Rubio Echoes Obama More Than Romney on Foreign Policy
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Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, a potential Republican vice presidential pick, outlined a vision of foreign policy that sounded more like President Barack Obama’s than that of Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee.
Rubio, 40, a first-term senator whose popularity with Tea Party supporters and Hispanics has raised his political profile, used a speech yesterday in Washington to praise international alliances and bipartisanship in foreign policy. His message -- that global coalitions are critical and American leadership is essential -- echoed talking points delivered almost weekly by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.