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Three years after investing more than $340,000 into Republican Gary Jeandron's political aspirations, the influential Riverside Sheriffs' Association has decided to go in another direction.

The Palm Springs Republican, who represented the Coachella Valley for 14 years, is asking $569,000 for the two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit at The Eclipse on Center Park.

The lawmakers who lead the House and Senate intelligence committees both said on Sunday that they believe the United States is less safe from a terror attack than it was two years ago.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Saturday that Florida Rep. Trey Radel should not immediately leave the House of Representatives despite admitting to cocaine possession, as he's undergoing treatment.

Ron Inge, a Lee County real estate consultant, is seriously considering a bid for the congressional seat now held by Rep. Trey Radel, who's in rehab following his arrest for cocaine.

Former Florida Rep. Connie Mack IV, who gave up his solidly Republican House seat in 2012 in an unsuccessful Senate bid against Democrat Bill Nelson, is exploring a possible run to recapture it, The New York Times reported .

Florida's Republican chairman and the GOP county leaders represented by Congressman Trey Radel have called on him to "resign immediately," saying his recent cocaine-possession arrest and guilty plea were not tolerable.

Three top Florida Republican leaders-including the state party chairman-say Rep. Trey Radel should resign, less than one week after he plead guilty to possession of cocaine.

DEMOCRATS LOSE 2014 EDGE FOLLOWING OBAMACARE UPROAR Democrats a month ago held a 50%-42% advantage among registered voters in a generic ballot, which asked respondents to choose between a Democrat or Republican in their congressional district without identifying the candidates.But the Democratic lead has disappeared.

Freshman Rep. Trey Radel , who is undergoing treatment after pleading guilty to cocaine possession last week, said he's doing well but that people are harassing him at the treatment facility.

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Three top Florida Republican leaders - including the state party chairman - say Rep. Trey Radel should resign, less than one week after he plead guilty to possession of cocaine.

With his guilty plea to a misdemeanor cocaine possession charge in the District of Columbia, Fort Myers Rep. Trey Radel, R-Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Starter Kit, has been under growing pressure to resign from office a mere 10 months into his first term.

The special election to succeed the late C.W. Bill Young in Congress is Alex Sink 's to lose, and the latest Quinnipiac poll underscores how easily one of Florida's most accomplished women very well may lose to an obscure Republican.

From the outset, U.S. Rep. Trey Radel - a brash and digitally savvy darling of the political right - was determined to make a name for himself.

Amid growing sentiment from Southwest Florida Republicans that U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fort Myers -- who's entered a Naples rehab facility after being put on probation this week for cocaine possession -- should resign, potential candidates for the seat are assessing their chances.

Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel, R-Fla. leaving court in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and being sentenced to a year's probation.

As Rep. Trey Radel was pleading guilty to cocaine possession in a Washington courtroom Wednesday, Republicans back in his Florida district were discussing how to respond to whatever comes next, including the possibility the seat could become vacant if the congressman resigns.

Republican Florida Rep. Trey Radel told is taking a leave of absence from Congress following his conviction on a narcotics possession charge in Washington, D.C. But the 'cocaine congressman' is resisting calls for his resignation, and dodging the toughest questions journalists have lobbed at him.

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