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Election2016

In this Oct. 22, 2002, file photo former first lady Barbara Bush makes a point as she campaigns for her son, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla. Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush's presidential library, Barbara Bush is brushing aside talk of her son Jeb running for president in 2016. When asked how she felt about it she told NBC's "Today" show, Thursday, April 25, 2013, "We've had enough Bushes." (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

Barbara Bush on Jeb run: 'We've had enough Bushes'

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush's presidential library Thursday, former first lady Barbara Bush brushed aside talk of a Jeb Bush run for the White House in 2016...
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Dr. Ben Carson during the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center at National Harbor, Md., on Saturday, March 16, 2013. (Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)

Why Ben Carson wasn't ready for prime-time

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Carson could have smoothly entered politics in a number of ways, from appearing on television shows to talk about health care to getting himself in position to be tapped for a post in a Republican administration if the GOP wins back the White House in 2016...
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Waka Flocka attends Heineken Red Star Access Atlanta featuring Trey Songz, Kendrick Lamar and DJ MLK hosted by Affion Crockett at Opera Nightclub on August 26, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images for Heineken)

Waka Flocka running for president?

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT -Rapper Waka Flocka Flame has decided to extend his reach beyond music and hopes to have a bigger impact on the nation by running for the 2016 presidential election -- or so he says on Twitter...
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Citizens wait in a long line to vote in the presidential election at Community House November 6, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Electoral vote split plans face GOP backlash

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theGRIO REPORT - Republican-backed plans to make electoral voting in swing states like Michigan, Virginia, Ohio and Florida proportional has had progressives and civil rights groups nervous for weeks...
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President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walk away from the podium during the Transfer of Remains Ceremony for the return of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Libyan embassy employees at Joint Base Andrews September 14. 2012 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Stevens and the three other embassy employees were killed when the consulate in Libya was attacked September 11. (Photo by Molly Riley-Pool/Getty Images)

Obama's powerful embrace of Hillary Clinton

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - President Obama's enthusiastically praised and championed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a joint interview Sunday night, sending what amounted to direct signals to his supporters...
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FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2013 file image taken from video and provided by CBS, President Barack Obama, center, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speak with ”60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft, left, in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington. The interview will air Sunday, Jan. 27 during the “60 Minutes” telecast on CBS. (AP Photo/CBS, File)

Obama and Clinton talk 2016 race

Phillip Elliott, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama lauded Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as one of his closest advisers and said their shared vision for A…

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Bobby Jindal: Republicans must change everything

Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - The governor of Louisiana, seen as a potential presidential candidate in 2016, is calling on the Republican Party to 'recalibrate the compass of conservatism'...
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Jamie Foxx performs next to U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden during the Public Inaugural Ball at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Obama was sworn in for his second term earlier in the day. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Biden meets with Democrats, stoking 2016 chatter

Ken Thomas, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Joe Biden in 2016? The inauguration is barely over but the vice president already is dropping plenty of hints that he might have another political act...
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Deval Patrick will head to Iowa, fueling 2016 buzz

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the nation's only black governor, will give the keynote address at an Iowa Democratic Party dinner in June, fueling speculation that he is considering a presidential run in 2016...
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