Senator Marco Rubio is putting his game face on. He is gearing up for this week’s GOP debate by fielding questions while tossing a football.

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Let me start with the stories the Hardball Staff is talking about: more troops to Iraq and the Hillary/Roosevelt comparison.

Let me start with the stories the Hardball Staff is talking about: Jeb Bush’s announcement and Hillary Clinton takes on voting rights.

The House of Representatives voted on several bipartisan amendments to marijuana legislation today, passing three out of the four measures.

Let me start with the stories the Hardball Staff is talking about today: the trade war, voter suppression lawsuit and George Pataki takes on Mike Huckabee.

Let me start with the stories the Hardball Staff is talking about: George Pataki, a new Quinnipiac University poll and the New Jersey infrastructure.

Let me start with the stories the Hardball Staff is talking about: Rand Paul, ladies take over South Carolina and the FIFA soccer scandal.

Let me start with the stories the Hardball Staff is talking about: ISIS advances, Hillary Clinton’s emails revealed and an update on the Iowa Straw Poll.

The Office of the the Director of Natl. Intelligence released more than 100 classified documents that were recovered during the raid on bin Laden’s compound.