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Here are the top moments from the GOP debate

In a rather civil debate that lasted over three hours Wednesday night, 11 top Republican candidates for the 2016 presidential primaries traded both jabs and compliments at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., while ripping both Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama.

Here are the best moments from Wednesday's debate, whose topics included everything from planned parenthood to marijuana:

"We don't need an apprentice in the White House"

 

Scott Walker, polling at 5% according to the latest CNN/ORC poll, ripped polling leader Donald Trump (32%), referring to the popular TV show Trump hosted from 2004 to 2015.

 

 

 

 Christie shifts focus to voters

From the beginning to the end of Thursday's debate, speaking directly to the voters seemed to be a theme for Chris Christie. The New Jersey governor, polling at just 1% in the latest CNN/ORC poll, started with his opening comments, asking CNN to "put the camera on the crowd, because this debate is about them, not me."

Later, while Trump and Carly Fiorina debated their track records as CEOs, Christie cut them off, calling the conversation "childish."

"For the 55-year-old construction worker out in that audience tonight who doesn't have a job, who can't fund his child's education, they could care less about your careers," Christie said. "They care about theirs."

 

 

Ted Cruz blasts Iranian Nuclear Deal

The U.S. Senator from Texas talked tough when asked why he didn't support President's Barack Obama's bombing of Syria, quickly deferring the topic to the Iranian Nuclear Deal.

"If you elect me as president, under no circumstances will a theocratic Ayatollah who chants 'Death to America' ever be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons."

 

"If I am elected president, on the very first day in office, I will rip to shreds the catastrophic Iranian Nuclear Deal."

 

Fiorina gets back at Trump

 

"I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said," Fiorina said.

 

Jeb Bush says he smoked marijuana in high school

When Rand Paul called out hypocrisy among politicians for "people who have one standard for others and not for themselves," Bush responded, admitting he smoked marijuana in high school back in the 1970s.

"We have a serious epidemic of drugs that goes way beyond marijuana..," Bush said. "It's important for the government to play a consistent role to be able to provide more treatment and more prevention.."

 

 

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