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Top Joe Biden aide lays out potential 2016 platform

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Vice President Joe Biden would run an optimistic and unscripted “campaign from the heart” based on restoring middle-class opportunity, one of his top political advisers said Thursday, laying out for the first time the argument Biden would make if he runs for president. Former Delaware Sen. Ted Kaufman, one of Biden’s closest political advisers, said Biden would soon make a decision about whether to enter the race. In an email obtained by The Associated Press, Kaufman asked former staffers to…

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Hillary Clinton’s strong debate is general election warning for GOP

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Hillary Rodham Clinton’s polished performance in the first Democratic debate did more than send a message to her primary rivals. It was a warning to the chaotic Republican field about her likely strength in a general election. Clinton solidified her shift toward more liberal positions on trade, gun control and immigration, but still stayed largely in step with the battleground state voters she’ll need in November 2016. She also positioned herself as heir to the coalition of women, Hispanics and…

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Ready to debate: A guide to the Democratic 2016 candidates

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The Republican presidential contest has been aflutter for months, but now it’s time for the Democrats to spread their wings before a big national audience. Their first debate is Tuesday night on CNN. Grab your binoculars and bring along this field guide to the candidates. ___ HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON Key features: Nearly everybody recognizes her. She’s the only candidate who’s lived in the White House already, as first lady. A quick sketch: — Daughter of a fabric store owner and…

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Democratic debate a breakout chance for Martin O’Malley, others

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Stuck far behind Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Martin O’Malley needs a breakout moment in the party’s first debate to catch up to the front-runners. And he knows it. “This will really be the first time that nationally voters see that there’s more than one alternative to this year’s inevitable front-runner, Secretary Clinton,” O’Malley said. “It’s a very, very important opportunity for me to not only present my vision for where…

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Hillary Clinton has edge in Nevada, site of Dems’ first debate

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When the Democratic candidates for president take the stage for their first debate this week in Nevada, they’ll do so in a state that serves as a reminder of why Hillary Rodham Clinton is the front-runner for the nomination. One of the first four states to cast ballots in the presidential contest, Nevada is home to large communities of immigrants — many who have only recently arrived in the U.S. When combined with the state’s baroque caucus system, which is…

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Hillary Clinton slams Benghazi committee in TV interview, ad

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Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday lashed out at the special House committee investigating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, calling it a partisan political exercise designed to “exploit” the deaths of four Americans. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy‘s recent comments that the Benghazi panel can take credit for her diminished public standing prove Republicans are going after her for political reasons, Clinton said in a televised interview. The Democratic presidential front-runner told NBC’s “Today” show that if she were president,…

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Carly Fiorina’s campaign includes the rare job: “body woman”

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In her six months working for Carly Fiorina, Rebecca Schieber has learned to always have a Sharpie pen handy for autographs. She’s found ways to order the right vegetable-loaded meals on the road and become an expert at whisking her boss out of a room. She’s still working on keeping the candidate’s favorite “crunchy gum” in her bulging bag. Fiorina’s Republican presidential campaign has served as a whirlwind political education for the 22-year-old, who graduated from Northwestern University in the…

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