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Rubio to give Republican response to state of unionAP WASHINGTON -- Sen. Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American lawmaker often mentioned as a presidential candidate in 2016, will deliver the Republican response to U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday.
February 8, 2013, 4:27 pm TWN The leader of the House of Representatives, Speaker John Boehner, and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell, both Republicans, announced the selection of Rubio on Wednesday, calling him a strong advocate of conservative principles. Rubio will speak after Obama's prime-time address before Congress, offering a counterweight to the president's agenda. The high-profile speech also gives Rubio, a broad national audience for a party that lacks a true standard-bearer after Obama's re-election.
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