Here's a recap of last night's Republican Presidential debate, from the Denver Post. They write, "The major Republican presidential candidates, in their first joint appearance on a national stage, endorsed the war in Iraq and vowed to fight on to victory. 'We must win in Iraq,' said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. 'If we withdraw, there will be chaos, there will be genocide, and they will follow us home.' The war was 'terribly mismanaged,' McCain said, but now 'it's on the right track.' Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who both gave strong performances in their nationally televised debuts as presidential prospects, joined McCain in support of the war...
"Giuliani said, 'I hate abortion,' but he said he respects a woman's right to choose. 'Ultimately, since it is an issue of conscience, I would respect a woman's right to make a different choice ... differently than my conscience,' he said. McCain, who has a strong anti-abortion record, differed with several of the candidates onstage, including Romney, when asked about embryonic stem-cell research. He said he endorses the science, in part, for Nancy Reagan, who strongly supports such research and whose husband died of Alzheimer's disease."
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