11:02pm: Full list of candidates and their self-chosen Secret Service code names:Christie: True HeartKasich: Unit One (lol)Fiorina: SecretariatBush: Ever-ReadyTrump: HumbleCarson: One NationRubio: GatorHuckabee: Duck HunterPaul: Justice Never SleepsCruz: Cohiba (like the Cuban cigar)Walker: Harley10:57pm: The candidates, visibly tired after nearly three hours of debate, are now fielding light-hearted questions. Jeb Bush says he would choose "Ever-Ready," "It's very high-energy, Donald," he says, referencing Trump's frequent jabs at Bush's "low energy" campaign.Here you go Twitter — Brandon Wall (@Walldo)September 17, 2015
10:55pm: As the debate draws to a close, the only mentions of race comes in response to who the candidates would put on the $10 dollar bill. Trump, Rubio, and Cruz all say they would put Rosa Parks on the bill. Jeb Bush suggests Margaret Thatcher. Huckabee nominates his wife.Are they just doing DVD extras now?
— Jason Mojica (@elmodernisto)September 17, 2015
10:50pm: Trump: "Autism is an epidemic. It has gotten totally out of control. I am in favor of vaccines but I want smaller doses over a long period of time."10:50pm: Paul, the second MD on the stage, weighs in on the issue, saying he is "all for vaccines but I'm also all for freedom."10:49pm: Carson, a retired pediatric neurosurgeon, tip-toes around vaccine question, saying that "multiple studies" show no link between autism and vaccines. On Trump's claims about vaccines and autims: "He can read about it if he wants to. I think he's an intelligent man."10:47pm: Fact Check: Multiple studies, including this one from Harvard, show that there is a strong evidence to support the connection between higher rates of homicide when there is increased availability of firearms. In Bush's home state of Florida, which has some of the loosest gun control laws in the country, evidence shows that gun murders have risen alongside the rise in gun ownership.10:46pm: Rubio: "I'm skeptical of the decisions the left wants us to make. They won't do a thing to lower the rise of the sea or stop the drought in California."Being married to — Olivia Becker (@obecker928)September 17, 2015
10:36pm: The candidates continue on the topic of drug legalization. Fiorina jumps in with a sobering personal anecdote about her own child dying from drug addiction, saying that marijuana is a gateway drug and "not the same that Jeb Bush smoked 40 years ago."10:35pm: Paul standing up for medical marijuana, criticizes Christie for making implicit threat to send in police to separate moms from kids in cases where parents administer pot as medicine.10:32pm: Bushsmoothly transitions from marijuana to heroin, bringing up the issue of controversial drug courts. Paul counters, calling Bush hypocritical and points out the racial disparities in drug sentencing laws. This is the first time that race has been brought up in the debate.Sorry Mom
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush)September 17, 2015
10:30pm: Paul asks who smoked pot in high school. "He was talking about me," Bush pipes up.
bush smoked weed— Colin Jones (@colinjones)September 17, 2015
10:21pm: Cruz on supporting Bush's nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court: "That was a mistake and I regret that."10:11pm: Fact check: Christie was not officially confirmed by the US senate until four months after 9/11, on December 20, 2001. He was sworn in as federal prosecutor the following year on January 17, 2002.10:05pm: Candidates discussing Russia's involvement in the Syrian war. Our story: Russia Just Parked Several Tanks at a Syrian Airfield, Pentagon Says10:04pm: Paul chimes in: "I made my career out of being opposed to the Iraq war."10:03pm: Candidates spar on the decision to invade Iraq. Bush, Paul, Carson and Trump scramble to explain how they would handle the Middle East situation knowing now what they knew in 2003. Christie, recalling a personal anecdote from when he was inaugurated the day after September 11, 2001, says he would have made the same decision as Bush to invade Afghanistan.10:02pm: Trump blames Bush's family for getting Obama elected and establishing a climate in which "Abraham Lincoln couldn't even get elected."Does anyone know… when will this debate finally end? — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders)September 17, 2015
9:36pm: Christie jumps in: "We don't want to hear about either of your careers. You're both successful people. Congratulations."9:34pm: Our discussion about how the US workforce is changing:9:30pm: More than one hour into the debate and the moderators pose the first question about the economy. The two former CEOs on the stage, Trump and Fiorina, spar with over each other's lack of experience. Fiorina cites her time as an executive at Hewlitt-Packard and says Trump is not equipped to run the US economy. Trump, stuttering, says Fiorina could not "run any of his companies."Huckabee: 'Look. Let's just remember what this — Mike Kalenderian (@ItsMikeKay)September 17, 2015
9:26pm: Our story: Ted Cruz and Immigration — from a Cuban Prison to an Iowa Parking Lot9:25pm: Cruz, a son of a Cuban immigrants, says he would triple enforcement at the border to stop illegal immigration. Rubio cites his Latino heritage and says US needs to deal with immigration issues with a three-pronged approach, one of the first concrete policy plans mentioned by any of the candidates in the debate.Amnesty is a dirty word in this — Olivia Becker (@obecker928)September 17, 2015
9:18pm: Dana Bash asks if Bush thinks Trump went too far when he suggested Bush's immigration policy was linked to his Mexican-American wife. Trump says he hears Bush's wife is a wonderful woman.9:16pm: Our stories: Unauthorized Immigrants Paid $100 Billion Into Social Security Over Last Decade, and Undocumented Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes to Fund Programs They're Banned From Using9:14pm: Trump vastly overstates how much illegal immigration costs America, saying it costs $200 billion a year. According to a 2010 study by Center for American Progress, deporting the entire population of undocumented in the US would cost $285 billion over five years.9:10pm: Trump fields question on immigration, defends his call to build wall on Mexico-US border, saying that "We have a country of laws." Christie says Trump's plan to deport 50,000 people a day is unrealistic with current law enforcement capabilities.None of you ladies is leaving this debate until Trump compliments EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU
— Justin Ling (@Justin_Ling)September 17, 2015
9:03pm: Christie recalls the time he defunded Planned Parenthood in New Jersey and takes a jab at Hillary Clinton. "Hillary Clinton believes in the systematic murder of children in the womb."8:59pm: The candidates turn to the subject of Planned Parenthood. Cruz says he is "proud to stand for life" and describes Planned Parenthood as a "criminal enterprise."It's true. Nobody ever mentions North Korea.
— Jason Mojica (@elmodernisto)September 17, 2015
8:58pm: Jason Leopold's story: Guantanamo Prisoners Get to Play Video Games in a Recliner — While Being Force-FedQuestions are getting specific. Donald Trump zoning out. — Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu)September 17, 2015
8:57pm: Huckabee complains about "accommodating" detainees in Gitmo by letting them grow beards, but not accommodating a Kentucky clerk who refuses to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.8:54pm: Ted Cruz can name three different terrorist groups. Refers to a cartoon he likes where Ayatollah Khomeini says "Death to all Americans," and John Kerry says "We'll meet you halfway." Not much laughter from the audience.GOP candidates ignore the principle of separation of church and state when discussing Kim Davis.
— Scott Staton (@scribable)September 17, 2015