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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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As the 40th anniversary of Watergate impends, we are to be bathed again in the great myth and morality play about the finest hour in all of American journalism.
Time for a postmortem on the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
The night of his victories in Maryland, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia, Mitt Romney laid out the ground upon which he will stand to fight his fall battle with Barack Obama.
When I was a kid, we dreamt about someday owning a "flying car" like the ones we saw in cartoons. Back in those days, I also heard my dad warn that "someday we will have another Depression, where the financial world just collapses overnight."
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney "unzipped" is the stuff of cartoonists' dreams.
America is addicted to chocolate. Foreign chocolate.
A longstanding legal charade was played out again recently, when Federal Express paid $3 million to settle an employment discrimination case brought by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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By Kevin Derby
Republican political consultant Nick Zoller declared on Sunday that he is entering the contest for the congressional seat representing Pinellas County. Former state Rep. Larry Crow also launched his candidacy over the weekend. The seat is currently held by U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., who announced last week he will not seek re-election in 2014.
By Kevin Derby
Sen. Geri Thompson, D-Orlando, ramped up her fundraising in the third quarter of 2013 after a lackluster second quarter. In the third quarter, Thompson raised almost $34,200 and spent $3,330. So far, she has raised almost $54,850 and spent more than $6,060.
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According to public records, former state Rep. Adam Hasner has listed his two-bedroom, two-bathroom townhouse in Boca Raton, prompting rumors that Hasner could move just 40 miles north to run for U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy's seat in Congress.
In 2012, Hasner faced off and lost against former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
By Nancy Smith
Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Adam Putnam announced Monday he will propose cutting in half the sales tax Florida businesses pay for electricity, a measure that will save them $250 million to innovate, expand and develop.
Speaking to some 450 participants at the Florida Eenergy Summit in Orlando Monday morning, Putnam said businesses now pay sales tax at a higher rate than residential users.
By Kevin Derby
Broward County Mayor Kristin Jacobs, who has served on the Broward County Commission since being first elected to it in 1998, holds an impressive lead over former Rep. Steve Perman in the money chase as they battle in the Democratic primary for the seat held by term-limited Rep. Jim Waldman, D-Coconut Creek.
Jacobs launched her bid on June 27, right before the third quarter started. From July through September, she raised almost $64,600, loaned her campaign $1,000, relied on almost $5,000 through in-kind donations and spent almost $2,070.
By Kevin Derby
Former Rep. Evan Jenne is building an impressive fundraising advantage over Democratic primary rival Elaine Geller, a business owner and community activist, for an open House seat in Broward County.
Jenne raised $21,250 in the third quarter of 2013 and spent around $6,900 in that period. So far, Jenne has raised $58,225 and spent more than $11,550 as he looks to return to Tallahassee.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is the defending champion of the Iowa caucus which kicks off the presidential contests. Santorum is kicking over running again for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and a strong showing in Iowa would be essential if he wants to be a major contender.
By Kevin Derby
Democratic candidate Daisy Baez had an impressive fundraising haul in the third quarter as she launched her campaign to challenge Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, for his seat which represents parts of Miami-Dade.
By Kevin Derby
Rep. Holly Raschein, R-Key Largo, posted impressive fundraising numbers for the third quarter as she holds a commanding lead in the money chase over Democrat challenger Pamela Gray who served as chairwoman of the Miami-Dade Planning Advisory Board.
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Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Fasano has finally come forward and officially put his support behind Democrat Amanda Murphy in the House District 36 race, even after he said he wasn't going to endorse any candidate.
While filming an edition of "Florida This Week" on WEDU, Fasano was asked if he was endorsing Murphy, and he said yes.
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