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Listeners comment on last night's CNN/Tea Party presidential candidates debate

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Coming up today we'll play back segments of last night's CNN/Tea Party debate at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. We'll hear answers to questions about Social Security, executive power, vaccines, military spending and foreign policy and health care. After that we'll take your phone calls.

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Last night in at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, eight Republican presidential candidates participated in the first CNN-Tea Party debate. More than 100 tea party groups attended. Candidates were fired up and ready to answer questions from the Tea Party, while seeking their support on their path to the White House.

For many conservat...