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Jigsaw Puzzles And A Swear Jar: Democratic Convention Chief Prepares For Philly

6:00am December 23, 2015

by Dave Davies

Leah Daughtry is a preacher and a political insider. Her task: to build a temporary city for 30,000 people for next summer's national political convention.

Commitment cards offered by the Ted Cruz presidential campaign during an event in Tennessee.

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Cruz Tour Highlights Organization In SEC Primary States

2:13pm December 21, 2015

by Chas Sisk

The conservative Texas Senator is building a deep network of supporters in Southern states that will vote on March 1st.

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A recent decision by the North Carolina Board of Elections allows state and local candidates to coordinate where, when and on what outside groups spend their money during an election.

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Entering Murky Waters, States Diverge On Campaign Coordination Rules

6:54pm December 17, 2015

Campaigns for Congress and the White House are barred from directly working with independent groups that can raise unlimited amounts of money. But states set their own rules on coordination.

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Ex-Felons Fight To Restore Their Right To Vote

4:32pm December 12, 2015

by Renata Sago

Nearly 6 million former felons will not be able to cast ballots in next year's presidential election. Thousands are trying to change that by petitioning for clemency.

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Supporters wait outside a house party for Bernie Sanders in Manchester, N.H.

Presidential Candidates Still Like To Party

12:27pm December 04, 2015

by Brady Carlson

House party, that is. Even as campaigns get larger, candidates who want to win in New Hampshire continue to meet voters one-on-one. Why does this curious tradition survive?

Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat Christie in Londonderry, NH on Dec. 1, 2015.

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In Wake Of Paris Attacks, Chris Christie Sees An Opportunity

6:59pm December 01, 2015

by Matt Katz

The New Jersey governor is showing off his credentials as a former prosecutor to argue he can fight terrorism.

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Senator Ted Cruz is a guest during a morning service at Christian Life Assembly of God in Des Moines on Nov. 29, 2015.

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Iowa Evangelicals Warm To Ted Cruz

10:04am December 01, 2015

by Clay Masters

After months of looking at a number of Republican candidates, the state's evangelicals appear to be shifting toward Cruz.

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Tennessee state Rep. Glen Casada has proposed using the National Guard to remove Syrian refugees from the state.

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Tennessee Lawmaker Calls For National Guard To Round Up Syrian Refugees

3:20pm November 19, 2015

by Chas Sisk

The state has taken 42 Syrian refugees since 2011, but state Rep. Glen Casada says they should be removed and prevented from re-entering Tennessee for safety reasons.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump files for the New Hampshire state ballot earlier this month in Concord.

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WBUR Poll: Trump Maintains Lead In New Hampshire

1:41pm November 18, 2015

by Brett Neely

The billionaire's support remains essentially unchanged at 22 percent, far ahead of other Republican candidates in the state.

Socialist Party presidential candidate Eugene Victor Debs (1855-1926) addresses a political meeting in New York in 1912.

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Before Bernie Sanders, There Was This Socialist Candidate

3:46pm November 17, 2015

by M.L. Schultze

Eugene V. Debs, who went to prison for his socialist beliefs, gave a famous speech in Ohio in 1918 urging resistance to the World War I draft.