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GOP suspends partnership with NBC News for February debate

Published on October 30, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Associated Press

The Republican National Committee says it’s suspending its partnership with NBC News and its properties and won’t allow the network to co-host a presidential primary debate scheduled for February. The letter from RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to NBC News chief Andrew Lack comes after this week’s heavily criticized debate on CNBC. Priebus says the CNBC debate did not focus on economic issues as promised, and that candidates were asked questions that “were inaccurate or downright offensive.” NBC News, in a…

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Matt Corrigan on Jeb Bush: “I think he’ll fight to the end”

Published on October 29, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Melissa Ross

Reports of Jeb Bush’s demise are premature, says the man who wrote the book on his tenure as Florida governor. “As someone who has written about him, what I will say is, he is not a quitter. He is a fierce competitor. I think he’ll fight to the end,” author and University of North Florida professor Matt Corrigan said Thursday. Corrigan’s “Conservative Hurricane“ is a well-regarded look at Bush’s time in Tallahassee. He concedes that after Wednesday night’s CNBC debate,…

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NextGen Climate to Air new TV and digital ads GOP Debate

Published on October 27, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

With the emphasis on the economy, the GOP presidential candidates may actually field a question or two on their thoughts on climate change in Wednesday night’s debate. Just in time for the Boulder experience, NextGen Climate has announced that they will air an ad on broadcast and digital platforms during the debate, calling on our next president to lead the world on climate change action and lay out a plan to achieve more than 50 percent clean energy by 2030.…

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Rand Paul takes on GOP critics over going to war

Published on April 18, 2015 in Top Headlines by Mitch Perry

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul has made his brand as not being your typical Republican. While he positions himself to seek the GOP presidential nomination, though, he’s found himself in a difficult stance balancing his isolationist views versus a public alarmed about combating terrorism. The Kentucky physician attempted that Saturday morning in Nashua, N.H., on Day Two of the GOP candidates’ weekend summit. He emphasized “If we want to protect and continue our prosperity at home, we have to defend ourselves.”…

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