Pauls plot GOP takeover
The cult libertarian hero keeps his campaign alive, barely, as he prepares to hand the reins to his son
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After conservative upsets in Indiana and Nebraska, these GOP senators should fear primary challenges in 2014
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The bully pulpit is filling up
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