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Rand Paul and the 2016 Presidential race and Rolling Stone's journalistic missteps
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Rand Paul and the 2016 Presidential race and Rolling Stone's journalistic missteps
It's the Forecast, our look at the stories that will dominate the week's news.
DALLAS, TX - AUGUST 29: U.S. Senator Rand Paul speaks at the Defending the American Dream Summit sponsored by Americans For Prospertity at the Omni Hotel on August 29, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Mike Stone/Getty Images)
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It's the Forecast, our look at the stories that will dominate the week's news.

It's the Forecast, our look at the stories that will dominate the week's news. 

Tomorrow is the day most expect Kentucky Senator Rand Paul to announce his candidacy... and much like a movie that's about to open - he put out a nearly 3 minute long trailer:

We'll find out what his platform might be, and how he stacks up against the other GOP cantidates.

And in November of 2014, Rolling Stone magazine published an article about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house two years prior.

But soon after, questions began to emerge ... and now the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism issued a scathing report which found the magazine at fault when it came to reporting, editing and fact-checking.

Joining us this week is Elahe Izadi, reporter for the Washington Post and Scott Bland - editor in chief of National Journal's Hotline.