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GOP Presidential Hopeful Rand Paul Clashes With Media

3:04pm April 10, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Rand Paul kicked off his campaign with media interviews and stops in states with early nominating contests. Reporters wanted to know if he'd shifted his views to better appeal to GOP voters.

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Rand Paul, seen here in New Hampshire on Wednesday, told CNN he needs to "get better at holding my tongue and holding my temper."

3 Times Rand Paul Got 'Testy' This Week

11:57am April 10, 2015

by Amita Kelly

Days into his campaign, Paul is pouncing on the mainstream media and Democrats, though he insists his short temper is "pretty equal opportunity."

In Jamaica, Obama Announces Plan To Diversify Caribbean Energy

10:16pm April 09, 2015

by Scott Horsley

President Obama is in Jamaica, where the U.S. is trying to gain influence in the region by using a powerful tool — energy.

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Cuban Dissidents, Castro Supporters Throw Fists At Americas Summit

10:16pm April 09, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

A scuffle between members of a Cuban delegation and anti-Castro groups has raised tensions in Panama, ahead of the Summit of the Americas.

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U.S. Intervention In The Caribbean Comes On China's Heels

10:16pm April 09, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Margaret Myers, director of the China and Latin America program at the Inter-American Dialogue.

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Night in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Analysts warn a sudden energy shortage in the Caribbean could create security problems not far from U.S. shores and even trigger mass migration. But thanks to its domestic energy boom, the U.S. has a rare opportunity to get

Obama To Address Caribbean's 'Economic Achilles' Heel' — Energy

5:16pm April 09, 2015

by Scott Horsley

The president meets with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica Thursday — and a looming energy crunch in the region is high on the list.

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"I'm doing something. You know, people can complain about the government all they want, but you see very few people actually attempting to do anything," Ryan Shepard said of running for president.

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This Guy Is Running For President, And So Are More Than 200 Others

4:14pm April 09, 2015

by Miles Parks

Ryan Shepard doesn't have a media relations office or a slick-tongued press secretary, but he's as much a candidate, officially, as Ted Cruz.

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Sen. Tom Cotton, who orchestrated a letter to Iran's leaders disapproving of any potential deal with their country, called the president's underlying assumptions in making a deal

Tom Cotton: Military Action Against Iran Would Take Only 'Several Days'

4:14pm April 09, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

The senator accused President Obama of holding up a "false choice" between his framework on Iran's nuclear program and war. He also seemed to diminish what military action against Iran would entail.

Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich committed suicide following political attacks during his campaign for governor. His press secretary, Spence Jackson, committed suicide just one month later.

Suicides By Missouri Politicians Raise Questions About State Ethics

2:53pm April 09, 2015

by Frank Morris

Two of the state's prominent Republicans, Tom Schweich and Spence Jackson, committed suicide just a month apart. Both men were upset about political attacks early in the state's gubernatorial primary.

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Sen. Rand Paul launched his 2016 presidential campaign Tuesday with a combative message against both Washington and his fellow Republicans, declaring that "we have come to take our country back."

TV Ads Financed With Secret Money Attack Paul On Day 1 Of Presidential Bid

2:07pm April 09, 2015

by Peter Overby

As Sen. Rand Paul declares for the GOP presidential nomination, a secret money group called the Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous America attacks him as a weak protector in foreign policy.

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