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Jeb Bush hits New England annual ‘Politics & Eggs’ forum on April 17

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New Hampshire hosts all-but-announced presidential candidate Jeb Bush at the annual “Politics & Eggs” breakfast held by the New England Council. Bush will speak Friday, April 17, from 8-9:30 a.m. at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, Saint Anselm College in Manchester, NH. Politics & Eggs is the premier forum for local leaders to hear from presidential hopefuls as they visit the Granite State to campaign for early support, taking advantage of its unique status as the nation’s first primary…

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Budget impasse continues as time ticks away on regular session

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No progress has been made to bridge the $4 billion-plus gap between the House and Senate’s proposed spending plans as the Legislature closes in on completing the sixth week of session. But Senate President Andy Gardiner and House Speaker Steve Crisafulli didn’t seem worried that the impasse could throw the chambers into overtime.  At least not yet. Meanwhile, talk about why Low Income Pool negotiations broke down and who is responsible for the discord has ratcheted up with both the…

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Jeb Bush adds veteran Hispanic operative Emily Benavides to bolster outreach

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Jeb Bush hired veteran operative Emily Benavides to help bolster Hispanic outreach in his likely presidential campaign. Benavides joins Right to Rise PAC as communications adviser and spokesperson specializing in Hispanic media. This would then become a senior position in a potential campaign, reports Adrian Carrasquillo for BuzzFeed News. “I’m excited to join Governor Bush’s team,” Benavides told BuzzFeed in an email. “I look forward to communicating Governor Bush’s conservative ideas for greater economic growth and opportunity for all Americans.”…

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Monmouth University poll shows wide-open 2016 GOP field, with Jeb Bush on top

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The big news in presidential politics today is Rand Paul’s official entry into the presidential campaign, making him only the second Republican to formally enter the contest, joining Ted Cruz. Marco Rubio is scheduled to join them next week by announcing his candidacy in Miami. At the same time a new poll published by Monmouth University in New Jersey shows that there is hardly a consensus favorite this early out for the 2016 race. Florida Gov. Jeb Bush leads at 13 percent. He’s followed…

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Jeb Bush claims ‘Hispanic’ on 2009 voter registration form

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Few can argue that Jeb Bush has qualities that could appeal to Hispanic voters. Bush speaks fluent Spanish; his wife, Columba, is from Mexico. He spent a couple years in Venezuela, taking up the people and culture. Although Bush was born in Texas, a member of one of America’s leading political families, the former governor can go overboard with Spanish-speaking voters, by claiming he is actually Hispanic. According to Alan Rappeport of The New York Times, Bush identified as Hispanic…

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Hoping to ride Jeb’s 2016 coattails, S.V. Dáte leaves NPR

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Shirish “S.V.” Dáte, the former Tallahassee bureau chief of the Palm Beach Post, is stepping down as editor of the Washington Desk at National Public Radio. Dáte  will cover the White House for National Journal, as well as Jeb Bush‘s all-but-announced campaign. “Thanks, all, for the kind words. I’m thrilled to be joining National Journal and getting back to writing full time. Can’t wait to start!” he tweeted. “Psyched to welcome @svdate to @nationaljournal,” tweeted NJ editor-in-chief Tim Grieve. The Atlantic‘s Bob Cohn adds,…

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Even before presidential launch, Marco Rubio has built nationwide money machine

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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who is likely to formally declare his intention to run for president later this month, already has built an operation that brought in cash from all corners of the nation and banked more money than similar congressional fundraising operations. It’s a good start for the Republican from West Miami, Fla., if he expects to compete in a crowded GOP field that will kick off its 2016 presidential race 10 months from now in Iowa and New…

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