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Rubio Book Tour Just Happening To Go Through Swing States

AP | KASIE HUNT | Posted 05.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is planning a swing-state summer bus tour that will also roll through South Carolina, the early p...

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Rubio Ally Could Hurt Future Ambitions

The New Republic | Posted 05.22.2012

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On April 19, Republican Senator Marco Rubio appeared at a policy breakfast in Washington....

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Thune Won't 'Foreclose Options' On Being Romney's Vice President

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- When asked Sunday whether he would accept an invitation to run as vice president on the ticket with presumptive GOP presidential nominee...

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Marco Rubio: Inspiring Leader, Bad VP Pick

Eli Lehrer | Posted 05.07.2012

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I think that it would be a mistake for Mitt Romney to pick him as his running mate in this election cycle. There are three reasons for this: first, the fit is bad, second, it's won't help Romney win; finally, Rubio isn't ready to be president.

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Santorum Comes In Surprising First In New Poll

Reuters | Posted 05.04.2012

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* Santorum has high name recognition, low favorability * Rubio popular with key Tea Party bloc * Low numbers for Paul Ry...

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Marco Rubio Admits 'Mistake,' Says 'It Looked Bad, Right?'

Posted 05.01.2012

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) addressed controversy that has swirled around his use of a Republican Party credit card while he was serving as Florida Hous...

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Rubio Calls For Bipartisanship In Foreign Policy Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) gave a major foreign policy address Wednesday at the Brookings Institution, the prominent liberal think tank, ...

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Rubio Under Police Protection After 'Credible Threat': Report

Posted 04.25.2012

A uniformed officer in a police cruiser sat outside Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-Fla.) Miami home Tuesday night, NBC Miami reports, although the lawmaker wa...

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Rubio Delivering 'Major' Speech

Posted 04.24.2012

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is giving what is being billed as a "major address" on foreign policy Wednesday at the Brookings Institution in Washington. ...

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Rubio Questioned Over Contraception Stance

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.13.2012

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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) defended his stance on contraception in an interview with a local Miami news station Thursday, following the defeat of an am...

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White House Attacks Rubio's 'Dangerous' Bill

AP | Posted 04.14.2012

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WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday legislation in the Senate that would give employers broad leeway to restrict coverage for contraception...

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Rubio's Troubles Could Keep Him From Getting VP Spot

Posted 03.27.2012

By David Adams He could be the Republican vice presidential candidate from central casting: telegenic, Hispanic and a fiscal conservative who h...

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HIGHLIGHTS: Spanish Sensation Impressive In NBA Debut

Posted 12.27.2011

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Perhaps the Minnesota Timberwolves should have been a part of the NBA's Christmas day spectacular. After all, has any fan base been waiting to play wi...

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My 2011 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.24.2012

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This year we turn to the Democrats to find the winner of Destined For Political Stardom. If Elizabeth Warren manages to wrest Teddy Kennedy's old Senate seat away from the Republican usurper, she will indeed be on the road to Democratic stardom.

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WATCH: Ricky Rubio Gets First Taste Of NBA

AP | Posted 11.21.2011

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DALY CITY, Calif. -- Spanish sensation Ricky Rubio still managed to get his first taste of NBA-caliber competition during the lockout. Rubio played S...

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Rubio Hits Back Against Accusations Surrounding His Parents' Origins

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.25.2011

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) responded to a Washington Post report alleging that he embellished details about his parents' emigration from Cuba on "The O...

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Coming To America

AP | JON KRAWCZYNSKI | Posted 08.01.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS — Ricky Rubio is coming to Minnesota after all. The Spanish point guard has agreed to join the Timberwolves next season, ending a t...

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Polls Show Crist Falling in Florida

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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New Senate polls released yesterday confirm the current standings in four states, but a new independent poll in Florida shows a bigger than average l...

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Marco Rubio Wins Florida GOP Senate Primary

AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JENNIFER KAY | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Rep. Kendrick Meek is the Democratic nominee for Senate, overcoming billionaire Jeff Greene's massive television and mail onsl...

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Marco Rubio's Argument: If Rachel Maddow Says I'm Wrong, Then I Must Be Right (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Florida GOP Senate candidate Marco Rubio is out with a new web video laying out the argument that his recently released "12 simple ideas to grow the e...

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Arizona's Immigration Law: Racial Profiling at Its Worst as 10 States Explore Copycat Legislation

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arizona's law is racial profiling at its worst, and it forces police officers who know better but are just doing their jobs to harass millions of innocent legal immigrants who have done absolutely nothing wrong.

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Friday Talking Points [122] -- Bikini Bottom Update

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since it's the Friday after month's-end, the new monthly unemployment numbers were released today. Which adds another bar to the "bikini bottom" char...

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Tea Partying's First Anniversary

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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One way or another the Tea Party's future prospects are likely to hinge on whether their decentralized nature turns out to be their strongest point, or their weakest.

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Florida GOP Staffer, Melanie Phister, Had $1.3 Million In Credit Card Charges

St. Petersburg Times | Adam C. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tea Party Excess?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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I'm not saying the Tea Party wackadoodles shouldn't be exposed by the Left, to show the lunacy and nastiness being openly displayed by some Tea Partiers. But it doesn't mean the movement itself is solely comprised of such gadflies.

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