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On The Clock: Trump Gets The Most Talking Time In Tonight's Debate

Republican presidential candidates participate in a CBS News GOP Debate in South Carolina.
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Republican presidential candidates participate in a CBS News GOP Debate in South Carolina.

With two contests down and the South Carolina primary only a week away, the six remaining Republican candidates took the debate stage Saturday night.

The debate, hosted by CBS News, featured lots of sparring between Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz. Who spoke the longest? As always, NPR had its stopwatch at the ready.

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Candidate speaking times after closing statements in Saturday's GOP debate ahead of the South Carolina primary.
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Candidate speaking times after closing statements in Saturday's GOP debate ahead of the South Carolina primary.

Barbara Sprunt is a producer on NPR's Washington desk, where she reports and produces breaking news and feature political content. She formerly produced the NPR Politics Podcast and got her start in radio at as an intern on NPR's Weekend All Things Considered and Tell Me More with Michel Martin. She is an alumnus of the Paul Miller Reporting Fellowship at the National Press Foundation. She is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., and a Pennsylvania native.