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Election Central
2016 Central: Rand Paul to Speak at Kennedy School Sen. Rand Paul (RKY), a potential candidate for the Presidency in 2016, is in Boston today to speak at the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, in a forum moderated by Trey Grayson, director of the Kennedy School's Institute of Politics. Besides the Kennedy connection (the school was renamed for the late liberal president in 1966, and the location of Paul's speech will be the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum, named for JFK's son), the event is interesting since its moderator, Trey Grayson, was previously Secretary of State of Kentucky and the establishment favorite to win the GOP primary to suceed retiring Sen. Jim Bunning in 2010. Grayson lost the bitter race by 23%...to a Tea Party-backed candidate, little-known at the time, by the name of Dr. Rand Paul.

Weekend Preview
Saturday, April 26 Events in the political arena on Saturday: The Presidents Schedule President Obama continues his Asia trip, splitting the day in North Korea and Malaysia.

 2016 Central Ted Cruz headlines a GOP dinner at a New Hampshire ski resort. Not for the first time in the past weeks and months, Cruz will be in the first in the nation primary state at a local event, this time headlining the Carroll County Republicans Lincoln Day Dinner at the Attitash Mountain Resort in Bartlett, New Hampshire. Also on Saturday, Hillary Clinton will be in Sedona, Arizona not an early or key primary state for 2016 but interesting because it will be an event for the McCain Institute for International Leadership, where she will participate in a conversation with the Institutes founder and namesake, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the 2008 GOP Republican nominee. The McCain Institutes Sedona Forum annually attracts a wide range of leaders in business and politics from around the globe from politicians to philanthropists to activist and experts and last years was addressed by Vie President Joe Biden, six heads of state, and five U.S. Senators. This year will not disappoint, with remarks to be delivered by a Deputy Secretary of State; Sens. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Bob Corker (R-TN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jon Kyl (R-AZ, Ret.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); and the CEOs of GE, Walmart, Chevron, and Fedex; as well as government officials from Canda, Lithuania, and Russia. Sunday, April 27 And political events on tap for Sunday: The Presidents Schedule President Obama stays in Malaysia. Happy Birthday To...Ulysses S. Grant 2016 Central Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee and oft-mentioned possible presidential candidate, will be in Iowa on Sunday for an event with ShePAC, an organization supporting female conservative candidates. The Des Moines event will also include Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), former Gov. Kay Orr (R-NE), and Iowa State Sen. and U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst.

Question of the Day

Todays Question True or False: Bartlett, New Hampshire where Ted Cruz is speaking Saturday was named for Josiah Bartlett, the name of the President in the TV show The West Wing.