Donald Trump continued to dominate the Republican race for US president by causing further controversies in the first debate.
The tycoon's refusal to rule out a third-party run drew boos from the audience on Thursday night.
And he stood by offensive comments he has made in the past about women.
The
10 candidates in Cleveland, selected by Fox News on the basis of recent
national polls, provided a frank and bruising exchange of views.
When
the debate ended, commentators immediately praised the performances of
Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Ohio Governor John Kasich.
But
former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker -
with Mr Trump among the frontrunners - failed to provide their
supporters with any stand-out moments.
"I don't have time for total political correctness," said Mr Trump, when asked about misogynistic remarks
Rand Paul attacked by Chris Christie for calling for surveillance curbs
all candidates condemned nuclear deal with Iran
Jeb Bush forced to defend his support for Common Core education
Mike Huckabee to abolish the Inland Revenue Service and department of education
join Isis and you sign your death warrant, said Ted Cruz
John Kasich said he would support and accept his daughter if she was gay
Mr Trump stumbled somewhat on his past support for a national healthcare system
On Thursday, the Democratic Party announced they will hold their first debate in Nevada in October, hosted by CNN.
Republican reaction - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News
Around
a thousand grassroots activists packed a ballroom in an Atlanta hotel
to watch tonight's Republican debate, and they went home thrilled with
the performance.
The verdict from the crowd wasn't difficult to
pick up. Moderates like John Kasich and Jeb Bush didn't do anything to
win them over - even eliciting boos on occasion - while conservative
darlings like Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio garnered positive reviews even if
they had limited opportunities to really shine.
Donald Trump was
generally seen as an amusing sideshow. "He's not a real Republican,"
said Tarya O'Neill from Madison, Wisconsin. "I hope people know that
now". Sandy Rabe of Cincinnati, Ohio, said she liked some of the things
he said, "but I hope he doesn't become president".
Rabe added
that she wished Carly Fiorina, the former business executive, had got a
chance to show her stuff on the stage. She is roundly considered to have
dominated the earlier debate among lower-tier candidates.
There
will be considerable pontificating and prognosticating after tonight,
but the one thing this campaign has shown so far is that conventional
wisdom and educated predictions are more often wrong than right. Five reasons Trump still tops polls Meet all the 2016 hopefuls
With
one of the largest Republican fields in recent years, seven other
candidates took part in an earlier debate that featured several attacks
on Mr Trump.
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry said he was running a
campaign based on celebrity, while former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly
Fiorina mocked him over his Clinton ties.
Influential figures at Fox News, including presenters Chris Wallace and Bill O'Reilly, declared Ms Fiorina the winner.
Ms Fiorina, the only female in the race, also slammed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, calling her a repeat liar.
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