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Hugh Hewitt: Hillary Clinton Will Win the Presidency

On Adam Carolla’s Friday podcast, syndicated Salem radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt made an appearance to promote his new book, “The Queen: The Epic Ambition of Hillary and the Coming of a Second ‘Clinton Era.’” During that appearance, Carolla

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Iowa GOP Votes to Cancel Straw Poll

The Iowa Straw Poll had been a popular event for Republican activists in Iowa since 1979. It features music, food, and a fair-like atmosphere. It was a major fundraiser for the state Republican party, which would sell thousands of tickets, and a chance for presidential candidates to establish themselves as early frontrunners or for underdogs to gain traction.

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Ted Cruz Channels Paul Ryan: ‘A Lot of Misinformation’ on Obamatrade That ‘You Can Get on the Internet’

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, defended his decision to vote for Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that would fast-track the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) and Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA)—among other deals—during a Thursday interview with the Hugh Hewitt radio program.

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Scott Walker Pushes Obamatrade On Eve Of Vote

Despite staying largely silent on the issue—he’s quietly supported it for weeks, but hasn’t said anything at all in quite a long time—Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker crossed most conservatives by coming out in support of Obamatrade on Thursday evening in an interview with Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin.

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Boehner and Ryan’s TPA Spin Debunked: Don’t Need TPA to Read Obama’s Trade Deal

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) have both said passing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) to give President Obama fast-track authority to finish his trade negotiations on the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and the Trade in Services Act (TiSA) is the only way for Congress and the public to see what is in Obama’s trade deals

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Susan Page: NYT’s Stories Making Americans ‘Identify’ with Rubio

Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” USA TODAY’s Washington bureau chief Susan Page said The New York Times’ recent front-page stories criticizing Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), a candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, for his driving record and finances

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Christie: No ‘Trust’ for Obama with Trade Promotion Authority

This week at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH at the “Politics and Eggs Breakfast,” when asked about the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), a potential candidate for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, said, “If we had a president who I

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Bill Clinton Will Appear at Hillary Campaign Launch After All 

Despite the initial objections of some of Hillary Clinton’s advisers, Bill Clinton will appear with Hillary Clinton when she officially kicks off her presidential campaign Saturday on New York’s Roosevelt Island. Hillary Clinton’s advisers have been worried about the “unnecessary