Amita Kelly

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WATCH: Obama Says Trump Is A Product Of The GOP, Not His Presidency

Thursday, March 10, 2016

"I have been blamed by Republicans for a lot of things, but being blamed for their primaries and who they're selecting for their party, is novel," Obama said Thursday.

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Bernie Sanders: 'Stay Tuned ... We Can Win This Thing'

Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Sanders has a steep hill to climb to win enough delegates in the presidential primary. But he doesn't seem deterred, telling NPR, "I am used to climbing steep hills."

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Carly Fiorina Says She's 'Horrified' By Trump, Endorses Ted Cruz

Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Businesswoman Carly Fiorina, who ended her own presidential bid last month, has endorsed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.

Appearing at a Cruz rally in Miami on Wednesday morning, Fiorina said she voted for Cruz in Virginia's recent primary, and praised his record in challenging Washington's status quo.

Calling Cruz a "real ...

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Bloomberg Says He Won't Run For President And 'Risk' Electing Trump Or Cruz

Monday, March 07, 2016

Former three-term mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg said Monday he will not run for president, after months of speculation that he would jump in as in independent during a campaign in which it seems anything could happen.

In a column on his opinion site Bloomberg View, ...

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#MemeoftheWeek: Was It Just Resting Christie Face?

Friday, March 04, 2016

Super Tuesday wasn't so super to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose dour face during Donald Trump's press conference that night was all Twitter could to talk about — and make fun of.

Christie endorsed Trump last week, so come Tuesday night he had a prime spot just over Trump's ...

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PHOTOS: Scenes From Super Tuesday

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored big wins on Super Tuesday, after a day of voting in more than a dozen states. Scroll down for scenes from the day, from polling places and campaign events to candidate speeches at some unique venues.

Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit ...

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Rubio And Cruz Release Tax Returns, Piling Pressure On Donald Trump

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Marco Rubio made 14 years of his tax returns and Ted Cruz released four more years of his Saturday, increasing pressure on rival Donald Trump to release his.

Rubio's returns show his family's adjusted gross income was $335,561 in 2014, the most recent year he made available. He ...

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Which Candidate Are Prius Owners Most Likely To Support? Not Who You'd Think

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Toyota Prius owners, stereotyped as Whole Foods-shopping liberal types, are 126 percent more likely to support conservative presidential candidate Ted Cruz than the general population, according to a recent online survey.

The survey of 10,000 people was conducted by CarTalk, the car advice show which airs ...

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#MemeoftheWeek: What Would Honest Abe Really Think Of Politics Today?

Friday, February 12, 2016

Abraham Lincoln trended on Twitter this week. Wait, what? Honest Abe proved what's become a hipster creed: Everything old becomes new again.

Friday would have been the 16th president's 207th birthday — as good a time as any to bring him back with a party hat on him (like the ...

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New Hampshire Primary In Photos: Doritos, Selfies And The Donald

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

After a full day of long lines at the polls and last-minute campaigning, the results came in early. Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, who had been leading polls in the state, won the New Hampshire primary. You can catch up with the results and find out what they mean at ...

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#MemeOfTheNight: Bernie Sandwich

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

We all know live election coverage is hard — you have to cram a lot of quickly changing information into not a lot of time, and sometimes you forget to eat dinner. MSNBC's Chris Hayes must have been hungry, because here's what he said after Bernie Sanders was announced a ...

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How Do Voters Really Feel This Election? We Asked

Friday, January 29, 2016

Angry. Anxious. Hopeful. These are some of the responses we received from social media and public radio stations around the country.

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Sanders: Obama Has 'Tried To Be Fair' In Primary Race

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

President Obama and Vice President Biden "have tried to be fair and even-handed" in the primary process, Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday following a meeting with the president at the White House.

Calling the meeting "constructive and productive," Sanders cautiously praised the Obama administration's economic work, saying there is still ...

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Jeb Bush Picks Up Endorsement From Lindsey Graham

Friday, January 15, 2016

Former GOP presidential hopeful Linsdey Graham has announced his endorsement of Jeb Bush for president.

Graham's presidential campaign went nowhere, but as a senator from the early voting state of South Carolina he hopes to still have some clout.

Graham praised Bush's temperament Friday morning, following Thursday night's GOP debate. ...

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WATCH: Dark New GOP Campaign Ads Stress Threat Of ISIS

Monday, January 04, 2016

Several GOP presidential candidates are starting to lay out their closing messages in a new round of campaign ads airing in Iowa and New Hampshire this week. The ads come ahead of the early February primaries in those states.

They strike a dark and fearful tone, with footage and news ...

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Finally Revealed: Jeb Bush's Secret Guacamole Recipe

Thursday, December 31, 2015

It all started with a question about food labeling at the Iowa Agriculture Summit earlier this year and Jeb Bush's not-so-humble brag:

"When I go to Publix in Coral Gables after church to go prepare for Sunday Funday in my house ... I'll probably make a really good guacamole ...

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Obama Makes 'No Apologies' For Fighting ISIS Within 'American Values'

Monday, December 21, 2015

In an interview with NPR, President Obama forcefully defended his strategy against ISIS and encouraged Americans to "keep things in perspective."

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Panda Cub Bei Bei Is Set To Share His Adorableness With The World

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Weighing in at 17 1/2 pounds, 4-month-old giant panda cub Bei Bei made his media debut Wednesday at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Keepers say the cub, born in August, is developmentally on track and ahead of his older sister Bao Bao in some milestones. The cub will make his public ...

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Lindsey Graham Holds His Ground On Terrorism In Undercard Debate

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Four low-polling presidential candidates — Mike Huckabee, Rick Santorum, George Pataki and Lindsey Graham — met Tuesday night in Las Vegas knowing they needed to do something big to stand out.

That didn't quite happen. But Graham, a retired Air Force colonel who said he has now been to Iraq ...

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Trump To Jewish Republicans: 'I'm A Negotiator Like You Folks'

Thursday, December 03, 2015

This post was updated at 10:00 a.m. ET Friday.

Fourteen Republican candidates are speaking Thursday at a forum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition in Washington, D.C. Comments made by front-runner Donald Trump are already garnering criticism on social media.

Trump spoke about Wednesday's shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., saying ...

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