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    Ron Paul’s Back!

    After blocking Ron Paul from Sunday's debate, FOX News adjusted the cutoff standards to be either a fifth-place finish in New Hampshire primary or  to have at least five percent in national polls. The first criterion allows Paul in. The second admits Thompson. Sounds like the result of some backroom negotiations, especially after the Internet practically exploded at Paul's exclusion.

About Christopher Beam

  • Christopher Beam is a Slate political reporter.
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