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• Republican Presidential Candidate Faces Legal Threat Over Campaign Ad

  Republican Presidential Candidate Rand Paul received a legal threat from the singer of ‘Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?’ Sean Altman, the singer of the said song wants Paul to put down the political ad immediately or he will be suing the G.O.P. candidate.

• Americans don't like big government - but like many programs: poll

  Conservative presidential candidates hitting the 2016 campaign trail are firing up crowds with calls to shrink the U.S. government, but a new poll shows that Republican voters who rally to that cry still want to maintain many federal programs.

• Rand Paul criticizes fellow Republicans as he launches White House bid

  U.S. Senator Rand Paul accused his fellow Republicans on Tuesday of contributing to Washington's dysfunction, launching a 2016 White House bid with a vow to shatter the status quo and defend individual freedoms.

• Republican 2016 hopefuls see Detroit as punching bag and test tube

  Many potential Republican presidential candidates have yet to lay out detailed plans on issues such as taxes and Iran, but several of them have put forth ideas to fix the struggling city of Detroit.

• Ben Carson creates committee to explore presidential bid: WSJ

  Ben Carson, a retired surgeon popular with Tea Party conservatives, has formally created an exploratory committee to run for president, according to his campaign chief executive, Terry Giles, the Wall Street Journal reported.

• Potential 2016 Republican presidential candidates gather in Iowa

  For Republicans, the long road to the 2016 presidential election begins in earnest on Saturday in Iowa when a group of potential candidates compete for support among conservatives in the state that will hold the country's first nominating contest.

• It’s a good time to run for office in Iowa: meet Queen Joni

  Most Republicans running in tight U.S. Senate races in November's midterm elections can rely on campaign endorsements from a few national figures. But most Republicans are not Joni Ernst.

• With appearance in Iowa, Clinton takes a big step toward 2016

  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stoked speculation on Sunday that she was moving closer to announcing a bid for the White House in 2016 as she visited the early-voting state of Iowa to take part in the state's annual "steak fry," a gathering of Democratic activists that often attracts presidential hopefuls.