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Minnesota DFL leaders hope Clinton presidential campaign boosts other Democratic women

By Tom Scheck, Minnesota Public Radio News Days after Hillary Clinton announced she would run for president, many Democrats ...

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Clinton tries again in Iowa, now trying a different approach

MONTICELLO, Iowa — Hillary Rodham Clinton is searching for a second chance in the state that delivered the ...

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Clinton starts Iowa campaign with small-town meetings

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The big rallies and massive fundraising blitzes can wait for now. Fresh from a ...

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Christie has a lot to prove in N.H.

NEWARK, New Jersey — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has a difficult mission in his first extended visit ...

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Minn. GOP Party chair sparks a miniature social media storm

Legal documents from an anonymous emailer. Barbs traded on social media. An eleventh-hour candidate. It’s not quite an episode ...

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Parade of likely GOP presidential candidates to speak to NRA

NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The parade of potential Republican presidential candidates speaking at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention ...

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Rand Paul struggles with campaign

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina — Sen. Rand Paul’s first days as a presidential candidate have not gone as ...

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Marco Rubio, set to launch 2016 campaign, gets a super PAC

WASHINGTON — If he runs for president as expected, Sen. Marco Rubio will have a political committee ready ...

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As Clinton begins campaign, her super PAC plans to fold

ARLINGTON, Virginia — When Hillary Rodham Clinton announces her presidential campaign, as expected, more than a dozen people ...

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With message of change, Sen. Rand Paul prepares to enter White House race

WASHINGTON — Change? For sure. Hope? Maybe not so much. That’s Rand Paul’s approach to winning the White ...

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In Iowa, pastors hold sway in 2016 pres. race

DES MOINES, Iowa — Cary Gordon isn’t a political operative, a top dollar donor or an elected official. ...

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Discovering opinions through door knocking

Some people call it the key to winning an election; others call it a good way to meet ...

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Don’t like the candidates? Vote ‘None of the Above’

ST. PAUL — If a Minnesota state senator gets his wish, a faceless and nameless force would give ...

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Dayton bested rival in governor’s race

ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s campaign for governor last year was a bargain compared to the spending in the ...

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Mitt Romney ends flirtation with White House run

WASHINGTON — He insists he could win, but Mitt Romney has stepped out of the 2016 presidential contest ...

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