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DES MOINES, Iowa — Rivals for the Republican presidential nomination square off Saturday night in the first of two debates in Iowa that could prove pivotal to the contest.
They will be the last debates before Iowa Republicans cast the first votes for a nominee on Jan. 3. They could be make- or-break moments that could cement Newt Gingrich’s surprising lead as the front-runner, or they could scramble the race once again.
The debates — the first is from 7 to 9 p.m. MST Saturday in Des Moines on ABC, and the second is at 7 p.m. MST Dec. 15 in Sioux City on Fox — will be the last free chance all of the candidates will have to reach millions of voters before the country turns away from politics for the holidays.
