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Jeb Bush Gives Obama ‘Credit’ on Iran; James Baker’s Influence at Work

Rand Paul may be “closest to Obama in his view on foreign policy,” as Dr. Charles Krauthammer put it on Tuesday, but he is facing stiff competition from Jeb Bush in that category.The former Florida governor praised Obama’s initial negotiating efforts with Iran on Tuesday, telling an audience in Denver that “we need to give him credit” for “bringing other people along and making it tougher.” The puzzling statement suggests the influence of James A. Baker III on the Bush campaign.

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Presidential Preview? Carly Fiorina Bashes Jerry Brown over Drought

Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO and possiuble Republican presidential candidate, recently blasted “liberal environmentalists” who are “willing to sacrifice other people’s lives and livelihoods at the altar of their ideology” during California’s water crisis.” Fiorina’s campaign is specifically targeting Governor Jerry Brown’s difficult political choices in handling the drought–with a possible view to undermining his own potential presidential campaign.

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Rand Paul Hopes for ‘Incremental Change’ for More Pro-Life Laws

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) made an appearance on Fox News Channel’s Hannity show on Tuesday evening, in a special interview filmed in Louisville, Kentucky, where he had announced he was running for president earlier in the day. During the interview, Paul reaffirmed his strong pro-life position.

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Rand Defends Indiana RFRA

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) defended Indiana’s RFRA law during an interview broadcast on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “I think what’s amazing to me is that it’s [RFRA] necessary…I think our Founders would be aghast that anyone would

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Rand: Cut Department of Commerce Budget 100%

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) said he “would cut every bit” of the Department of Commerce’s budget in an interview broadcast on Tuesday’s “Hannity” on the Fox News Channel. “We either do it [spending cuts] 1% across the board, or maybe

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Will: Rand Best Positioned to Attack WH ‘Caesarism’

Columnist George Will argued Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is “the candidate most apt to push back against the Caesarism that’s enveloped the presidency” on Tuesday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel. “His strengths are, among other things, that he

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Fiorina: Obama Is ‘Hopeless on Negotiations’

Carly Fiorina declared President Obama “hopeless on negotiations” on Tuesday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show.” “President Obama’s perhaps gravest mistake is when he took a victory lap in the Rose Garden around this framework of a deal. Because what he has signaled

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Halperin: ‘Establishment Is Afraid’ of Rand Paul

Bloomberg Politics Managing Editor Mark Halperin said “lot of the establishment is afraid” of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), in part because he “can be a formidable fundraiser” and “throws the sharpest, hardest elbows” on Tuesday’s “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. “They [Rand’s