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House set to OK $48 billion in global AIDS fight
Expanding on a program that has saved and prolonged the lives of millions in Africa alone, the House prepared Thursday to pass and send to President Bush legislation that triples money to fight AIDS, malaria ...
House ready to OK $48B in global AIDS fight
Expanding on a program that has saved and prolonged the lives of millions in Africa alone, the House prepared Thursday to pass and send to President Bush legislation that triples money to fight AIDS, malaria ...
DCCC reserves ad time in 20 more districts
The DCCC reserved ad time in 35 districts a few weeks back, and now they have upped the ante with $18 million more in 20 districts.
House Democratic Campaign Arm Broadens TV Buy
Moving quickly to capitalize on their massive financial advantage, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has reserved television time in nearly two dozen more House districts, bringing their total ...
Rep. Mahoney raises almost $2.5 million, bolstering re-election chances
Rep. Tim Mahoney , once considered one of the most vulnerable members of Congress, has raised almost $2.5 million for his campaign, boosting his chances for re-election. Fellow Rep.
From the NYT Magazine on Sunday comes this article echoing an article I wrote three years ago arguing that Cubans are, and have always been, New Deal Democrats, vote Republican only because of Cuba policy and ...
Howie Klein Explains Why Taddeo Will Win
And FL-18 gave over 56% of it's vote to Senator Bill Nelson in 2006. Bush won there in 2004 with 54% - as opposed to 57% in Lincoln Diaz-Balart's 21st CD and to 56% in Mario Diaz-Balart's 25th CD .
GOP Hold On Cuban-Americans Slipping?
Raul Martinez, longtime Democratic mayor of Hileah, campaigns at a retirement home for the 21st Congressional District seat in South Florida.
Obama AWOL on Immigration Reform
One of John McCain's Latino surrogates forcefully said Barack Obama is deceitfully inflating his role in the Senate on immigration reform for political benefit.
Poll: Diaz-Balart, Martinez Race Tight
The race between Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Raul Martinez is a virtual dead heat, according to a new poll by Bendixen & Associates, with Republican Diaz-Balart favored by 41 percent of those polled and Martinez, a ...
From Talking Point Memo: Rep. Roy Blunt sent out a press release today touting a new fundraising effort on behalf of Republican Congressional candidates.
Congressional Races: Things Are Looking Up For Democratic Candidates
The Cook Political Report has looked at 30 congressional races and upgraded them for the Democratic Party.
Derby's Campaign Receives Boost from Cook Report
The Dean Heller/Jill Derby C2 race just got a lot more interesting. The Cook Report has upgraded it from Solid Republican to Likely Republican.
Cook Political Report alters 28 ratings, 27 positive for Dems
This is a flood of delicious news. A flood. Here are the Cook Political Report's latest race ranking changes.
Union changes position, now backs Diaz-Balart
One of the Miami trade unions that denied it was endorsing U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, after the congressman said he had the group's support, has switched tracks and now says it is backing the Republican ...
House Republicans continue to ROMP towards oblivion
We told you in April about the latest incarnation of House Republicans' vaunted ROMP program.
Venezuelan-American group to hold talk
The South Florida activist group Independent Venezuelan American Citizens will hold a talk with U.S. Rep.
Unions: We didn't endorse Diaz-Balart
Locked in a competitive reelection battle, Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart last week touted endorsements from several local unions.
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Shays Stands With Israel On Iraq, Iran
Chris Shays can be a hard politician to categorize. He's a Republican. But the 4th District congressman is known for working with Democrats on a number of liberal issues. It's when he stands in front of a pro-Israel group and talks about security in the Middle East - as he did this week - that he fits more closely with the hard-line Republican faithful.
Finish the job in Iraq, he argues, and use the threat of military intervention in dealings with Iran.
On Thursday, he was on a long list of lawmakers to speak to the Zionist Organization of America, a Jewish group dedicated to advocacy for Israel. The group sat through a series of Israel-friendly speeches. Shays' message was one of opposition to those who want to pull quickly out of Iraq and who advocate peaceful dialogue with Iran.
News Minute: Here is the latest Florida news from The Associated Press
Food and Drug Administration inspectors are heading for farms in Florida and Mexico, as new clues emerge to the possible source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes that have now sickened 552 people.