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GOP candidates embrace 'happy hour' debate
Carly Fiorina speaks at the Voters First Forum, held at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on Aug. 3, 2015. (CJ Gunther, European Pressphoto Agency) The Republican presidential candidates left out...
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Zingers: GOP candidates drop their best one-liners
Some of the best one-liners from Thursday’s GOP debate in Cleveland: Mike Huckabee (Mandel Ngan, Getty Images) Mike Huckabee We’ve been talking about a person high in polls but doesn’t know how to...
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Life on the FitBit trail: 2016 candidates and their exercise routines
The fattening food — corn dogs, ice cream and deep-fried Snickers bars — that politicians confront on the campaign trail are enough to undermine anyone’s fitness goals. To combat all the extra...
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20 memorable political moments at the Iowa State Fair
A visitor casts a vote with a kernel of corn for presidential candidate Carly Fiorina at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 20, 2015, in Des Moines. (Paul Sancya, AP) Twenty presidential candidates made the...
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Repeat feat: Santorum soon will bag 99 counties in Iowa
Rick Santorum tours the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption on Aug. 23, 2015, in West Bend, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall, AP) Republican Rick Santorum’s campaign says a big moment will arrive soon — he...
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Which 2016 GOP candidate trumps the others in Jeopardy mentions?
Alex Trebek speaks during a rehearsal before a taping of Jeopardy! Power Players Week at DAR Constitution Hall on April 21, 2012, in Washington. (Kris Connor, Getty Images) Eric Ostermeier of Smart...
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Santorum is first 2016er to hit all 99 counties in Iowa
Rick Santorum tours the Shrine of the Grotto of the Redemption on Aug. 23, 2015, in West Bend, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall, AP) ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa — Rick Santorum is the first presidential candidate this...
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For the Record: A debate boost for Fiorina, while O'Malley keeps up the fight
Only 433 more shopping days until we elect the 45th president of the United States. For reference, it took 115 days for the Constitutional Convention to create the United States. So if our math is...
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How to watch the Reagan Library Republican debate
A photographer takes a picture of the stage before the debate at the Ronald Reagan presidential library on Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif. (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images) The Republican...
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Round 2: Republicans break out their best one-liners for second debate
The candidates were fired up for the second round of GOP debates, set in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Here are some of their best zingers from the night: CARLY FIORINA...
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Jindal, Santorum: Not dropping out despite Walker's comments
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks at the Iowa Faith& Freedom Coalition forum held on Sept. 19, 2015, in Des Moines. (Steve Pope, Getty Images) Following the exit of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker...
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For the Record: It's not a race 'til the feds show up
Despite the doomsayers’ predictions, it’s looking increasingly likely that a giant asteroid will not strike earth and release us from having to watch a dozen-plus more presidential debates. We’re still...
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For the Record: Pope, polls and Planned Parenthood
Pope, polls and Planned Parenthood – today’s news from the presidential campaign is brought to you by the letter P. It’s also brought to you by the number 129 – as in, there are still 129 more days...
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For the Record: Joe Biden, CNN's puppetmaster
Best-laid plans, eh? CNN is begging Joe Biden to show up for the first Democratic debate, and the best they can get from him is “I still don’t know what I’m doing that night.” Automatic legacy bid Jeb...
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Underdogs in GOP presidential race fight for spot on debate stage
The Republican presidential candidates at the Reagan Library debate. (Associated Press). WASHINGTON — There is growing anxiety among some GOP presidential campaigns that the rules for the next...
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For the Record: Bring on the wild cards
If presidential campaigns are entering the fall doldrums, why not shake things up? Let’s rap about issues and find some wild card candidates to talk about. Why not? Kanye West, presidential...
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For the Record: Evade campaign reform laws by using this one weird trick
Like the computer in WarGames, political action committees rapidly are learning new and exciting ways to circumvent campaign reform laws. Brief summary of how we got here, if you’re just getting up to...
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For The Record: We'd like to nominate ourselves for House speaker
Kevin McCarthy dropped out of the race for speaker of the House on Thursday, throwing everything into disarray and taking away our chance to see the ever-tan John Boehner on The Tonight Show. Now...
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Iowa activist calls for GOP to change debate criteria
Republican presidential candidates take the stage for the first primary debate at the Quicken Loans Arena on Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland. (John Minchillo, AP) An Iowa Christian conservative leader is...
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For the Record: Sanders dials it up to 10
Happy Monday, FTR readers! What did you get up to this weekend — Attend a religious campaign forum? Pore over Donald Trump’s last will and testament? Or just rage about everything? Here’s what we got...
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