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TODAY ON CAMPAIGN PRO -

FEC DEADLINE WINNERS AND LOSERS - From the Campaign Pro staff:
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SILICON VALLEY BATTLE BREWING (AGAIN) - "Tech investing in Khanna again," by POLITICO Pro Tech's Tony Romm:
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- "Poll: Feingold leads Johnson in Wisconsin," by Campaign Pro's Kyle Cheney:
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As Alan Grayson inches closer, and Russ Feingold is welcomed with open arms, here's POLITICO's Morning Score: daily news, notes and essential information for the 2015 and 2016 election cycles.

Days until the 2015 election: 200; Days until the 2016 election: 571

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NEW ORLEANS GOES HARD-CORE TO COMBAT BLIGHT: Five years after New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu took office and got angry at the thousands of houses abandoned and rotting, roughly 4,000 houses have been demolished and 500 have been repaired.

- "It's a different vibe," said Landrieu. "We haven't lost our sense of self. We've just added to what we were." Read more about how the Big Easy became hard-core to combat blight in the latest installment of POLITICO Magazine's 'What Works."
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A LITTLE BIT CLOSER - Rep. Alan Grayson told Democracy Now in a video interview Thursday that he'll "probably" run against Rep. Patrick Murphy for the Democratic nomination to replace Sen. Marco Rubio, who's running for Republican presidential nomination.
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- Grayson also told the Tampa Bay Times Thursday afternoon that he's "closer" to a decision and that support "sure does encourage me more."
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- "Indiana poll: Pence's ratings drop after 'religious freedom' law," by Campaign Pro's Kyle Cheney and Steve Shepard: "The 'religious freedom' law signed by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has taken a toll on the potential presidential candidate's image in his home state, according to a new poll released Thursday that shows most Hoosiers think the law was not necessary. The poll, conducted by the Republican firm Bellwether Research for Howey Politics Indiana, an in-state newsletter, pegs Pence's approval rating at 45 percent - while just as many, 46 percent, disapprove. Pence's approval rating is down from 62 percent in February.

- But Pence, who has said he's considering running for president, now faces trouble at home. His favorablity rating, like his approval mark, is upside-down: 35 percent of voters have a favorable opinion of him, compared to 38 percent who view him unfavorably. And he's now locked in single-digit races with three potential Democratic opponents: Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, former Rep. Baron Hill and John Gregg, the man Pence defeated by 3 points to win the governorship in 2012.

- The poll also suggests that potential candidates to replace retiring Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) have challenges in boosting their name-ID. Only 8 percent of voters had an opinion of the only announced candidate, Eric Holcomb, Coats' former chief of staff. But even members of the state's congressional delegation considering the race - GOP Reps. Todd Rokita, Marlin Stutzman and Todd Young - each had more than 80 percent of respondents say they had no opinion or have never heard of them.
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BAD BEHAVIOR - "Shuster admits 'private and personal relationship' with airline lobbyist," by POLITICO's John Bresnahan and Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman: "House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster is dating a top lobbyist for the leading U.S. airline trade association, an organization that spends millions of dollars trying to influence his panel ...Shuster and Shelley Rubino, vice president for global government affairs for Airlines for America, have been romantically involved since last summer, according to multiple sources familiar with their relationship . Rubino, a former top House Democratic leadership aide, has been with the trade group since March 2012."
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HILLARY ON THE TRAIL - "Clinton campaign to accept lobbyist donations," by POLITICO's Annie Karni: "Breaking with a standard set by President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton's campaign will accept political donations from lobbyists and political action committees, the campaign confirmed Thursday. ... Clinton's campaign will also be supported from the outside by a super PAC, Priorities USA. On her first campaign stop in Iowa Tuesday, Clinton said she supports a constitutional amendment to get 'unaccountable money' out of the country's 'dysfunctional political system.'"
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- "Clinton campaign hires former Wall Street regulator for top finance post," by POLITICO's Gabriel Debenedetti and Annie Karni: "Gary Gensler, the former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman who gained a reputation as an advocate of bank regulation, will serve as the campaign's chief financial officer, a source with knowledge of the move confirmed to POLITICO on Thursday.
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- "Clinton heading to the Granite State," by POLITICO's Gabriel Debenedetti: "Fresh off her first campaign stops in the Hawkeye State, Hillary Clinton's off to the Granite State early next week. The Democratic front-runner, who won New Hampshire's primary after finishing a disappointing third in the Iowa contest during her 2008 presidential bid, is touring the early voting states as she kicks off her 2016 White House campaign. She'll be in New Hampshire on Monday and Tuesday in a visit that will mirror her swing through Iowa earlier this week."
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ENTER, CHAFEE - "Lincoln Chafee says he's running for president," by POLITICO's Ben Schreckinger: "Just a week after forming an exploratory committee, Lincoln Chafee indicated on Thursday morning that he will, in fact, mount a run for the Democratic nomination for president. 'That's why I'm running. Because I feel strong about where we're going as a country,' the former Rhode Island governor told CNN."
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2016 GOP - "Walker aides will run his super PAC," by POLITICO's James Hohmann: "Two of Scott Walker's top political hands from Wisconsin will forgo roles on his likely presidential campaign to instead run a super PAC supporting the Republican governor. Keith Gilkes, who managed Walker's victory in a 2012 recall fight, and Stephan Thompson, the manager of his 2014 reelection, have formed Unintimidated PAC. ... James McCray, who will be the national finance director for the PAC, is a D.C.-based fundraiser who consulted Montana Sen. Steve Daines and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis last year.
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OVER THE LINE - Candidate launches campaign ... from another district: Jacquie Atkinson, an openly gay Marine Corps combat veteran, launched her campaign Thursday night with a fundraiser at the Heat Bar and Kitchen, but as the DCCC notes, the restaurant isn't located in California's 52nd District where she's challenging Democratic Rep. Scott Peters. Instead, it's in California's 53rd District, which Rep. Susan Davis represents. Both the 52nd and 53rd Districts include parts of San Diego.

SOUTHERLAND TO CHCG - Capitol Hill Consulting Group has brought on former Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.) as senior vice president. Southerland lost his seat last year to Democratic Rep. Gwen Graham. During his four-year tenure, he served on the Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure Committees. The firm has also hired Stratton Edwards as legislative counsel to the firm. Edwards previously served as legislative counsel to Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.).

LIGHTER CLICK - North Carolina GOP Gov. Pat McCrory fell out of a chair at an event in Durham on Wednesday, but, fortunately, he recovered quickly. Video:
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "P.G. is a bright, talented fella, but there are 15 or 20 such talented people in the Democratic Party. Many of them have more experience and a more-impressive resume than he does" - Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, discussing his primary opponent, 30-year-old Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld
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