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ByPhilipElliottand Brendan Farrington The Associated Press MIAMI Sen. Marco Rubio entered the presidential race Monday by offering the nation a younger gen- eration of leadership that breaks free of ideas "stuck in the 20th century," a jab at both Democratic favor- ite Hillary Clinton and his one-time Republican men- tor, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Standing in front of a banner that proclaimed "A New American Century" and repeating that refrain throughout his kickoff speech, the 43-year-old Cu- ban-American used his first turn as a Republican pres- idential candidate to take on two of America's polit- ical dynasties. In doing so, he bet heavily on the elec- torate's frustrations with Washington and his ability to change how his party is seen by voters. "This election is not just about what laws we are go- ing to pass," Rubio told his evening rally. "It is a gener- ational choice about what kind of country we will be." He said it's also a choice between the haves and have-nots, nodding to his own upbringing by work- ing-class parents. "I live an exceptional country where the son of a bartender and a maid can have the same dreams and the same future as those who come from power and privilege." Earlier in the day, the first-term Republican from Florida spoke to his top do- nors and told them many families feel the American Dream is slipping away and young Americans face un- equal opportunities. He's banking on the hope that he, alone among many GOP rivals, can make in- roads with groups that have long eluded Republicans — young people, minorities and the less affluent. "I feel uniquely qualified to not just make that argu- ment, but to outline the pol- icies that we need to have in order to achieve it," he said on the donor call. In his televised speech, he told supporters, "The time has come for our gen- eration to lead the way to- ward a new American cen- tury." Rubio's remarks came as Clinton was traveling to Iowa on her first trip as a candidate. Her entrance into the race with an on- line video Sunday is rob- bing some attention from Rubio's splash into the race. But Rubio saw an oppor- tunity to cast the presiden- tial contest as one between a fresh face representing a new generation of leader- ship and familiar faces hark- ing back decades — namely, the 62-year-old Bush and the 67-year-old Clinton. "While our people and economy are pushing the boundaries of the 21st cen- tury, too many of our lead- ers and their ideas are stuck in the 20th century," Rubio said to applause. The swipe at Bush was implied; with Clinton, he was more direct. "Just yesterday, a leader from yesterday began a campaign for president by promising to take us back to yesterday," Rubio said to jeers. "Yesterday is over and we are never going back." Supporters began lining up in 87-degree heat three hours before the public kickoff at Freedom Tower, the Miami landmark that was the first stop for tens of thousands of fleeing Cu- ban exiles during the 1960s and 1970s. Kelly Steele, 50, and her 18-year-old son wore tie- dyed Rubio T-shirts. "We have had a lot of Bushes," Kelly Steele said, compar- ing Rubio to a youthful John Kennedy. Hours before his rally, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Com- mittee, Rep. Debbie Wasser- man Schultz of Florida, crit- icized Rubio as just another establishment Republican with no new ideas. "He's a follower, peddling the same tired Republican playbook," she told report- ers. "Marco Rubio has pan- dered to the Republican base throughout his whole career." To counter views of him as a neophyte, Rubio has outlined specific policy pro- posals both on foreign and domestic issues. He plans future presentations as his campaign gets underway. On Tuesday, on his first day as a candidate, he is set to return to Washington to join a Senate hearing on a proposed deal with Iran on its nuclear ambitions. Rubio faces steep chal- lenges to the nomination, including a well-funded one that Bush is expected to of- fer. The son of one president and brother of another, Jeb Bush was governor while Rubio was speaker of the Florida House. The two formed a close bond, but a presidential campaign was certain to test the strength of their friendship. Rubio is the third major GOP contender to declare himself a candidate, after Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, in a field that could grow to 20 or more. 2016 CAMPAIGN Rubio announces run for White House J.SCOTTAPPLEWHITE—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill. By Deb Riechmann The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Obama administration stepped up its lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill on Monday to try to persuade lawmakers not to pass any legislation that could hamper pros- pects for negotiating a fi- nal deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program. A Senate panel is set to vote Tuesday on an in- tensely debated bill that would give Congress a say on a potential deal aimed at keeping Tehran from de- veloping a nuclear weapon. On the House side, Major- ity Leader Kevin McCarthy said Monday he will bring the bill to the floor if the Senate acts on legislation giving Congress the power to review any deal. Republicans and Dem- ocrats maintain that Con- gress should have a say on an international deal with Tehran to curb its nuclear program and have lined up behind legislation. The White House has pushed back, threatening a presi- dential veto while warning that the bill could scuttle the delicate talks involving the United States, Iran and five world powers. President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the bill it as it's written, al- though senators from both parties are expected to of- fer amendments. "There have been a lot of representations, misrep- resentations" about what's contained in the frame- work agreement the U.S. and its partner nations negotiated with Tehran, Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters out- side a congressional audi- torium where he was giv- ing a closed-door briefing. A reporter suggested that many lawmakers al- ready have made up their minds about the Iran deal and the bill that would al- low Congress to weigh in on an important foreign policy issue facing the president. "That's what we're here to find out," Kerry replied. At the White House, Obama met with Jew- ish leaders. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is intensely skeptical that interna- tional negotiators can reach a verifiable deal with Iran, which has threatened to destroy Israel, some American Jewish groups have backed the interna- tional negotiations. McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters that he spoke with Sen. Bob Corker, R- Tenn., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, earlier in the day. McCarthy said he told Corker that if the Sen- ate approves the bill, the House will vote on it. "It'smyintentiontobring it to the floor of the House andmoveit,"McCarthysaid atanewsconferenceasCon- gress was returning from a two-week break. WASHINGTON Kerry: There are many 'misrepresentations' about Iran nuclear deal WelcomeRodeoFans! 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