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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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WASHINGTON -- Liberals have a rendezvous with regret. Their largest achievement is today's redistributionist government. But such government is inherently regressive: It tends to distribute power and money to the strong, including itself.
It is time to have an honest discussion about Internet sales tax and separate fact from fiction.
While Mitt Romney has enjoyed relatively soft treatment from the mainstream media, a recent front-page article in the Washington Post telegraphed the cheap shots Republicans can expect in the general election.
WASHINGTON -- After every other conservative alternative to Mitt Romney crashed and burned (libertarian Ron Paul is in a category of his own), from the rubble emerges Rick Santorum. But he isn't just the last man standing.
Six years, $100 million. Thats what Democrats are saying Mitt Romney has spent in the race so far for the presidency, as if somehow it's a bad thing.
Elections are contests held during a moment in time between candidates who have records stretching back, often far back, into the past. So there is always a tension between the man (or woman) who is running and the moment.
It is one of the most contentious but least understood issues now before Congress -- one that does not align neatly along party lines and has split the business community.
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By Kevin Derby
Republican Party of Florida Chairman (RPOF) Lenny Curry took aim on Monday at former Gov. Charlie Crist -- who is the front-runner for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination -- over education.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West weighed in on foreign policy on Monday, trashing Democrats on the matter.
President Obama whispered under his breath in a hot mike moment to then-Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to tell Vladimir Putin he would have more flexibility in a second term, West posted on Facebook on Monday. We now clearly see what that flexibility means: increased aggression by enemies of our state who see a weak, indecisive president.
By Kevin Derby
The Florida Department of Health announced on Monday that Dr. Anna Marie Likos will take over as director for the Division of Disease Control and Health Protection, overseeing the bureaus of communicable diseases, environmental health, and epidemiology.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Monday that he was naming Rebecca Fishman Lipsey to the Florida Board of Education starting in January 2014. A former public school teacher in New York, Lipsey has been active with Teach For America, leading that group in Miami-Dade.
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Visit Florida received a $500,000 grant on Monday from BP's Gulf Seafood and Tourism Promotional Fund to assist with expenses related to Visit Florida'sGoogle Street View Trekker project. The BP grant funding will help cover expenses related to the project, including the cost for the trekkers to travel the state, production of the captured images and promotion of the final product on Google Maps.
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As of Monday, Nan Rich is the only Democrat who's officially entered the 2014 governor's race, and the Republican Party of Florida wants to know why former gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink isn't standing by her fellow Democrat.
In a statement released Monday, the RPOF attacked both Sink and Rich for their "misguided values" and attacks on Gov. Rick Scott.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who has left the door open for a political comeback in 2016, offered his solution over the weekend on how to avoid a federal government shutdown.
By Kevin Derby
Former state Rep. Scott Plakon is looking to return to Tallahassee and is running against Rep. Mike Clelland, D-Longwood. Over the weekend, Plakon announced in an email that he would be holding a fundraiser in Longwood on Saturday but also noted that former Gov. Charlie Crist, the former Republican who is the favorite for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination next year, is backing Clelland.
By Kevin Derby
Taking aim at President Barack Obamas health care law in an appearance on Sean Hannitys radio show on Friday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., attacked Democrats on the issue, comparing them to treating Americans like children.
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With the 2014 gubernatorial election right around the corner and a potential showdown between Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist on the horizon, the Republican Party of Florida has launched a new website to highlight Florida's economic turnaround under Scott.
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