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Of the zionist organization of america, to which adelson is a major donor, about his use of the term. christie met with adelson privately and as politico points out, clarified in the strongest terms possible his remarks were not meant to be a statement of policy. he was sorry for confusion that came across as a result of the misstatement. to fully understand the 2016 republican primary process is to understand why its been dubbed by some, quote, the sheldon primary. this weekend, he whizzed arou...

Israeli soldiers have a strong military presence. according to politico, christie was confronted by the president of the zionist organization of america, to which adelson is a major donor, about his use of the term. christie met with adelson privately and as politico points out, clarified in the strongest terms possible his remarks were not meant to be a statement of policy. he was sorry for confusion that came across as a result of the misstatement. to fully understand the 2016 republican prima...

Intimidation in ukraine. >> there was also a moving tribute to those who lost their lives during the anti-government protests. hundreds of classic call musicians performed at airports yesterday. back here at home. some of the countrys most prominent republicans returning from the las vegas trip over the weekend. one mans name was on everybodys lips. >> we were talking about that. >> we owned a restaurant together. in ohio, were no longer flyover sheldon. listen, sheldon, thank you for inviting...

He pumped $92 million into the 2012 election cycle and big gop names spent the weekend in what is called the sheldon primary. governors chris christie and scott walker were there, along with former governor jeb bush. governor christie ended up apologizing for referring to the west bank at occupied territories while speaking to the jewish coalition. he is cleared in the bridge scandal. democrats investigating him found the governor surrogates were in a full-court pr press. >> before we get to tha...

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And just felt personally how extraordinary that was. >> so give us a sense of why some in that audience took issue with the governors words? why would he reportedly need to apologize later? >> well, thats not the kind of language you want to use for the sheldon primary. normally, the israelis and a lot of conservative jews in america and other places look at the west bank and gaza and thats what they want to call it. they want to use the biblical name. they dont want to refer to the territories ...

To people while almost 2,000 people did lose power. there were some water main breaks, paz yas you mentioned. a lot of confusion and concern about what the future holds. >> sure. rehema ellis, stay safe out there, my friend. >> reporter: you bet. to politics now, it is being called the sheldon primary. big republican names including governor chris christie, all in vegas this weekend, officially to speak at the spring meeting of the republican jewish coalition. but it is also a chance for the p...

Deregulate policy for energy companies. i mean, its insane. there is absolutely nothing about their party that says were look out for the little guy. theyre only looking out for the big guy in the yacht, in the private jet, at the hangar having the dinner, at the sheldon primary. theyre not looking out for the little guy, ted cruz. come on. now. >> e.j., remember what billionaire tom perkinson last month about how the rich should have more votes. listen to this. >> the tom perkins system is you ...

Adelson one thing, which is he had the best sound bite for a gambling mogul who spent a lot on politics. he said i dont mind when i lose. there is always a new hand coming up. and its easy to say that when you have $38 billion worth of chips. but i think this is really very distressing what is happening to our system. my colleague, dan baltz of "the washington post" said its exactly like the sheldon primary, which people are calling it that makes people feel shut out of politics. and it really h...

While quirkier estimate candidates went down in flames. so now uncle sheldon has decided that quirky isnt clever. so hes looking to bet on establishment types in the next presidential cycle. sorry, ted cruz. sorry, rand paul. the bar for support is going to be much higher, according to andy abud, adelsons top political adviser. the beauty agent, officially known as the republican-jewish coalition spring leadership meeting, is drawing former governor jeb bush, current new jersey governor chris ch...