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GOP Candidates Sharpen Their Knives For Debate Night In Iowa (The Note)

Michael Falcone

By Michael Falcone
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Dec 10, 2011 11:21am
GOP Candidates Sharpen Their Knives For Debate Night In Iowa (The Note)
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By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone), AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) and SHUSHANNAH WALSHE (@shushwalshe)

DES MOINES — Good morning from Iowa!

In the midst of an election season when debates matter, this night could be a turning point in the race for the Republican nomination.

With Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney locked in a pitched battle at the top of the GOP pack and a cadre of other candidates looking to steal their thunder, the stakes could not be higher for tonight’s ABC News, Yahoo News, WOI-TV, Des Moines Register, Iowa Republican Party debate, which begins at 9 p.m. Eastern/8 p.m. Central.

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