That's more or less what happened last Sunday in Mexico, at least as far as most American journalists (including me) are concerned.
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Having taught economics at a number of colleges for a number of years, I especially welcomed a feature article in the June 22 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education, on how economics courses with the same name can be very different at different colleges.
The Supreme Court's 5-4 decision upholding the Obama administration's health care legislation was a victory for the president, his administration and his party.
Though this weeks declaration of Mohammed Morsi as Egypts first freely-elected president is a significant milestone in the ancient Arab states history, the battle for the future of this key country isnt over.
HBO should really try a new slogan for its original programming. Indeed they already had one courtesy of Aaron Sorkin's acid pen in the debut of his ridiculous new series "The Newsroom." That slogan is "Speaking Truth to Stupid."
After the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling on Thursday, the fate of Obamacare is now in the hands of the American people, to be determined this November.
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By Kevin Derby
With a pivotal case on the role of religion in the public square scheduled for a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., posted an op-ed over at Fox News on the importance of prayer to open legislative meetings.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Wellington, took aim at former Gov. Charlie Crist who launched a bid against Gov. Rick Scott on Monday. Benaquisto bashed Crist for his ambitions, insisting he was always in campaign mode. While Crist held three statewide offices, he never bothered to run for a second term in any of those posts.
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Charlie Crist jumped into the governor's race on Monday and his new campaign team is chock-full of Democrats who weren't big fans of Crist or his administration when he was a Republican.
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Former Sen. Dan Gelber came to Charlie Crist's aid on Monday after the Republican Party of Florida began their campaign against the former governor, who announced Monday he would be running for his old job in 2014.
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George LeMieux, former U.S. senator and chief of staff for former governor Charlie Crist, slammed Crist on Monday for his political inconsistency throughout the years.
"With today's announcement, Charlie Crist has done something that's, in my mind, really breathtaking, not only in Florida but in the country," said LeMieux. "In my view, this is the largest change of position by a leading American political figure in as quick of a period of time as we've had in recent American history."
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., ripped into old rival former Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday. Crist announced on Monday that he was running for the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Rick Scott in 2014. Rubio caught Crist in the 2010 Republican U.S. Senate primary, chasing the then-governor out of the GOP and to continue his bid with no party affiliation. Crist joined the Democrats at the end of last year.
By Kevin Derby
Former Gov. Charlie Crist announced on Monday that he was going to run for governor again, this time as a Democrat. Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, weighed in later on Monday morning and ripped Crist in very personal terms.
By Kevin Derby
Keep Vern Buchanan in Congress, baby? Is Buchanan a PTP or an isolation man? Was he a diaper dandy in his first term?
As readers familiar with the catch phrases of one of the most popular commentators on ESPN may have guessed, Dick Vitale is supporting Buchanans re-election bid. Vitale and his wife Lorraine will be hosting a fundraiser for Buchanan on Wednesday night. Based in Lakewood Ranch, in recent years Vitale has grown increasingly active in the area and has become a Tampa Bay Rays fan.
By Kevin Derby
With former Gov. Charlie Crist announcing on Monday that he was running for his old job in 2014, this time as a Democrat, Republicans at the national level turned to Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana to take aim at the new candidate. Jindal is the chairman of the Republican Governors Association and a possible presidential candidate in 2016.
By Kevin Derby
With the Virginia gubernatorial race looming on Tuesday, a poll released late Sunday and one released Monday morning find Republican candidate state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is a solid underdog against Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
Quinnipiac University unveiled a poll on Monday morning which shows McAuliffe with 46 percent and Cuccinelli with 40 percent, while Libertarian Robert Sarvis takes 8 percent.
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