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National officials rally conservatives
On Saturday, Representative John Boehner and Representative John Mica voted in the capital against President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation.
Kosmas draws protest for opposing health bill
They carried signs that said, "Kosmas is a traitor," and "We got rid of Feeney for this?" The decision of U.S. Rep.
Crist: "The Man Who Can Do Nothing Right"
Contributors The Blog for Sunday, November 08, 2009 Mark Lane: "Recall that when he ran for governor in 2006, Charlie Crist was considered as a vague lightweight with a love of vaporously symbolic, law-and-order-sounding nonissues.
How conservative is Marco Rubio?
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio is emerging as the champion of activists fed up with Republicans who don't stay true to conservative principles.
Submitted by BeachesSunRise on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 11:02. Democratic precincts in Ohio; disallowing Ohio voters, for the first time, from voting in any precinct when they were unable to find their assigned precincts to vote in,and so on). Numerous reasons clearly exists to conclude that widespread and historic levels of fraud were committed in this ...
Politicians Still Cashing in on Free Trips
From left: Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ander Crenshaw, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Ginny Brown-Waite and Cliff Stearns [Illustrations: Rob Zammarchi] In 2007, after a scandal involving Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff revealed how lobbyists were using lavish trips to curry favor and buy face time with lawmakers, Congress enacted stricter rules governing ...
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Hukill ends run for congress, plans Florida House campaign
State Rep. Dorothy Hukill said today she has dropped her bid for a congressional seat and will run again in 2010 for the Florida House.
Will Wekiva Parkway's first toll be $30,000 per septic tank?
C entral Florida's most fought-over environmental issue this decade - building an expressway across the Wekiva River - appeared Thursday to be at the brink of a major battle that could scuttle plans for the road.
Santa Rosa Republican women meet Tuesday
The Santa Rosa Federated Republican Women are scheduled to meet Sept. 29 at The Club at Hidden Creek, 3070 PGA Blvd., Navarre.
She first lit my heart on fire back in 2001, when she was a state rep andsent a box of crap -- literally -- to a special interest lobbyist.
Case o' The Week: No Acceptance for (Un)Appealing Decision, Johnson
In 2003, a Republican Congress turned the Sentencing Guidelines system on its head with the PROTECT Act and the Feeney Amendment - an amendment sponsored by then-freshman Representative Tom Feeney, who is now under a corruption investigation .
In Florida utility debate, outrage finds a voice
The state agency charged with setting rates for Florida's utility companies is under fire from within in a cascading series of investigations and resignations.
Argenziano still ruffling feathers in Tallahassee
In the dour, self-serious world of the Florida Capitol, Nancy Argenziano has stood out for more than a decade as a cantankerous rebel willing to call her boss a "lunatic" and send fertilizer to a lobbyist who crossed her.
Case o' The Week: Deja Vu, All Over Again - Knight and Supervised Release Rules
In the 1993 comedy, "Groundhog Day," the hero finds himself waking up every morning to the exact same day, in the exact same place, over and over again -- never breaking free of the endlessly repeating loop.
Does Thrasher have a new 527 on his side?
Folks backing Dan Quiggle in the Florida Senate District 8 race are suggesting a newly minted 527 political group that filed its paperwork with the IRSWednesday is about to start attacking the Ponte Vedra tax activist, thus counteracting perhaps some of the hits John Thrasher has absorbed in the race so far.
Biden Praises "Independent" Kosmas, Defends Her Recovery Act Vote
In the first of a twin-bill fundraising appearance in Orlando today,Vice President Joe Biden praised "moderate" U.S. Rep.
Feeney says Justice has ended ethics investigation
Former Rep. Tom Feeney says the Justice Department has told him it has dropped a criminal investigation relating to a golf trip he took to Scotland with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Feeney says Justice has told him he won't be charged for Abramoff golf trip
Former Rep. Tom Feeney says the Justice Department has told him it has dropped a criminal investigation relating to a golf trip he took to Scotland with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Feeney says Justice has ended ethics investigation
Tom Feeney says the Justice Department has told him it has dropped a criminal investigation relating to a golf trip he took to Scotland with convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Sunrail: They think they can ...
Sunrail: They think they can ... August 6, 2009 I t's time to get over the blues stemming from SunRail's defeat in Tallahassee more than three months ago.
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