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Blog recap: The first Republican debate

McClatchy News Network

August 06, 2015 06:57 PM

Republican presidential candidates (from left) Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.
Republican presidential candidates (from left) Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. Andrew Harnik AP
Republican presidential candidates (from left) Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Scott Walker, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Mike Huckabee, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and John Kasich take the stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. Andrew Harnik AP

We used this space to add context to candidates’ statements during the first Republican presidential debate — both from our own reporting and around the web.

Here's how it went.

Live Blog GOP debate
 

David Lightman, McClatchy Washington bureau, contributed to this report.

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