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Carly Fiorina says she is the leader the world needs in a time of terror

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If you’ve followed any of the stump speeches of the 15 Republican candidates still standing in the race for the presidential nomination, you know that everyone of them spends considerable time criticizing what they call the fecklessness of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton‘s foreign policy. So in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Paris apparently committed by the Islamic State on Friday, most of the candidates who appeared at the Republican Party of Florida’s Sunshine Summit on Saturday in…

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Carly Fiorina’s career as tech CEO is still a matter of debate

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Ten years after GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina was unceremoniously fired from her job as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, her tumultuous business career is still the subject of heated discussion. Even as she enjoys a surge in momentum after last week’s Republican debate, Fiorina is facing more jibes about her tenure at HP. Rival candidate Donald Trump declared her time there “a disaster,” after Fiorina boasted of HP’s growth and the “tough choices” she made as CEO. The truth is,…

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Carly Fiorina digital ad highlights ‘momentum’ in Iowa

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Carly Fiorina released the first digital ad in her race to be the Republican presidential nominee. The 90-second spot, titled “Momentum,” mentions the “early buzz” for the former Hewlett-Packard CEO as she becomes the only female candidate in a crowded GOP field. “We need leadership in the White House now that will unlock the potential of this great nation by changing the order of things in Washington, D.C.,” Fiorina says in a statement. “Challenging the status quo.” The ad, produced by the Carly…

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Carly FIorina says there’s no difference between same-sex marriage and civil unions

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According to a 1997 GAO report, civil marriage brings with it at least 1,138 legal protections and responsibilities from the federal government, including the right to take leave from work to care for a family member, the right to sponsor a spouse for immigration purposes, and Social Security survivor benefits. According to GLAD (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders), civil unions bring few if any of those legal protections. But to Carly Florina, civil unions give same-sex couples all the rights that they should need…

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Carly Fiorina says too many Americans have “flat, hopeless look”

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Call her the anti-Hillary. Carly Fiorina is the only woman considered a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for president in the current field. She presented a refined performance Saturday before hundreds of New Hampshire Republicans in the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua. “Hilary Clinton must not become president of the United States,” Fiorina said in her speech, hardly a novel concept among speakers at this forum. “I was asked this morning on Fox News about…

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Carly Fiorina to speak in Tampa, announce statewide event to empower women

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Author, executive and political pundit Carly Fiorina will be in the Bay Area next week to discuss empowering women leaders at a downtown Tampa luncheon. Fiorina, who served as CEO of Hewlett-Packard until 2005, is actively exploring a prospective Republican presidential White House run in 2016. The Women’s Conference of Florida event, sponsored by Laser Spine Institute, is Thursday, March 19, from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Hotel Floridian in Tampa. In 2014, Fiorina launched the Unlocking Potential Project, a PAC with a…

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