican and Democratic choices for president. | The debate comes just two weeks before the first real test of the campaign, when voters in Iowa pick their Republican and Democratic choices for president. |
| Live debate updates | Live debate updates |
| The event hosted by Fox Business Network comes after days of Mr Cruz and Mr Trump taking shots at each other, shattering a months-long period of goodwill between the two men. | The event hosted by Fox Business Network comes after days of Mr Cruz and Mr Trump taking shots at each other, shattering a months-long period of goodwill between the two men. |
| Mr Trump, a businessman with no political experience who has dominated the presidential race, has questioned whether Mr Cruz is eligible for president, because he was born in Canada. | Mr Trump, a businessman with no political experience who has dominated the presidential race, has questioned whether Mr Cruz is eligible for president, because he was born in Canada. |
| And the senator has responded by saying the hotel tycoon embodies "New York values", although he refused to clarify what that meant. | And the senator has responded by saying the hotel tycoon embodies "New York values", although he refused to clarify what that meant. |
| Mr Cruz has been on the defensive over a New York Times revelation that he took a large loan from Goldman Sachs - where his wife works as a managing director - during his 2012 campaign for election to the US Senate. | Mr Cruz has been on the defensive over a New York Times revelation that he took a large loan from Goldman Sachs - where his wife works as a managing director - during his 2012 campaign for election to the US Senate. |
| At the time, he maintained the campaign was financed by he and his wife's personal assets, and the loan was not disclosed on routine campaign finance reports. | At the time, he maintained the campaign was financed by he and his wife's personal assets, and the loan was not disclosed on routine campaign finance reports. |
| Officials from his current campaign are labelling the loan's absence from the required documents as a "mistake". | Officials from his current campaign are labelling the loan's absence from the required documents as a "mistake". |
| Mr Trump was quick to seize on anti-big banks sentiment among many Republicans and attacked Mr Cruz over the loan in an interview on Thursday. | Mr Trump was quick to seize on anti-big banks sentiment among many Republicans and attacked Mr Cruz over the loan in an interview on Thursday. |
| "I know nothing about it, but I hear it's a very big thing," he said to Bloomberg Politics. "I think he's a nice guy, and I hope he gets it solved." | "I know nothing about it, but I hear it's a very big thing," he said to Bloomberg Politics. "I think he's a nice guy, and I hope he gets it solved." |
| The other four Republicans on the stage will be former Governor Jeb Bush and Senator Marco Rubio, both of Florida, as well as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Ohio Governor John Kasich and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. | The other four Republicans on the stage will be former Governor Jeb Bush and Senator Marco Rubio, both of Florida, as well as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Ohio Governor John Kasich and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson. |
| A so-called undercard debate is under way featuring businesswoman Carly Fiorina, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former Senator Rick Santorum, who have all performed poorly in recent polls. | A so-called undercard debate is under way featuring businesswoman Carly Fiorina, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former Senator Rick Santorum, who have all performed poorly in recent polls. |
| Kentucky Senator Rand Paul elected not to participate in the undercard debate. | Kentucky Senator Rand Paul elected not to participate in the undercard debate. |
| The BBC will be offering live coverage of the debate, which begins at 21:00 local time (02:00 GMT). | The BBC will be offering live coverage of the debate, which begins at 21:00 local time (02:00 GMT). |