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Winner and loser of the week in Fla politics
Source: Times Blog
Sep 5, 2010 10:25 pm
Winner of the week: Diversity. Rick Scott's selection of Jennifer Carroll as his running mate highlighted an already noteworthy development this election season. Florida has a slate of statewide candidates that looks like the diverse state itself: a …
Troxler: Kick 'em right out of the 'Taj Mahal'
Source: Times Blog
Sep 5, 2010 6:46 pm
I keep hearing people say, "Oh, well, it's too late to do anything about that fancy $48 million 'Taj Mahal' courthouse in Tallahassee," which insiders got sneaked through the Legislature. But it isn't too late. Make 'em move. That's right....
Governor candidates offer two approaches to job creation: cut or enhance
Source: Times Blog
Sep 5, 2010 2:47 pm
Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink are both CEOs-turned-politicians who agree that Florida needs to revamp economic incentives, provide tax breaks, and streamline regulations. But they fundamentally disagree on how to do it. More here. Domi…
Scott and Sink job plans embrace same ideas with different approaches
Source: Herald Blog
Sep 5, 2010 2:42 pm
Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Alex Sink are both CEOs-turned-politicians who agree that Florida needs to revamp economic incentives, provide tax breaks, and streamline regulations. But they fundamentally disagree on how to do it. More here. Domi…
Kendrick Meek: Political differences take a back seat
Source: Herald Blog
Sep 5, 2010 12:41 pm
From Kendrick Meek's campaign on the death of Mario Rubio: "Since learning of the news on Friday morning, I along with my family have kept Marco and his family in our prayers. The passing of a father occurs only once...
Clinton headlining another Meek fundraiser
Source: Herald Blog
Sep 5, 2010 12:31 pm
Former President Bill Clinton is headlining his sixth fundraiser for Democratic Senate candidate Kendrick Meek. And don't forget those three back-to-back rallies he did for Meek in South Florida right before the Aug. 24 primary. Meek could use a repe…
Allen West appears in Kansas to show support for ‘Leavenworth 10"²
Source: Post Blog
Sep 5, 2010 12:17 pm
South Florida Republican congressional candidate Allen West was in Kansas on Saturday to speak at a rally for the “Leavenworth 10″ — soldiers and Marines whose families say they were unjustly convicted by military courts for killin…
Rubio's father dies at 83
Source: Herald Blog
Sep 5, 2010 11:55 am
U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio: Surrounded by family and loved ones, Marco Rubio’s father, Mario Rubio, passed away tonight at Baptist Hospital in Miami. He was 83 years old. Mario Rubio suffered from a long bout with emphysema and lung...
Marco Rubio’s father dies at 83
Source: Post Blog
Sep 5, 2010 11:08 am
Marco Rubio with his father in April signing candidate papers. Getty Images photo.Mario Rubio, 83, the father of Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio, died late Saturday at Baptist Hospital in Miami after suffering from emphysema and lung cancer, …
Marco Rubio's father dies at age 83
Source: Times Blog
Sep 5, 2010 5:20 am
Mario Rubio who fled Cuba to bring his family to America, has died at age 83. His son, Marco, ascended in Florida politics to become the first Cuban-American speaker of the House, and is now a leading candidate for U.S....
Rubio’s father dies
Source: Tribune Blog
Sep 4, 2010 11:52 pm
Mario Rubio, father of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio, has died at age 83 of lung cancer and emphysema. Marco Rubio’s campaign said his political activities “will be placed on temporary hold,” and the campaign “…
As midterms near, Obama on shaky ground
Source: Times Blog
Sep 4, 2010 8:01 pm
The weekend in Florida was conceived to soothe one distraction — the gulf oil disaster — but only intensified another. "I was not commenting, and I will not comment, on the wisdom of making the decision to put a mosque...
Bill Clinton raising money for Meek, again
Source: Times Blog
Sep 4, 2010 7:21 pm
Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser Tuesday night in NYC for Kendrick Meek. It's being hosted by Sant Singh Chatwal, a major Democratic donor, and is expected to a be a "six figure event," our source says. Clinton has held...
