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While millions will watch the third Republican presidential debate on TV, just 1,000 people will get tickets to see the event in person in the massive Coors Events Center on the scenic University of Colorado campus in Boulder. CNBC, the cable network sponsoring the debate, didn't respond to questions about why the 11,000-seat arena would remain mostly empty. "The way it was explained to us by CNBC is the event is meant for a TV audience, not so much for a live audience," said Ryan Lynch, the executive director of the Colorado Republican Party, which will get 200 tickets to...

The most important person to watch at Thursday's debate? Try Jeb Bush As the political world remains transfixed on Donald Trump, here's maybe your most important storyline heading into tomorrow's first GOP debate: No one has more riding on a solid performance than Jeb Bush does. After all, Bush has had a rough last week. There was his "I'm not sure we need a half a billion dollars for women's health issues" line, which Hillary Clinton eagerly pounced on. There was the GOP criticism that Jeb didn't fight back after Clinton attacked him on Medicare and Obamacare at last Friday's...

In preparation for the GOP debate Thursday night, the moderators say that when it comes to Donald Trump, they have a plan. Fox News hosts and debate moderators Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier and Chris Wallace spoke with Politico about the preparation that has gone into the debate that will feature 10 Republican presidential candidates — the most candidates to ever have appeared in a primary debate. But despite the vast number of candidates hoping to shine Thursday, one is particularly unpredictable. Trump has said he is “not looking to attack” his opponents during the debate and would like to “just...