Election

In this photo taken Friday, July 10, 2015 a sign in the center of town acknowledges the town was na...
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New Hampshire presidential towns largely ignored in campaign

All presidential candidates want to get to Washington, D.C. But what about Washington, New Hampshire?
9 years ago
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Clinton focuses on GOP at first primary face-off of 2016

Hillary Rodham Clinton avoided any mention of her primary opponents in the first Democratic face-off of the 2016 presidential campaign, opting instead to focus her fire on an expanding field of would-be Republican contenders.
9 years ago
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Bush, Walker, Trump criticize gun ban in recruiting offices

Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Donald Trump called Friday for an end to a ban on service members carrying guns in military recruiting offices.
9 years ago
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush hugs Barbara Suber, of Sparks, Nev., following a town ha...
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Bush, Walker call for allowing guns in recruiting offices

Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Scott Walker called Friday for an end to a ban on service members carrying guns in military recruiting offices.
9 years ago
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Jeb Bush: Allow guns in military recruiting offices

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Friday that a ban on carrying guns in military recruiting offices should be lifted.
9 years ago
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Democrats meet for first 2016 face-off in Clinton’s shadow

With Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa for the first face-off of the 2016 campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton promised to continue the work of the man she hopes to succeed in the White House.
9 years ago
Republican presidential candidate Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks with a staffer as he arrives at...
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Walker wants to lift gun ban at military recruiting offices

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says a ban on carrying guns at military recruiting centers should be eliminated.
9 years ago
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Warren urges 2016 candidates to fight ‘revolving door’

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday pressed the 2016 presidential contenders to curb the influence of Wall Street banks, as she seeks to leave her imprint on the agenda of Hillary Rodham Clinton and rest of the Democratic field.
9 years ago
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Clinton spends $7.7 million for her first 2016 ads

Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign says it has bought $7.7 million worth of television air time in early primary states, making its first ad buy of the 2016 election.
9 years ago
FILE – In this July 16, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Wisconsin Gov. Sc...
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For candidates, revoking Iran deal easier to pledge than do

Unhappy with President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran? Republicans running for the White House are vowing to rescind the agreement, some on their first day in office.
9 years ago
FILE – In this Nov. 23, 2014 file photo, host Pitbull speaks on stage at the 42nd annual Amer...
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Pitbull to Trump: ‘I’m a Latino first, I support our people’

Pitbull is the latest star to take a bite out of Donald Trump.
9 years ago
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Wisconsin court ruling may reshape state political landscape

Political observers say a court decision ending an investigation into the activities of Republican Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign could transform Wisconsin elections. They say it likely enables closer ties between candidates and organizations that support them and could lead to more targeted advertising and even favorable legislation for the groups.
9 years ago
n In this July 15, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., presid...
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GOP sees Iran nuke deal as chance to cultivate Jewish voters

Seizing on Israeli opposition to President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, Republicans are working to cultivate Jewish voters, reasoning that a small shift in the margins could help them in battleground states like Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
9 years ago
FILE – In this June 23, 2007, file photo, then U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York, ...
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Hillary Clinton returns to Arkansas, now behind GOP lines

As she ramps up her presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton is returning this weekend to a state that's part of her home territory -- a place she's so well known her name adorns landmarks including the national airport and a children's library.
9 years ago
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, puts on his seat belt getting into...
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Jeb Bush takes Uber to San Francisco startup

It wasn't quite hipster Jeb Bush who arrived at a San Francisco startup-- via ride-share service Uber-- but the Republican presidential contender did his best Thursday to show he's not part of what he called the ho-hum stagnation of Washington.
9 years ago
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Socialist Sanders on low end of earners among candidates

As you might expect of a candidate who labels himself a Democratic socialist, Bernie Sanders is at the low end of earners among candidates for president in 2016.
9 years ago
Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, gestures while speaking during a v...
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Hedging bets in 2016: Some donors give to Bush and Clinton

John Catsimatidis, a Manhattan grocery chain owner, gave as much money as allowed to Hillary Rodham Clinton's Democratic primary campaign. Two months later, he gave the same amount, $2,700, to Jeb Bush, her would-be Republican challenger.
9 years ago
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Martin O’Malley finances: Solid pensions, modest assets

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O'Malley's time in public office in Baltimore and Maryland has left him with limited assets but valuable public pensions, according to new financial and tax records O'Malley released Wednesday.
9 years ago
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Walker jabs Clinton in New Hampshire stop

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state left many parts of the world more "messed up" than they were before she took over as America's top diplomat.
9 years ago
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Democratic presidential hopeful Chafee worth at least $38M

Democratic presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee and his wife earned up to $4.4 million in income in 2014 and he and his wife had property and investments worth at least $38 million, according to a federal financial disclosure filed this week.
9 years ago
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Clinton proposes tax breaks for corporate profit-sharing

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says high college loan interest rates are a drag on the U.S. economy. She's promising proposals that would allow students to refinance their loans.
9 years ago
FILE – In this July 13, 2015 file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks to supporters as ...
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A primer on Wisconsin court ending Walker campaign probe

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to end a so-called John Doe investigation of Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign clears a potential obstacle in his Republican presidential bid and has far-reaching implications for the state's campaign finance laws.
9 years ago
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie criticizes the nuclear accord brokered by President Barack Obama&#82...
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Christie offers proposals to alter criminal justice system

Presidential candidate Chris Christie said Thursday that nonviolent drug offenders should have a better shot at rebuilding their lives and he wants to mend relations between communities and their police forces.
9 years ago
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie criticizes the nuclear accord brokered by President Barack Obama&#82...
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Christie offering proposals to alter criminal justice system

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is calling for changes in the criminal justice system, seeking in part to give nonviolent drug offenders a better shot at rebuilding their lives and to improve frayed relations between communities and police.
9 years ago