Here are a couple of things to keep in mind about Newt Gingrich, as he leads in polls for the Republican presidential nomination nationally and in Iowa and South Carolina, and may be threatening Mitt Romney's lead in New Hampshire.
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LOS ANGELES -- In 1941, Carl Karcher was a 24-year-old truck driver for a bakery. Impressed by the large numbers of buns he was delivering, he scrounged up $326 to buy a hot dog cart across from a Goodyear plant. And the war came.
WASHINGTON -- It's Iowa minus one month, and barring yet another resurrection, or something of similar improbability, it's Mitt Romney versus Newt Gingrich. In a match race, here's the scorecard:
One question I sometimes have been asked in this presidential campaign goes something like this: Why does Mitt Romney sound so corny?
WASHINGTON -- When the Democratic National Committee circulates an ad attacking Mitt Romney even before the Iowa caucuses -- and long before his presidential nomination is clear -- one can be fairly certain that Romney is considered the greatest threat to a second Obama term.
News that two major labor unions will co-opt an Occupy protest in Washington next week solidifies two facts about the waning protest movement: it is an entirely ordinary function of left-wing activism, and it is wholly unserious about addressing special interests influence over the political process.
Now that Newt Gingrich has become the latest in a series of Republican front-runners, he is getting the kinds of scrutiny and attacks that have done in other front-runners.
What should be done about income inequality? That basic question underlies the arguments hashed out in the supercommittee and promises to be a central issue in the presidential campaign.
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn., praised Gov. Rick Scott for raising concerns about privacy resulting from navigators enrolling Americans into President Barack Obamas federal health-care law.
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Interim Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart may take on the job as full-time commissioner of education on Tuesday.
The state Board of Education is expected to vote on Tuesday to hire Stewart for the job instead of launching a national search. Stewart has held the position for six weeks since Tony Bennett resigned.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued his push to defund President Barack Obamas federal health-care law on Tuesday. Rubio penned an opinion piece published at Townhall on Tuesday in which he argued the coming days will be the last chance to end the law.
By Kevin Derby
A rally at EverBank Field on Monday afternoon to demand the Jacksonville Jaguars -- increasingly appearing to be the worst team in the National Football League -- sign former Florida Gator quarterback Tim Tebow drew few supporters. The event garnered national headlines but little respect from the sports media.
Despite this, Jags Tebow Why Not?" the group behind the rally, insists it has only begun its efforts.
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, after the Washington Navy Yard shootings which left 13 dead, Gov. Rick Scott ordered flags across the Sunshine State lowered to half-staff until Friday.
In honor of the victims at the Washington Navy Yard, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the state of Florida to be flown at half-staff at all local, state and federal buildings, installations, and grounds throughout the state of Florida, Scott wrote on Monday. The flags shall be lowered immediately and remain at half-staff until sunset on Sept. 20, 2013.
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott took aim at President Barack Obamas signature federal health-care law in a letter sent to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Scott, who rose to political prominence in opposing the law, pointed to reports that Social Security numbers were compromised as administrators struggle to enact the law.
By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, former U.S. Rep. Allen West honored Constitution Day.
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A group of seven committee members will lead the Board of Governors' search for a new university system chancellor for Florida after Frank Brogan announced he was stepping down from the position and taking his talents to Pennsylvania, where he will serve in a similar position.
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Republican Party of Florida Chairman Lenny Curry sank his teeth into the Florida Democratic Party in a statement released Monday, saying that the party continually says "no" to the middle class by bashing Gov. Rick Scott and his proposed $500 million tax cut.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who served in the U.S. Army for more than two decades and on the Armed Services Committee during his term in Congress, weighed in on the Washington Naval Yard shootings on Monday. West insisted a preliminary analysis indicates this was a targeted attack against U.S. Navy Sea Systems Command a planned assault. A favorite of the tea party movement, West has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016.
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