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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Our large cruise ship sailed within view of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a gathering of conservatives sponsored by National Review magazine considered the wreckage of the 2012 election.
This may well be the last time I speak on the House floor. At the end of the year Ill leave Congress after 23 years in office over a 36-year period.
Barack Obama attended more than 200 fundraisers for his presidential campaign, but he refrained from raising money for congressional Democrats.
Mark Thompson, a former director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation, began his new job Monday as president and CEO of The New York Times. The lack of embarrassment was remarkable.
The stunning resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus, days before he was to testify on the CIA role in the Benghazi massacre, raises many more questions than his resignation letter answers.
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By Kevin Derby
Tuesdays Google doodle honors writer Zora Neale Hurston, who was born on Jan. 7 1891. While shes best remembered for her literary works, including Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston was also a staunch conservative, especially in the last decade of her life. Hurston was an outspoken critic of communism but also of the federal government and American intervention overseas.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, launching the latest in a series of attacks on former Gov. Charlie Crist, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) attempted to contrast the newly minted Democrat with Gov. Rick Scott regarding President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Despite spending most of his career as a Republian, Crist is the favorite for the Democratic nomination to challenge Scott in November.
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Lolita Grayson, the wife of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., is filing for divorce.
Javier Manjarres of the Shark Tank reported the news late Monday evening.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, best known for his three presidential bids and now the chairman of the Campaign for Liberty, called for the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Janet Yellen to be the next chairwoman of the Federal Reserve.
Since its creation, the Federal Reserve has destroyed 97 percent of the value of the dollar along with millions of jobs, Paul said on Monday. The Federal Reserve and its failed policies of monetary expansion, zero interest rates, and crony bailouts are responsible for the economic crisis we find ourselves in today.
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Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is one step closer to becoming president of Florida Atlantic University. On Monday, Atwater was one of 10 chosen to be interviewed for the position at the Boca Raton-based university.
George LeMieux, former state senator and chief of staff under Charlie Crist, also made the list of final candidates for the position.
Other nominees chosen by the presidential selection committee for presidential interviews were:
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Only a few months into his campaign, another prominent staff member has called it quits with Charlie Crist.
According to SaintPetersblog,Michael Hoffman, who was listed as Crist's deputy finance director,is no longer with the campaign.A campaign spokesman confirmed on Monday that Hoffman and the Crist campaign had parted ways before the end of the year.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott marked Epiphany, also known as Three Kings Day, which traditionally marks the end of the Christmas season.
Ann and I wish all Floridians celebrating Three Kings Day a safe and blessed holiday with their loved ones, Scott said on Monday. Today is one of the most special days of the holiday season and a great chance for Floridians to celebrate with family and loved ones.
By Kevin Derby
Marshall Criser III took over as chancellor of the State University System of Florida on Monday.
This is a tremendous privilege, and I take it very seriously, said Criser. I look forward to working hard with other leaders in this state to make our universities the most accountable, accessible and high-achieving in this country.
Criser garnered the praise of the two leaders of the Florida Legislature.
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Former Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink might have called former Gov. Charlie Crist a "disaster," but that didn't stop the gubernatorial hopeful from donating $1,000 to Sink's campaign.
According to The Tampa Bay Times, Crist gave $1,000 to Sink for her U.S. House race to replace the late C.W. Bill Young, helping her reach $1.1 million for her campaign.
By Nancy Smith
Alia Faraj-Johnson, managing director of public relations and public affairs at Sachs Media Group, is joining Hill+Knowlton Strategies and will lead the firms Tallahassee office, company officials announced Monday.
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