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Source: Lease signed for Hillary Clinton headquarters in Brooklyn

The lease is signed: Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters will work out of 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, according to a source familiar with the deal.

The campaign will occupy two full floors of the office building, which is close to 12 subways lines and a dozen bus lines, and will be taking them as is – no buildout.

Bernie Sanders, weighing presidential run, calls for ‘political revolution’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is considering running for president in 2016, said Thursday evening that he was encouraged by the reception he has received on his current multi-state trip but is still undecided about his political future. “I’m here because we need a political revolution in this country,” Sanders said in an interview with The Washington Post before a campaign rally for local candidates.

How Rick Perry is keeping his Texas donor network alive

Rick Perry is no longer the governor of Texas, he hasn’t cracked the top tier of Republican presidential contenders and his likely rivals - including two with Texas roots - are competing aggressively for money in the Lone Star State.

But that hasn’t stopped deep-pocketed Texas donors from getting behind Perry’s expected candidacy. Perry held a series of receptions and private meetings with nearly 1,000 donors around the state this week, securing commitments to give to his eventual campaign as well as his super PAC.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is headed back to Washington in May for a fundraiser to support his political action committee, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by the Washington Examiner.

Marco Rubio confirms Miami’s Freedom Tower will be backdrop for ‘big announcement’

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has confirmed that he will be making the announcement about his political future on April 13 at the iconic Freedom Tower in downtown Miami, the Miami Herald reported.

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s signature legislative achievement, Act 10, was one of the most polarizing and galvanizing pieces of state legislation in recent memory. The law, which severely weakens public-union powers and mandates public-pension sanity, is providing a blueprint for other Republicans around the country. Walker’s public-pension stewardship also demonstrates why he is on the short list of serious presidential contenders.

Marco Rubio wants his identity back

“Someone stole my credit card,” Marco Rubio said when I entered his office last week. He was standing behind his desk, resting an iPad on one hand and peering at the screen intently, as if it might at any moment reveal the origin of Stonehenge. He glanced up and apologized for keeping me waiting.

“I got a fraud alert, and I keep hitting this button, but it’s not going through,” he said. He squinted a little harder at the screen. “What is that?” He sounded out a name that sounded like “Mahjong,” or at least that’s how I remembered it later. “Is that a store?”

Writers are always searching for apt metaphors, but in Rubio’s case you could do a lot worse than to start the discussion with a case of stolen identity.