Political Circus: Even presidents get locked out (via CNN Political Ticker)

Washington (CNN) — Politics is serious business — but not all the time. Is someone trying to tell you something? You know that paranoid fantasy that you'll get back to your job from vacation and find out they've changed the lock on your office? Well, it wasn't quite that bad for President Obama, but almost, CNN White House Producer Lesa Jansen writes. Full Story … Read More

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Barbour flew state plane to appear at CPAC, Fox News (via CNN Political Ticker)

(TIME)-On Feb. 11, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, his wife and three aides flew in a luxury jet to Washington for a weekend of politicking, including an appearance on Fox News Sunday and a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference. "Our problem is not that we tax too little," Barbour told the gathering. "It's that we spend too much." The potential presidential contender may have another problem: Mississippi taxpayers paid the tab fo … Read More

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Rand Paul for president? (via CNN Political Ticker)

(CNN) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he will "think about" running for president in 2012 if his father, Republican Texas Rep. Ron Paul, decides not to launch a bid. "The only decision that I've made is that I won't run against my father," Paul said Thursday speaking to the Louisville, Kentucky Rotary Club. "If he does not run, I have not ruled it out and I will think about it." The Tea Party favorite's travel to early presidential … Read More

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