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Granite State paper, grassroots organizers force Feb. 4 Democratic debate outside DNC

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Another televised Democratic presidential debate is now planned for New Hampshire next week, organized outside the usual coordination of such debates by the Democratic National Committee. TheĀ Feb.Ā 4 prime-time debate will be held five days before that state’s primary, and is expected to include all three Democratic candidates. Hosted by the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper, the event will be broadcast on MSNBC and moderated by MSNBC personalities Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow, the Union Leader announced Tuesday afternoon. Some details…

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Jeb Bush defends his super PAC attacks against Marco Rubio

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Jeb Bush on Wednesday defended the multimillion-dollar TV ad campaignĀ that hisĀ super PAC backing him has unleashed onĀ Marco RubioĀ this week. Two new ads produced by the Bush super PAC Right to Rise that areĀ airing in the early primary statesĀ depict RubioĀ as “just another Washington politician”Ā who has repeatedly changed his mind on immigration. “Marco Rubio and his own campaign has attacked me, has attackedĀ Ted Cruz, has attackedĀ Chris Christie,Ā so let’s don’t try to feel like that anybody’s a victim here,” Bush said on MSNBC’s…

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Once again, Alan Grayson violates ethics rules, using House committee clip in campaign ad

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Alan GraysonĀ simply doesnā€™t get it: mixing a campaign with his official duties in Congress is a violation of ethics rules. Because if he does “get it,” how will Grayson explain his latest campaign ad? The Orlando congressman, in a new TV commercial for his U.S. Senate campaign, offers testimonials from high-profile liberals such as Michael Moore and Martin Sheen, plugging his ā€œcourage and leadership,ā€ as well as a propensity to ā€œspeak his mind.ā€ So far, so good. Also featured in…

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Jeb Bush says Donald Trump ‘doesn’t have a plan’

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Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says front-runnerĀ Donald Trump didn’t come off as a strong leader on national security issues during Tuesday night’s debate. Bush appeared via satellite linkĀ on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program on Wednesday morning. The candidates participated in the fifth GOP debate, hosted by CNN, in Las Vegas. “We got to talk about substantive issues, about the future of our country and how we can keep our country safe and secure, and it was a…

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Showtime starting a weekly series on campaign

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Showtime is jumping into politics, announcing Tuesday that it will air a weekly documentary series giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the 2016 presidential campaign. “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” will premiere the week before the Iowa caucus, which is scheduled for Feb. 1. Showtime has not yet determined its weekly airtime. Showtime is making it together with Bloomberg Politics, and it will be hosted by that company’s Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, along with campaign…

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Josh Earnest gives props to Obama administration for Paris attacks response

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White House Press Secretary Josh EarnestĀ creditedĀ President Barack Obama‘s “early investment in our military and our intelligence” that put the French “in a position to carry out this kind of response” to last week’s Paris attacks. Earnest spoke Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program. “The United States and France has been for some time working to deepen our military and intelligence cooperation when it comes to Syria,” Earnest said. “And we have done that and we followed through on that. “And…

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David Axelrod to speak in St. Pete tonight

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David Axelrod, senior adviser for Barack Obamaā€™s two successful presidential campaigns, will speak in St. Petersburg this Friday night at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, in an address sponsored by the Poynter Institute and the Association of Opinion Journalists. Since leaving politics after the 2012 election, Axelrod has become a professional political pundit, initially for MSNBC and now with CNN, where he moved to this past September. In addition, he also serves as the director of Institute in Politics at…

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