Title: Guide to 2016 Campaign: Ben Carson

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/336/ben_c.mp3' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Guide to 2016 Campaign: Ben Carson' data-article-id='655'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10839'>Dr. Ben Carson is the former head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. </span> <span data-start-time='10839' data-end-time='20295'>The retired doctor is an expert at surgically separating babies who are born joined together.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='20295' data-end-time='24921'>Dr. Carson has a strong personal story. </span> <span data-start-time='24921' data-end-time='31814'>He grew up in poverty and rose to be a top children’s neurosurgeon. </span> <span data-start-time='31814' data-end-time='44512'>He became well known among political conservatives for his criticism of President Obama and the “Obamacare” national health care plan.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='44512' data-end-time='52494'>He has never run for political office before, a fact that appeals to some voters.</span> <span data-start-time='52494' data-end-time='58277'>He wants major tax reform and to end Obamacare. </span> <span data-start-time='58277' data-end-time='68050'>Some of his statements, such as comparing ISIS to the U.S. Founding Fathers, have drawn criticism.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='68050' data-end-time='73787'>He announced his candidacy on May 4, 2015.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' 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Dr. Ben Carson is the former head of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. The retired doctor is an expert at surgically separating babies who are born joined together.

Dr. Carson has a strong personal story. He grew up in poverty and rose to be a top children’s neurosurgeon. He became well known among political conservatives for his criticism of President Obama and the “Obamacare” national health care plan.

He has never run for political office before, a fact that appeals to some voters. He wants major tax reform and to end Obamacare. Some of his statements, such as comparing ISIS to the U.S. Founding Fathers, have drawn criticism.

He announced his candidacy on May 4, 2015.

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