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February 13th, 2013
07:53 AM ET
101 days ago

A refreshed Rubio says 'I needed water'

(CNN) – Sen. Marco Rubio continued to poke fun at himself Wednesday morning after his now-famous sip of water made a big splash during the Republican response to the State of the Union.

"God has a way of reminding us that we're human, every now and then," Rubio said in Spanish on CNN en Español's "Café."
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February 12th, 2013
11:14 PM ET
101 days ago

Marco Rubio's dry mouth moment

(CNN) - Sen. Marco Rubio stopped for a drink during the GOP response to the State of the Union - and the moment immediately went viral.

Even Rubio himself acknowledged the awkward break in his speech on Twitter.

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Full text: Marco Rubio's Republican response
February 12th, 2013
10:35 PM ET
101 days ago

Full text: Marco Rubio's Republican response

(CNN) - Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida delivered the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday. The full text of his remarks, as released by his office, is after the jump.
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Excerpts: Rubio's response to State of the Union
February 12th, 2013
06:08 PM ET
101 days ago

Excerpts: Rubio's response to State of the Union

(CNN) - Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will address President Barack Obama directly Tuesday evening in his response to Obama's State of the Union remarks, according to excerpts of Rubio's remarks released by his office.

The excerpts, as released by the White House, are after the jump.

Watch CNN's comprehensive coverage of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address starting Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET on CNN TV and follow online at CNN.com or via CNN's apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. Follow our real-time State of the Union live blog at cnn.com/conversation.
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February 12th, 2013
09:00 AM ET
102 days ago

High stakes for Rubio's high-profile response to Obama

West Miami, Florida (CNN) - Sen. Marco Rubio's selection to speak right after the president's State of the Union address marks another milestone in the swift rise of the political star.

Rubio became Florida's speaker of the House at just 35, he pulled off an upset victory over Gov. Charlie Crist in the U.S. Senate race in 2010, he was seen prominently campaigning with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney last year, and he is already talked about as a future contender for the presidency.

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Rubio staff, tea party forces treading carefully before Tuesday
February 11th, 2013
03:56 PM ET
103 days ago

Rubio staff, tea party forces treading carefully before Tuesday

Washington (CNN) – Both sides from the dueling responses to the president’s State of the Union speech are treading carefully heading into Tuesday.

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is giving the official Republican response to the president’s speech. Rubio’s colleague, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, will deliver the reaction from the Tea Party Express.

Watch CNN's comprehensive coverage of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address starting Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET on CNN TV and follow online at CNN.com or via CNN's apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. Follow our real-time State of the Union live blog at cnn.com/conversation.
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Top Dem on GOP overhaul: 'You can't put lipstick on a pig'
February 11th, 2013
03:18 PM ET
103 days ago

Top Dem on GOP overhaul: 'You can't put lipstick on a pig'

(CNN) - Republican attempts at honing their message to become more inclusive are merely superficial ploys, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee declared Monday.

"You can't put lipstick on a pig," Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said on a conference call prebutting Tuesday night's Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

Watch CNN's comprehensive coverage of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address starting Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET on CNN TV and follow online at CNN.com or via CNN's apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. Follow our real-time State of the Union live blog at cnn.com/conversation.
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Rubio: I'm no savior
February 7th, 2013
10:32 AM ET
106 days ago

Rubio: I'm no savior

(CNN) – Time Magazine may have named Sen. Marco Rubio "the Republican savior" on the cover of its latest issue, but the Florida Republican is a bit more modest.

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TIME: Marco Rubio, immigrant son
February 7th, 2013
08:00 AM ET
107 days ago

TIME: Marco Rubio, immigrant son

(TIME) - Oriales García Rubio knows how it feels to want more. When she was a girl in central Cuba in the 1930s, her family of nine lived in a one-room house with a dirt floor. Her dolls were Coke bottles dressed in rags. She dreamed of becoming an actress. Instead she married a security guard, moved with him to the U.S. and found work as a hotel maid. Her husband got a job as a bartender while starting a series of failed businesses—a vegetable stand, a dry cleaner, a grocery. They never had much. But their house had a real floor. Their daughters had real dolls. They sent all four of their children to college to chase their own dreams.

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February 6th, 2013
04:07 PM ET
107 days ago

Rubio to deliver GOP State of the Union response

(CNN) – Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida will give the Republican response to the State of the Union address next week, House Speaker John Boehner's office announced Wednesday.

The speech will be delivered by the first-term senator and potential presidential candidate in both English and Spanish, as the GOP works to draw more Hispanics into its column.
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