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Drone Industry Worries About Privacy Backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans’ everyday lives, performing countless useful functions. A far cry from the killing machines...
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Sen. Rand Paul to Speak at Howard University
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is scheduled to speak on Wednesday at Howard University. Officials say that the senator’s speech will focus on the importance of outreach to young...
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Rand Paul Talks GOP, Black Voters at Howard University
WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday that Republicans face long odds in connecting with black voters and are often cast as unsympathetic to the needs of blacks and minorities — something...
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Rand Paul Considering 2016 Presidential Bid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he is considering a presidential campaign in 2016 but will not make a decision before next year. Paul says at a breakfast sponsored by The...
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Walker To Court Iowans, Stoke 2016 Talk
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Another year, another campaign. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year, his third race in four years. But the Republican’s courting of out-of-state...
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McCain Accuses Tea Party Colleagues Of Pushing Dems Too Far
WASHINGTON (AP) — A long-simmering feud between establishment Republicans and Tea Partyers broke into full view Thursday, with Sen. John McCain accusing younger colleagues of overplaying their hands...
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Rand Paul: ‘Here A Scandal. There A Scandal. Everywhere A Scandal.’
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell took political potshots Saturday at President Barack Obama, saying his expertise at “the blame game” allowed him to win re-election...
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Gallup: Christie More Favorable Among Dems Than GOP Voters
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – A new poll finds that Wisconsin representative and 2012 vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is the most popular politician among Republicans. In a Gallup poll of recent GOP...
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Senator Targets Military Law Over Sexual Assault
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who helped force the military to allow gays in its ranks, is determined to upend laws governing how the armed services handle an epidemic of sexual assaults. The...
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Congress Looks To Relax Mandatory Prison Terms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Every weekend, Cindy Martinson treks from her home in Mason City, Iowa, about 160 miles roundtrip to Waseca, Minn. She visits the federal prison there, where her daughter Mandy...
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Government Shutdown Splits Possible 2016 GOP Contenders
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Sen. Ted Cruz says he will fight “with every breath” to stop the health care overhaul, even if it means shutting down segments of the federal government. That approach,...
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Bipartisan Group Of Senators Push To End NSA Phone Surveillance
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators are unveiling legislation that would end the National Security Agency’s collection of millions of Americans’ phone records. Three Democrats — Ron Wyden,...
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Paul Sets Citation Rules Amid Plagiarism Claims
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is instituting new approval and citation rules for his staffers and researchers in the face of accusations that he plagiarized material from several...
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Poll: Jeb Bush Favorite Among Republicans To Run For President
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) — Republicans would like to see another Bush run for the White House. According to the latest CBS News/New York Times Poll, 41 percent of Republicans want to see former Florida...
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Rand Paul Says Conservatives Need A Bold Message
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Potential presidential contender Rand Paul says conservatives need a bold message to “hit those who haven’t been listening” and to keep their political movement growing. The...
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Tea Party-Backed Effort Fails To Unseat Boehner As Speaker
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Republicans assumed full control of Congress on Tuesday for the first time in eight years in a day of pomp, circumstance and raw politics beneath the Capitol Dome. Before the...
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Paul Touts ‘Reasonable’ Foreign Policy, ‘Very Strongly’ Considering 2016
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) – Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is touting several foreign policy issues as he now says he is “very strongly” looking at a run for president in 2016. Paul spoke with the “Howie Carr Show”...
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Rubio: ‘We’re Going To Build The Bomb’ For Iran At This Pace
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rand Paul is demonstrating how he could disrupt the Republican presidential field if he seeks the nomination, sparring with potential rivals over Iran, Cuba and the Pentagon’s budget...
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Hillary Clinton: ‘The Science Is Clear: Vaccines Work’
CAMBRIDGE, England (CBSDC/AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday parents should have some choice on whether to vaccinate their children, a position he’s taken before but one that drew a new...
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Expert: Paul, Christie ‘Paid A Price’ For Measles Comments
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — Vaccinations have become the topic du jour for potential presidential candidates after the latest measles outbreak has sickened more than 100 people in six states. The vaccination...
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Rand Paul On Vaccines, Thin Line Between Medicine And Politics
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As a medical doctor, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has a rare set of credentials at the intersection of science and politics. But the glare of the 2016 presidential race is searing,...
