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Consultant takes blame after Anthony Weiner campaign site shows Pittsburgh skyline, not NYC’s

Anthony Weiner’s campaign for New York City mayor got off to an energetic, but bumpy, start this week after his campaign website briefly featured an image of the wrong city’s skyline — instead of showing the Big Apple, the website featured a shot of beautiful Pittsburgh.  Full News here – FOXNews.com

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U.S. Senator Paul speaks during a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing in Washington

For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun

By Samuel P. Jacobs CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Seeking to raise money for the New Hampshire Republican Party, state chairwoman Jennifer Horn recently called the party's national boss, Reince Priebus, with a question: Could he get Rand Paul to visit? The request, and Paul's appearance here last Monday in a room packed with 500 [...]

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Anthony Weiner spotted filming a campaign ad amid rumors of NYC mayoral run

Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is apparently close to making his run for New York City mayor official. According to WNBC-TV, the former congressman was spotted filming what appeared to be a campaign ad on the front steps of his childhood home in Park Slope, Brooklyn, on Thursday. Weiner was joined by his wife, Huma Abedin, [...]

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Weiner Spotted Shooting Campaign Video

Anthony Weiner (D) “was spotted shooting a campaign-style video on the stoop of his childhood home in Brooklyn Thursday as he weighs whether to run for mayor,” NBC 4 New York reports. “The Democratic former congressman who resigned his seat two years ago amid a sexting scandal was wearing a shirt and tie and was [...]

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Weiner Struggles to Assemble Campaign Team

As former Rep. Anthony Weiner “prepares to roll out a long-shot bid for mayor, possibly as soon as next week, he is finding it difficult to attract prominent operatives, interviews suggest,” the New York Times reports. “Recruiting top talent is a perennial challenge in politics, but Mr. Weiner faces daunting obstacles.” “He is considering an [...]

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Campaign Aide Says Bachmann Knew of Payments to State Senator

The former chief of staff for the presidential campaign of Representative Michele Bachmann said in an affidavit released on Monday that the campaign made payments to an Iowa state senator to work on the campaign and that Ms. Bachmann supported the arrangement. Full News here – The Caucus

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In Va. governor’s race, it’s the Romney campaign in reverse

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HHS stages multimillion-dollar PR campaign to promote Obamacare

The federal agency charged with implementing the Affordable Care Act announced a multimillion-dollar public relations contract last week in order to convince people to join the program and keep it from collapsing, critics claimed.  Full News here – FOXNews.com

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The Caucus: Campaign Aide Says Bachmann Knew of Payments to State Senator

The former chief of staff for the presidential campaign of Representative Michele Bachmann said in an affidavit released on Monday that the campaign made payments to an Iowa state senator to work on the campaign and that Ms. Bachmann supported the arrangement.      Full News here – NYT > Politics

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Boehner rejects GOP campaign chief Walden’s Social Security comment

First Read: House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio, publicly distanced himself on Thursday from another member of his Republican leadership team who criticized a component of President Barack Obama’s budget having to do with entitlement reform. Full News here – NBCNews.com: More politics

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