U.S. BLASTS CHINA AND RUSSIA FOR FAILING TO MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING *

STATE DEPT DOWNGRADED THE COUNTRIES, PUTTING THEM ON A PAR WITH N KOREA AND SYRIA *

THE U.S. ALSO DOWNGRADED UZBEKISTAN OVER ITS STATE-SANCTIONED USE OF FORCED LABOR IN ITS ANNUAL COTTON HARVEST *

PRES OBAMA NOW HAS 90 DAYS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO APPLY SANCTIONS, ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD BE UNLIKELY *

ACTOR JAMES GANDOLFINI, BEST KNOWN FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF MOB BOSS TONY SOPRANO ON THE HBO SERIES "THE SOPRANOS," HAS DIED *

THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTOR WAS WORKING ON A NEW SERIES FOR HBO AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH *

GANDOLFINI SUFFERED A POSSIBLE HEART ATTACK ON VACATION IN ITALY *

CO FIREFIGHTERS ARE CLOSE TO WINNING THE FIGHT AGAINST THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE WILDFIRE IN STATE HISTORY *

THE BLACK FOREST FIRE IS 85% CONTAINED AND OFFICIALS EXPECT TO HAVE THE FLAMES UNDER FULL CONTROL BY THURS *

HOWEVER, FORECASTED HIGH WINDS AND HOT WEATHER COULD HAMPER FIRE-FIGHTING EFFORTS TOMORROW *

THE FIRE HAS TORCHED 22 SQUARE MILES AND KILLED TWO PEOPLE SINCE IT SPARKED MORE THAN A WEEK AGO *

U.S. AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES WILL MEET IN QATAR THIS WKND TO DECIDE ON HOW TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR HELP FROM THE FREE SYRIAN ARMY *

MEETING WILL INCLUDE GOVT OFFICIALS FROM 11 COUNTRIES IN THE SO-CALLED FRIENDS OF SYRIA GROUP *

TALKS COME A WEEK AFTER THE OBAMA ADMIN AGREED TO SEND ARMS TO SYRIAN REBELS AMID THE COUNTRY'S DEADLY TWO-YEAR CIVIL WAR *

FED RESERVE SAYS IT EXPECTS UNEMPLOYMENT TO FALL FASTER THIS YEAR THAN ITS PREDICTION IN MARCH *

THE FED NOW PREDICTS THE JOBLESS RATE WILL FALL TO 7.2% OR 7.3% BY THE END OF 2013 *

THAT'S DOWN FROM ITS PREDICTION OF 7.6% THREE MONTHS AGO *

THE FED ALSO EXPECTS THOSE RATES TO FALL BETWEEN 6.5% AND 6.8% BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR *

STOCKS CLOSE LOWER ON WALL STREET AFTER THE FED RESERVE SAYS IT COULD SLOW BOND PURCHASES LATER THIS YEAR *

THE DOW SANK 206 POINTS ON WED TO CLOSE AT 15,112, A LOSS OF 1.4% *

S&P 500 FELL 22 POINTS WHILE THE NASDAQ WAS DOWN 39 *

HOUSE VOTES TO CUT FOOD STAMPS BY $2 BIL A YEAR *

THE BILL CUTS ABOUT 3% FROM THE $80 BIL-A-YEAR FOOD STAMP PROGRAM *

THE CHAMBER REJECTED A DEMOCRATIC PLAN TO MAINTAIN CURRENT SPENDING LEVELS ON FOOD STAMPS AND CUT FARM SUBSIDIES INSTEAD *

HE WAS 51 YEARS OLD *

THE MOTHER OF A 10-YR-OLD PA GIRL WHO FOUGHT FOR A LUNG TRANSPLANT SAYS HER DAUGHTER IS IMPROVING *

JANET MURNAGHAN SAYS HER DAUGHTER SARAH IS NOW ON A VENTILATOR *

SARAH, WHO SUFFERS FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS, RECEIVED TWO NEW LUNGS AFTER A JUDGE GAVE HER A CHANCE AT THE LIST OF ORGANS FROM ADULT DONORS *

notes

Sec Hillary Clinton v. Gov Susana Martinez in 2016? Two women?

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Everyone else is guessing and predicting….so I thought I would jump into the game. 

Here is my wild speculation — that the nominees for both parties could be women.  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said in the past that she is not going to run in 2016 but keep your eye on her husband, Former President Bill Clinton to give you a hint whether she might run or not.  He seems to have been running around the country the past two years collecting political chits…plus he really, really helped President Obama in November’s election which should be good for both an endorsement in 2016 and the use of his huge, huge emailing (ie fundraising list.)  Secretary Clinton has been vetted and vetted for years so there would be no surprises popping up and you can’t deny she has experience – she has lots of it. 

Other Democrats who may run (but may first wait to see what Secretary Clinton does) include Maryland’s Governor Martin O’Malley or New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo.

And on the Republican side?  There are several names that have surfaced (ie Jindal, Walker, Rubio, Ryan, Palin and Christie) but I would not be surprised if there were a surprise nominee like New Mexico’s Governor Susana Martinez.  She brings much to the Republican Party that the Party needs.  She was a DA for years and then ran for Governor as a Republican — and, surprisingly, elected in that Democratic state.  Upon taking office, Governor Martinez faced a significant state deficit – but, even with a democratic state legislature, she worked out a solution with them and now, in less than 2 years, New Mexico has a surplus.  Governor Martinez is not without a controversy within her own party – most notably last May her statement about Governor Mitt Romney’s “self deportation” idea.  (By the way, tune in tonight to ON THE RECORD at 10pm for our interview this past weekend of Governor Martinez in New Mexico.) 

Another candidate for the Republicans in 2016 might be Governor Jeb Bush.  He has said in the past that he is not interested but he has been showing up recently places that suggest that he wants to be ‘in the game’ and he seems to have softened on the idea of running in 2016.   Some have suggested that his last name could be a hindrance — but he would not be running on his name but rather on his own record.  Notably, he has been a Governor of a huge state (Florida) and he has taken positions that are often not the same as the mainstream Republican Party.

Of course you are wondering why I am talking / posting about this now.  Simple answer….these Presidential races start forming sooner and sooner every election cycle.   It is particularly fun for me to watch since I have interviewed many of the possible nominees — except Governor Jeb Bush — many times or I know them from simply living here in Washington, DC.

But…I have given you my wild speculation (I have no inside story)…so your turn…who do you think? will there be surprises?

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