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Newt Gets Religious, Santorum Cries: Only in Iowa

Last night’s family-focused GOP debate was tailor-made for caucus voters, with several candidates choking up while discussing religion and morals. Jill Lawrence on Newt’s awkward past, Cain’s harassment sidestep, and more. Plus, watch video of the debate’s best moments.

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Iowa, Iowa, Iowa. Only in the assertively Christian land of the first presidential caucuses would there be a Republican candidate forum that gave us grown men in tears, a moderator who said he felt like Dr.

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