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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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We don't need to tax the rich, who already pay more than their share. We need to tax the poor.
The pundit world will now eviscerate Mitt Romney, a man who, had he garnered just a few hundred thousand more votes in a few key districts, would have been hailed as a political genius.
WASHINGTON -- The headline was inevitable: "What went wrong?"
One of the strangest aspects of Election 2012 is that voters are demanding change but didn't change politicians.
After its second defeat at the hands of Barack Obama, under whom unemployment has never been lower than the day George W. Bush left office, the Republican Party has at last awakened to its existential crisis.
WASHINGTON -- America's 57th presidential election revealed that a second important national institution is on an unsustainable trajectory.
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By Kevin Derby
Former state Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich is a major underdog to topple former Gov. Charlie Crist in the Democratic gubernatorial primary despite the favorite only joining the party in December 2012 after years as a Republican.
But Rich reeled in an endorsement on Monday from state Sen. Dwight Bullard, D-Cutler Bay. After serving in the House, Bullard was elected to the Senate in 2012 and did not serve with Rich. However his mother, the late state Sen. Larcenia Bullard, served alongside Rich in the Senate.
By Kevin Derby
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) turned up the heat on former state CFO Alex Sink on Monday as she continues her bid for a congressional seat representing Pinellas County. Sink has no opposition for the Democratic nomination while three Republican hopefuls battle it out in next weeks primary.
The NRCC looked to link Sink to President Barack Obamas federal health-care law, noting 30 members of Congress, including U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., raised $132,500 for her.
By Kevin Derby
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) launched an attack on former Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday, trying to link him to President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Despite joining the Democrats in 2012 after spending most of his political career as a Republican, Crist is the favorite for his new partys nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico, the Libertarian Partys presidential nominee in 2012, weighed in late last week on the new year.
I believe 2014 will be a great year for liberty, Johnson emailed supporters on Friday. America has never been more fed up with big government. From learning of the NSAs abuses to experiencing the realities of government-run health care, Americans of all political persuasions are feeling the force of government in their personal lives like never before.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., came out swinging at the Castro regime ruling communist Cuba after reports emerged that democracy activists such as Berta Soler of the Ladies in White and Jose Daniel Ferrer of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU in Spanish) were arrested.
By Kevin Derby
On Friday, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., announced Polk County Deputy Sheriff Erin Killebrew Welch, who served as an aide to U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Fla., is joining his staff as a field director.
Im thankful that Erin is joining our great team, said Ross. Her extensive knowledge of Polk and Hillsborough counties will serve my constituents from Floridas 15th Congressional District well.
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Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater received warm words of praise from Gov. Rick Scott after he announced he'd be applying for presidency of Boca Raton-based Florida Atlantic University.
Jeff Atwater has the experience and the skill to be an outstanding president at Florida Atlantic University, said Scott in a statement released Saturday. While the school will no doubt consider multiple, qualified, prestigious candidates for the job, FAU would be well-served to have a leader like Jeff at the helm.
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Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has his eyes on the presidency of Boca Raton-based Florida Atlantic University.
On Saturday, the Palm Beach Postreported, In an email to staffers today, Atwater says he was approached' about applying for the top job at the Boca Raton-based school and decided to do so after much thought and discussion with my family."
Applications for the position are due Monday when a search committee will meet to choose eight applicants to be invited for interviews Thursday and Friday.
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All eyes will be on the Florida Seminoles and the Auburn Tigers as they face off in the BCS Championship game on Jan. 6, and Gov. Rick Scott is making a bet with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley that the Noles will get the win Monday night.
If FSU wins, Bentley will have to send Scott a gallon of lemonade from Toomers Drugs in Auburn, Ala. But if Auburn wins, Scott will owe Bentley a pie from Kermits Key West Key Lime Shoppe.
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