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At a campaign event in Sarasota on Friday morning, Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, called for the creation of a unit in the attorney generals office to investigate investment fraud. Gelber also weighed in on Arthur Nadel, a Sarasota resident who was sentenced to 14 years due to leading a ponzi scheme.

Republican U.S. Sen. George LeMieux praised Guillermo Faris, an opponent of Fidel Castro who received the European Parliament Sakharov Prize honoring freedom and human rights.

Mike Prendergast, the Republican candidate challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, unveiled his jobs plan on Thursday. While he is an underdog, Prendergast, a retired colonel in the Army who served on the staff of former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham, has won the backing of prominent national Republicans including former Gov. Jeb Bush and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Prendergast called for reforming jobs programs set up by President Barack Obama's federal stimulus -- a measure which the Republican candidate opposed.

Republican U.S. Rep. Connie Mack took aim at President Barack Obama on Thursday over a proposal for the Justice Department to have more authority to wiretap -- including mobile communication devices.