How did the governor of New Jersey, where the National Football League’s Jets and Giants play, become a Dallas Cowboys fan? Easy. When Chris Christie, 50, was a kid, the Cowboys had Heisman Trophy winner and two-time Super Bowl champion...
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Head coach Jason Garrett and the Dallas Cowboys prepare to take the field for their game against the Washington Redskins.
Christie: Cowboys Fan — Why Root for Teams That Annoy You?
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Volunteers with the national organization "Ready for Hillary'' hold a rally across the street from the Beverly Wilshire hotel where the former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be honored with the inaugural Warren Christopher Public Service Award at the Pacific Council on International Policy's Chairman's Gala on May 8, 2013.
McCaskill Backs ‘Ready for Hillary’
Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri today announced her support for “Ready for Hillary,” the super-political action committee that’s laying the groundwork for a second Hillary Clinton presidential bid. McCaskill, a Democrat who said in February that she hopes Hillary Clinton...
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former President Bill Clinton depart after speaking to guests at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on June 14, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.
Christie Defends Bipartisan Efforts
Chris Christie, the Republican New Jersey governor who may run for president in 2016, says he’s aware of the political ramifications of his actions as governor, including his alliance with President Barack Obama last fall to secure federal aid for his state...
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Alaska Republican Governor, Sarah Palin, center, greets 7-month old Nora Frame and her mother Ruth, right, of Pelican, Alaska, during the inaugural annual Christmas open house at the Governor's Mansion, in Juneau, Alaska, in this 2007 file photo.
Palin, Perry Stand Firm Behind Christmas
The Fourth of July may still be a couple of weeks away, but apparently it’s never too early to focus on Christmas — or, at the least, plumb it for political points. Sarah Palin, kicking off Act Two of her...
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference, June 14, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Jeb Bush: ‘Fifty Plus One’
It’s about winning, Jeb Bush says. David Brody, of “The Brody File” at the Christian Broadcasting Network, may have heard what we heard at last week’s Faith and Freedom Coalition: a Jeb Bush speaking a different line from Ralph Reed’s....
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A protester holds a sign reading, 'Rubio: Don't Oppose Family Unity', as she joins with others in front of Sen. Marco Rubio's (R-FL) office on May 22, 2013 in Doral, Florida.
Republican ‘Death Spiral:’ Life-and-Breathless Immigration Debate
There’s a lot of death talk surrounding immigration reform. Will the bill itself, hailed as the magical medicine for the revival of the Republican Party, die in the Republican-run House? Will passage of the bill kill the chances of any...
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, his wife Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and their daughter Chelsea Clinton speak to guests at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on June 14, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois.
Hillary, Chelsea Clinton: ‘Selfie’ Fest
Is this why we have Twitter? Having so much fun with Chelsea, taking selfies back stage. MT:@ChelseaClinton http://t.co/QXvdrgDH7n — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 14, 2013 Chelsea started it: My first #selfie w my mom @HillaryClinton back stage at #CGIAmerica. #ProudDaughter...
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Immigration reform advocates hold signs of young immigrant "dreamers" during a protest outside a fund raising event for Texas Senator Ted Cruz on May 29, 2013 in Manhattan, New York City.
Jeb Bush: Politically ‘Fertile’
Jeb Bush is taking a Twitter-ribbing today for saying that immigrants are more “fertile.” What he meant was, they have more babies, not that they have a greater ability to procreate. Yet the former Florida governor had a more serious...
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Hillary Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state, speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative CGI America meeting in Chicago, Illinois, on June 13, 2013.
Hillary Clinton: Medical Research Hampered by Budget Cuts
Hillary Clinton criticized Washington’s budgetary gridlock as she helped raise money for epilepsy research last night in Chicago, returning as the keynote speaker for an annual event hosted by the top strategist of her former political nemesis. As first lady...
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Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton holds hands after she introduced Rio de Janiero Mayor Eduardo Paes at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Mid-Year Meeting on May 6, 2013 in New York.
Hillary Clinton’s Cloudy View of Economy (Was Obama Listening?)
Much was made of how Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton evolved from nasty rivals to working partners after he became president and she served him as secretary of state. Their transformation was spotlighted by the mutual admiration they lavished on one another...
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