WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- All but two of the seven leading GOP presidential hopefuls have declined to participate in a debate in Iowa moderated by real estate mogul Donald Trump.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota Thursday said they would not take part -- leaving only former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania to participate in the debate, scheduled for Dec. 27.