| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Rand Paul drops out, too | | Rand Paul, the libertarian-minded freshman senator who was once viewed as a formidable presidential contender, is suspending his White House bid on Wednesday, according to several sources close to Paul.
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| Obama defends Muslims on mosque visit | | Seeking to rebut what he views as perilous election-year bombast about Muslims, President Barack Obama is at a mosque in Baltimore on Wednesday, his first visit to such a site in the United States.
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