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Marco Rubio & Mike Huckabee move up in PPP national survey of GOP 2016 candidates

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker continues to have a national lead of Republican presidential candidates in a new Public Policy Polling survey, but Marco Rubio and Mike Huckabee have the most momentum in this new poll. Walker continues to lead the field nationally with 18 percent support, followed by Rubio at 13 percent, Huckabee and Ben Carson at 12 percent, Jeb Bush at 11 percent, Ted Cruz at 10 percent, 5 percent for Chris Christie, and 2 percent for Rick Perry. In…

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Jeb Bush inadvertently tells a Reno TV station he’s running for president

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Perhaps it was inadvertent, but Jeb Bush admitted what everyone has known for months — that he’s going to be an official candidate for the 2016 Republican Party nomination. “I’m running for president in 2016, and the focus is going to be about … how do you create high sustained economic growth, where more people have a chance to earn success,” Bush said in an interview with KRNV News in Reno, Nevada. “I will apply my record and the ideas that are…

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Marco Rubio promoting a strong military as part of foreign policy

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Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is outlining a foreign policy doctrine centered on aggressive use of U.S. power, boosting military spending and protecting the rights of minorities around the world. The Florida senator, who has staked out hawkish views on world affairs, is also directly warning Russia, China and Iran against “attempts to block global commerce,” according to excerpts of a speech scheduled Wednesday afternoon at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. In a wide-open Republican primary field,…

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Jeb Bush to blow off Iowa straw poll — and says he ‘misinterpreted’ question on Iraq

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Jeb Bush confirmed this afternoon that he will not be participating in the Iowa Straw poll taking place this August. The news became the biggest story of the political scene in the U.S. today, obscuring to a degree the controversy emanating from Bush’s unusual response to a question asked by Fox News’ Megyn Kelly regarding the invasion of Iraq that was broadcast on Monday night. In that interview, Bush told Kelly that even knowing in retrospect that Iraq did not possess so-called weapons…

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DNC pounces on Jeb Bush ‘mishearing’ Megyn Kelly question on Iraq

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Earlier this morning, we wrote that supporters/apologists for Jeb Bush might begin saying that he perhaps misheard the question about the Iraq war that Fox News Channel host Megyn Kelly asked him in an interview broadcast on Monday night. Now it’s actually happening. On Fox, Kelly asked in a very straightforward manner, “Knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion?” “I would have, and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody,” Bush said, “and so would have…

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In Jeb Bush campaign leadup, nonprofit plays larger role than previously thought

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A nonprofit linked to Jeb Bush plays a larger role in his political organization than previously believed, with several top policy advisers who could easily jump over to a likely presidential campaign, according to The Washington Post. Right to Rise Policy Solutions houses a minimum of four people — each knowledgeable in energy issues, foreign affairs and communications – as a nonprofit advocacy group able to raise unlimited funds. Many of those donations, from individuals and corporations, are shielded from the public.…

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Mitch Perry Report for 5.12.15 — Can Jeb Bush take back his response on Iraq?

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Are supporters/apologists for Jeb Bush now claiming Jeb Bush didn’t understand the question when Megyn Kelly asked him about the Iraq war? “Knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion?” The Fox News host asked Bush in a very straightforward way that aired last night on the FNC. “I would have, and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody,” Bush said, “and so would have almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.” Not…

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