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Opinion: GOP debate: Live coverage

By Jon Healey
 and Doyle McManus
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In Washington, all eyes are riveted on the House GOP leadership’s struggle to cobble together enough votes for a continuing resolution that will keep the government operating after Sept. 30. But outside the Beltway, Republicans are more likely to focus on Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s plans for Social Security, his view on illegal immigrants and his support for Israel. And maybe Rep. Michele Bachmann’s fear of needles, should the whole HPV-inoculation issue have any life left in it. Those are the topics likely to dominate Thursday night’s debate among Republican presidential candidates in Orlando, Fla.

Two members of The Times’ opinion staff -- columnist Doyle McManus in Washington and editorial writer Jon Healey in Los Angeles -- will offer a running commentary on the debate here, via Twitter. We’ll also provide Tweets from The Times’ Politics Now bloggers, James Oliphant and Mike Memoli.

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--Jon Healey and Doyle McManus

Opinion L.A.
Jon Healey

Jon Healey writes and edits stories for the Los Angeles Times’ Fast Break Desk, the team that dives into the biggest news of the moment. In his previous stints, he wrote and edited for the Utility Journalism team and The Times editorial board. He covered technology news for The Times from 2000 to mid-2005.

Doyle McManus

Doyle McManus has been a reporter for the Los Angeles Times in Washington, the Middle East and many other places for more than 40 years. Born in San Francisco, he’s a graduate of Stanford University.

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