WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a handful of high-profile defections, most Republican presidential candidates are still demanding changes to the GOP's coming debates. That's not to say they are speaking with one voice. The White House hopefuls have distinct, sometimes contradictory, strategies to score political points from the uproar.
Some, like Ted Cruz, are going after debate hosts to rally conservatives who despise the media. Others, such as Ben Carson, are organizing debate critics to help demonstrate leadership. A few, like Donald Trump, are breaking with the rest of the field to show they are not part of a herd. And there are those, including Lindsey Graham, who simply want to be part of the main event.
STATE HOUSE — Senators backing a bill that would establish penalties for transferring adopted children into new homes outside of the legal system expect the measure, which they described as a way to protect children from a form of human trafficking, to pass the Senate Thursday.
"What we're saying, and what I want to get through to people is, you are not going to be a part of a possible abuse of a child in any form," Sen. Jennifer Flanagan told reporters Wednesday. "You are not going to be able to hand off someone to someone with a checkered past."
