Nikki Haley fights off rival attacks in final Republican debate

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“That math does not add up. It adds up to the fact that you are corrupt.” The rivals are vying to emerge as the chief alternative to Mr Trump who was absent from the debate on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT), and maintains a commanding lead in opinion polls for the Republican presidential nomination. Ms Haley, a former South Carolina governor, received fresh support in the lead-up to the debate from the likes of billionaire donors the Koch brothers, LinkedIn founder and Democrat Reid Hoffman and JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon, who told Wall Street last week: “I urge you, help...