Republican Party

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Hillary Rodham Clinton's comparing Russian's Vladimir Putin to Hitler worries both GOP and Democrat critics. (Associated Press)

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush plans to launch his presidential campaign in Florida next week before heading north to make his first stop as a declared candidate in New Hampshire, home to the first-in-the-nation primary and friendlier ground for more liberal GOP hopefuls. (Associaed Press photographs)

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Joni Ernst has a big event planned for seven GOP hopefuls

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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, has long been a critic of the Patriot Act's far-reaching surveillance powers and the fight over its reauthorization has helped him carve out a unique space among the 2016 GOP presidential candidates. (Associated Press)