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Call them the four horsemen—or maybe it’s five or six; the number keeps growing—of Hillary Clinton’s media apocalypse.

They include old Clinton hands like James Carville, Lanny Davis, Karen Finney, and Kiki McLean—plus erstwhile recording industry lobbyist Hilary Rosen and antagonist-turned-acolyte David Brock—who are regularly leaping onto their steeds and riding to the defense of the unannounced Democratic presidential frontrunner.

The dash for cash is on among Republicans considering a run for president in 2016, and Jeb Bush and other Republican governors have a huge advantage over the senators in the race because of campaign finance law.

Huckabee courts western Iowa support for possible 2016 presidential bid

In 2007, Mike Huckabee visited Iowa for the first time as a presidential candidate not knowing that he would go on to win the Iowa Caucuses.

Wednesday night, he was back in the “hawkeye state” to talk with western Iowans about the issues that affect them, and stoke the fire for another possible run.

White House hopeful Rick Perry makes fifth hire in Iowa

Likely presidential candidate Rick Perry has hired an Iowa political operative — a party leader known for his connections in evangelical Christian political circles — as part of his national team.

Jeb Bush’s tie to fugitive goes against business-savvy image he promotes

Jeb Bush was a young man building a real estate business in Miami in 1985 when health-care entrepreneur Miguel Recarey Jr. hired him to help locate office space in South Florida.

Columbus, Ohio — Ideas fly from Governor John Kasich like sparks from a flint. While explaining his prison reforms, he interrupts himself mid-sentence — his sentences, like some E. E. Cummings poems, are unpunctuated — to praise a Delaware church that buys prom dresses for low-income high-school girls. His spirit would add spice and his policies would add substance to the Republican presidential contest.

Senator Ted Cruz has staked out and held firm on conservative views during his time in office, making him a favorite of many Republicans. He’s also stepped on some toes along the way, and CBS News has an interesting piece on what that may mean for a Cruz campaign in 2016:

Will grassroots support be enough for Sen. Ted Cruz in 2016?

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, doesn’t have a lot of friends in Washington, and he’s proud of it.

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