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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the first Republican presidential debate Thursday in Cleveland. Bush touted his jobs record in Florida. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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It's All Politics

Fact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate

In the prime-time Republican presidential debate Thursday, the candidates bragged about their records as governors and in the private sector, but the facts didn't always add up.

Kurdish rebels in northern Syria walk near the devastated town of Kobani last November. The U.S. bombing campaign helped the Kurds push back the Islamic State from the area. But overall, the U.S. operation against ISIS in Iraq and Syria has shown only limited gains in the past year. Jake Simkin/AP hide caption

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After A Year Of Bombing ISIS, U.S. Campaign Shows Just Limited Gains

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A mural asserts local music pride in Bristol, Va., one of the stops along The Crooked Road — a trail that connects music venues through the mountains of the state. Desiré Moses hide caption

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Desiré Moses

We're Off To See Appalachia: The Crooked Road Links Rural Music Communities

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Roberto Olivera eventually went on to law school at the University of Southern California, and his mother was there to see him graduate. StoryCorps hide caption

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To Save Him, One Mom Told Her Son, 'Leave, And Do Not Look Back'

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks during the first Republican presidential debate Thursday in Cleveland. Bush touted his jobs record in Florida. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Fact Check: Candidates Don't Tell The Whole Stories In First Debate

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