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UPDATE:\u00a0 I had said that last night\u2019s debate would be the last before the voting starts, but that was wrong.\u00a0 There will be another debate on January 28,<\/a> just before the Iowa caucuses on February 1.<\/p>\n

ALSO, the Democratic presidential candidates will have a debate on Sunday.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll liveblog that one, but we can discuss it on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"