19 October 2011 / by Radmila Gurkova

Current News - Republican Presidential Debate

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl-Ppk6oN0s

"The near-weekly ritual of Republican presidential debates took a raucous turn Tuesday night as the unsettled field of candidates ganged up on one another in a series of attacks more intense and personal than any in their previous appearances together."

"The first to feel the assault was the front-runner of the moment, Herman Cain, who is struggling to prove that he is a serious contender and not merely another evanescent phenom of this election season. He was thrown on the defense by new criticism of his signature “9-9-9” tax overhaul plan, which an independent analysis released shortly before the debate indicated would be a boon to the wealthy and put a significantly heavier burden on lower- and middle-income Americans."

Read more here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-presidential-debate-puts-herman-cain-to-test/2011/10/18/gIQAEMJqvL_story.html

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