The race is on to define Alex Sink
Source: Sentinel Blog
Sep 4, 2010 1:14 pm
Democrat Alex Sink has been Florida’s chief financial officer for four years, but most voters probably wouldn’t recognize her on the street. She can still be spotted on occasion walking in Tampa’s Ybor City near her campaign office,…
Can Crist win the Anyone-But-Rubio crowd?
Source: Herald Blog
Sep 4, 2010 11:49 am
Remember the saying ``Anyone But Bush'' among Democrats in 2004 who feared a second term by George W. Bush? Florida Democrats are slinging a variation on the slogan for 2010: ``Anyone But Rubio.'' To liberal voters, Republican Senate candidate Marco.…
Republican foes, lobbyists now flock to Scott
Source: Times Blog
Sep 4, 2010 2:45 am
In the aftermath of a mean-spirited primary, supporters of vanquished Bill McCollum are eagerly boarding the Rick Scott bandwagon, especially those Tallahassee special interests Scott vilified in the primary. When McCollum got money from special inte…
Crist asks for review of French rail company, citing 'Holocaust' concerns
Source: Times Blog
Sep 3, 2010 10:41 pm
UPDATE: State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff first raised the issue to the state DOT. Her letter is here. -- Gov. Charlie Crist late Friday ordered a review of a French company competing to build a high speed rail line in the...
Joe Garcia, David Rivera and the children of God
Source: Herald Blog
Sep 3, 2010 10:21 pm
The Big Guy has been brought into the fray of the hotly contested congressional race between Democrat Joe Garcia and Republican state Rep. David Rivera. According to the Florida Democratic Party, Rivera called himself "the son of God" in a...
Rick Scott: Jennifer Carroll's an "outsider."
Source: PolitiFact
Sep 3, 2010 9:34 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Meet the outsiders: Rick Scott and Jennifer Carroll Trying to keep the outsider label that propelled him to victory in the Republican primary for governor, millionaire businessman Rick Scott said on Sept. 2, 2…
Broward building firm to reconstruct Iraq
Source: Sun-Sentinel Blog
Sep 3, 2010 9:26 pm
Art Bond, who claims to make “the strongest buildings in the world,” will take his expertise to Iraq in October to help reconstruct the war-torn country. Bond, who owns a tiny company in Fort Lauderdale with six employees, foresees billi…
Rick Scott: Jennifer Carroll is the "first African-American Republican woman to be part of a statewide ticket in Florida."
Source: PolitiFact
Sep 3, 2010 9:05 pm
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Jennifer Carroll could make history if elected lieutenant governor Conservative outsider Rick Scott says he's making history with his pick for lieutenant governor. Scott's pick, Jacksonville-area state Rep…
Pam Bondi 'stole my dog'
Source: Times Blog
Sep 3, 2010 8:57 pm
Before she became the Republican nominee for Florida attorney general, Pam Bondi was a familiar face as a legal analyst on CNN and the Fox News Channel. But Bondi may be best known for a custody battle over St. Bernard....
Alan Grayson: Glenn Beck fans wore “sheets over their heads”
Source: Sentinel Blog
Sep 3, 2010 8:36 pm
Since his election two years ago, Orlando Democrat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson’s fame has multiplied exponentially with every inflammatory remark. Every time he says something like the Republicans’ health care plan is to “die quicklyR…
Fanjuls hosts Rick Scott fundraiser
Source: Times Blog
Sep 3, 2010 8:25 pm
Florida Crystals vice chairman José “Pepe” Fanjul and his wife, Emilia, are hosting a $10,000 VIP reception fundraiser for Rick Scott at their Palm Beach home Sept. 14. They've been backing Scott from the start, while their rival company…
Florida Crystals boss plans fundraiser for Scott
Source: Post Blog
Sep 3, 2010 7:14 pm
Four weeks after Rick Scott blasted the state’s plan for Everglades restoration as a “bailout” for U.S. Sugar, the head of that company’s top rival will host a $10,000-per-head fundraiser for the Republican gubernatorial nomin…