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MarketWatch: CNN is changing its criteria for deciding the candidates who will participate in the main Republican debate later in this month, a shake-up that will likely allow former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina to join the prime-time debate following her recent bump in the polls. Under the new rules for the Sept. 16 debate, CNN will allow the top-10 candidates in an average of national polls between Aug. 7 and Sept. 10 to participate in the main debate.