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In a contentious interview today, Sen. Rand Paul said he's heard of cases where vaccines lead to mental disorders and argued that parents should be the ones to choose whether they vaccinate their children, not the government. Paul is a former ophthalmologist.

Ive heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines, Paul, R-Ky., said in an interview with CNBC anchor Kelly Evans.

Im not arguing vaccines are a bad idea. I think theyre a good thing, but I think the parents should have some input," he added. "The state doesnt own your children. Parents own the children and it is an issue of freedom.

Earlier in the day, Paul told Laura Ingraham that most vaccines ought to be voluntary.

Vaccinations have emerged as a political topic this week after President Obama urged Americans to vaccinate their children amid a measles outbreak.

"You should get your kids vaccinated, the president said in an interview with NBC on Sunday.

In London today, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie offered an opposing view to the president's, saying that families should have a measure of choice in whether they should vaccinate their children.

"There has to be a balance and it depends on what the vaccine is, what the disease type is, and all the rest," Christie said, according to the Washington Post. "Not every vaccine is created equal and not every disease type is as great a public health threat as others."

However, the American Academy of Pediatrics affirmed today the importance of vaccines along with their relatively low risk of harm. In a statement, the group stressed that the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella is one of the safest and most effective vaccines given, and strongly urged parents to stick to the vaccine schedule recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Story highlights Jeb Bush's post-Romney New Hampshire calculations Rand Paul's weekend travel plans & surprising strategies GOP immigration showdown: figuring out how "to cave"

1. MITT BOWS OUT, AND JEB MOVES IN

With Mitt Romney now officially out of the 2016 GOP nomination chase, New Hampshire becomes a more wide-open race, and the Jeb Bush camp is hoping to make fast inroads.

Jonathan Martin of The New York Times notes with a crowded field, Iowa's vote likely will be splintered and the state is known for its strong evangelical base. South Carolina, stop three on the calendar, could be influenced by the possible candidacy of home state senator Lindsey Graham.

Romney would have been the early New Hampshire favorite. But now?

"I'm told that immediately after Mitt made his move on Friday, the Jeb folks started to figure out how they can get two key operatives in that state, Jim Merrill and Tom Rath, both old New Hampshire pros, both of whom were Mitt guys who had stayed loyal to Mitt but are now free agency," said Martin.

2. COMING SOON: A PARADE OF LONGER THAN LONG SHOTS

Watch New Hampshire over the next couple weeks and you might come to the conclusion it is easier to count the Republicans NOT considering a 2016 presidential run.

On tap to visit soon: former GOP Govs. George Pataki of New York, Jim Gilmore of Virginia and Bob Ehrlich of Maryland. Also, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton and former high tech CEO Carly Fiorina have New Hampshire travel plans.

All of them are longer than long shots, should they run. But former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is due back, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, too.

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Provided by The Hill Rand Paul casts eyes toward Texas

FORT WORTH, Texas Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is already angling for a share of the 153 Republican delegates in Texas who will be up for grabs in early 2016.

Most of the medias attention is focused on Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two contests of the Republican presidential primary.

But Texas, the biggest Republican state in the nation, holds more delegates than four key states ahead of it on the calendar.

The other so-called carve-out states that precede Texas are South Carolina and Nevada.

The early map is favorable for Paul, who is near the top of a crowded field of possible GOP contenders. He has a natural advantage in New Hampshire and Nevada, two states with libertarian leanings that mirror his views.

And a new Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register poll shows the Kentucky senator running in second place in Iowa, only a point behind the frontrunner, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.

The Texas primary, which is scheduled for March 1, 2016, will have a major impact on the delegate count. Pauls allies think it could be a difference-maker in the race. Only California has more delegates, 172, but its primary isnt until early June, when the nominee will likely have already been decided.

We will be the second biggest, said Steve Munisteri, the Texas Republican Party chairman who will step down from his post to serve as a senior advisor to Pauls expected presidential campaign. Were the fifth primary. Youre going to have the four carve-outs and then Texas.

Iowa and New Hampshire have 28 and 21 delegates, respectively. Nevada has 40 delegates and South Carolina has 48 delegates.

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