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Cries of glee and exultation from much of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneys center-right base met the former Massachusetts governor's selection of Congressman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.
On the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk harbor, a coatless Mitt Romney named a tieless Paul Ryan as his vice presidential nominee.
WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama claims only that his legislative and foreign policy achievements in his first two years matched those of "any president -- with the possible exceptions of Johnson, FDR and Lincoln" in "modern history." Some Obama enthusiasts are less restrained.
Having been around the electrical energy generation industry for the past three decades, I can tell you that the state of Florida is in desperate need ofa real energy policy.
This week, the friends of Barack Obama introduced into the political battle of 2012 the moral equivalent of poison gas.
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Insurers are not too happy over the Obama administration's decision to extend individual-market health plans for a year.
In a statement released Thursday,Karen Ignagni, president of America's Health Insurance Plans said:
By Kevin Derby
A new poll from Gravis taken for conservative publication "Human Events" finds Attorney General Pam Bondi starts off with a solid lead over her Democratic rivals as she looks for a second term in 2014 but most voters remain undecided.
Bondi takes 30 percent when matched against House Democratic Leader Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, who takes 14 percent, while the remainder of voters are undecided. Bondi takes 29 percent against former Deputy Attorney General George Sheldon who garners 11 percent.
By Kevin Derby
A new poll from Gravis taken for the conservative publication "Human Events" finds former Gov. Charlie Crist has a solid lead over Republican Gov. Rick Scott. The poll finds Crist taking 46 percent while Scott is behind with 36 percent.
The poll shows Scott remains upside down in Florida. A majority of those surveyed -- 52 percent -- do not approve of Scott while 33 percent approve of him.
The poll of 932 registered voters in Florida was taken from Nov. 8-11 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
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With the help of the states most politically active environmental groups, Floridas Water and Land Legacy, Inc.raised nearly half a million dollars in October.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., slammed the Obama administration on Wednesday after it was revealed that less than 106,200 have applied under the new federal health-care law.
By Kevin Derby
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) kept up its attacks on former Gov. Charlie Crist who announced last week he would challenge Gov. Rick Scott in 2014, this time as a Democrat. Crist was governor and served in two state Cabinet offices as a Republican.
By Kevin Derby
Freshman U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis tore into President Barack Obamas administration on Wednesday after it was revealed less than 106,200 Americans have applied to enroll in the federal health insurance law. DeSantis also attacked the administrations decision to launch Healthcare.gov despite technical problems and security issues.
By Kevin Derby
With a host of national polls showing Americans are losing faith in President Barack Obama and his signature health care law, Republicans are looking to tie the unpopular law around the neck of former state CFO Alex Sink who is running in a special election for an open congressional seat.
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Americans' approval of President Barack Obama's health care law is dropping as a new Gallup poll shows the gap between those who favor and don't favor Obamacare has become the widest it's been in the last year.
According to a Gallup poll released Thursday, 40 percent of Americans approve of the Affordable Care Act, while more than half -- 55 percent -- disapprove.
By Kevin Derby
Former state Rep. Carl Domino is running for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., next year and he ripped into the Democrat on President Barack Obamas health care law and other matters on Thursday morning.
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