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In the Media: Republican Foreign Policy Debate Edition

Republican Presidential Front Runner Donald Trump Speaking at CPAC in 2011
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Republican Presidential Front Runner Donald Trump Speaking at CPAC in 2011

A digest of news and stories about Baltimore from local sources.

From RealClearPolitics.com: Trump Still Leading Republican Field on Eve of Second Debate

Businessman Donald Trump continues to lead the Republican field as the second primary debate approaches.

According to an average of polls by Real Clear Politics, Trump is currently leading in the early primary theater of Iowa with 27.2 percent support, and in New Hampshire with 32.8 percent.  With the second Republican primary debate set to air tonight on CNN, and focused on foreign policy, Dr. Ben Carson is trailing Trump with 22.7 pecent in Iowa and 13.3 percent in New Hampshire.

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From The Washington Post: Establishment Candidates Not Faring Well in Republican Primary

"At Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate, 11 candidates will take the stage in an unexpected order – with the outsiders very much on the inside.

"That's because they have broken away from the rest of the field since the first debate. Donald Trump and Ben Carson have risen a combined 20 points in averages of national polling since the Aug. 6 debate, combining for upward of half the GOP vote at this point. Neither candidate has run for – much less held – political office.

"Another outsider, Carly Fiorina, will join the primetime event on Wednesday. That’s thanks in part to CNN’s amended rules, but also because she has risen two points in national polls since her strong showing in the first debate.

"Contrast that to career politicians Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, who have each fallen at least six points since last debate."

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From The New York Times: Pentagon May Have Mislead About Progress Against ISIS

"A group of intelligence analysts have provided investigators with documents they say show that senior military officers manipulated the conclusions of reports on the war against the Islamic State, according to several government officials, as lawmakers from both parties voiced growing anger that they may have received a distorted picture about the military campaign’s progress.

"The Pentagon’s inspector general, who is examining the claims, is focusing on senior intelligence officials who supervise dozens of military and civilian analysts at United States Central Command, or Centcom, which oversees American military operations against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

"Bridget Serchak, a spokeswoman for the Pentagon’s inspector general, confirmed that the investigation is focused on Centcom’s intelligence command. 'The investigation will address whether there was any falsification, distortion, delay, suppression or improper modification of intelligence information,' she said in an email on Tuesday."

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From Al Jazeera America: Hungary's Crackdown Forces Migrants to Seek Alternative Path to EU

"Small groups of refugees continued to sneak into Hungary on Wednesday, a day after the country sealed its border with Serbia and began arresting people trying to breach the razor-wire barrier. Meanwhile, refugees began travelling to Croatia, seeking a different way into the European Union.

"Hungarian authorities said they arrested 519 people who tried to cross the border since tough new laws went into effect on Tuesday that make it a crime to cross into the country from Serbia. Authorities launched 46 criminal prosecutions and the first court cases are due to start later Wednesday. On Monday, before the laws went into effect, more than 9,000 refugees entered the country."

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