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Rand Paul: ‘Stop Obama’s Ammo Ban’
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) — A proposed federal ban on the manufacture and sale of popular ammunition for AR-15 semiautomatic rifles has prompted Sen. Rand Paul to urge supporters to fight back. The Bureau of...
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AP Source: Sen. Rand Paul Eyes April 7 To Announce Official White House Run
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul is set to make official a presidential bid that has long been expected, a senior adviser to the Kentucky Republican said Tuesday, pointing to April 7 as the kickoff...
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Reid Thanks Rand Paul For Dispensing ‘Expert Advice’ On Injured Eye
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid thanked likely Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky for dispensing “expert advice” on Reid’s injured right eye. “I really...
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John Bolton: ‘I Just Don’t Know What’s At Work’ In Rand Paul’s Mind
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, a Tea Party favorite and frequent antagonist of leaders of his Republican Party, is ready to test how much change voters want, both for their government and for...
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Where Rand Paul Stands On Issues
FRANKFORT, Ky. (CBSDC/AP) — A look at where Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who declared his candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination Tuesday on his website, stands on some issues: —...
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Paul Calls On Constitutional Amendment To Force Congress To Balance Budget,...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CBSDC/AP) — Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky entered the campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a declaration that he’s running for the White House to “take...
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New Hampshire GOP Voters Relish In Crowded Candidate Field: ‘The More The...
NASHUA, New Hampshire — For New Hampshire Republicans, the early days of the 2016 presidential campaign feel like an embarrassment of riches. The state’s notoriously fickle, independent-minded voters...
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Rand Paul: ‘Our Founding Fathers Would Be Mortified’ By NSA
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul lashed out against the federal government’s sweeping surveillance programs on Wednesday, staking an aggressive position on an issue already dividing...
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Rand Paul Faces Tough Questions From Orthodox Jewish Crowd
NEW YORK (AP) — Looking to woo New York’s Orthodox Jewish community, Republican presidential contender Rand Paul faced tough questions Monday about his support for Israel and his approach to foreign...
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Rand Paul Begins Filibuster On Senate Floor Against Patriot Act
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul took to the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon to filibuster against the reauthorization of the Patriot Act. “I’ve just taken the senate floor to begin a...
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6 Dem Senators Expressed Sympathy With Rand Paul’s NSA Complaints During His...
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The fate of the government’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records is unclear following an FBI warning, House-Senate disagreements and more than 10 hours of criticisms by...
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Rand Paul: Obama ‘Disingenuous’ About Ending NSA Bulk Collection
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., claims that President Barack Obama has been “disingenuous” about ending the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ phone records....
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Jindal Predicts Rand Paul Won’t Win GOP Race
WASHINGTON (AP)– Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul certainly raised hackles in his own party when he blamed the rise of the Islamic State group on Republican hawks, and perhaps none has...
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Surveillance Powers To Lapse Without Senate Action Sunday
WASHINGTON (AP) — A midnight deadline drew near for senators meeting in an extraordinary Sunday session to extend surveillance programs, but a lapse seemed unavoidable and intelligence officials...
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McConnell Accuses Paul Of ‘Campaign Of Disinformation’
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The National Security Agency lost its authority at midnight to collect Americans’ phone records in bulk, after GOP Sen. Rand Paul stood in the way of extending the fiercely...
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2016 Candidates Rake In Massive Money With Merchandise
WASHINGTON (CBS DC) — Marco Rubio has “Marco Polos,” Ted Cruz has “Cruzies” and Hillary Clinton has $25 “future voter” onesies for children – all products representing 2016 presidential candidates....
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Christie: Rand Paul Should Be In Front Of Congress If There’s Another Terror...
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie believes his Republican presidential rival Sen. Rand Paul should be blamed if there’s another terror attack on the United States. Christie railed...
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Rand Paul: I’m Ready To ‘Mix It Up’ In Tonight’s Debate
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is ready to take the gloves off at tonight’s Republican presidential debate. Speaking to “CBS This Morning” on Thursday, the GOP presidential candidate...
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Preview: Republican Presidential Candidates’ Approaches to Tuesday’s Debate
WASHINGTON — Nine Republicans hopefuls meet Tuesday in the next prime-time presidential debate, with a familiar slate of candidates looking to wrangle over what to do about the threat of terrorism and...
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