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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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By Kevin Derby
Businessman Herman Cain came in fifth place in the Iowa straw poll behind fellow Republican presidential candidates U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania.
Cain said at the end of last week that he needed to place in the top three in the straw poll or he would reassess his campaign. He walked back that statement earlier this week and, after the results came in, Cain sounded like he would stay in the race.
By Kevin Derby
After spending $1 million in Iowa so far, former Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota took a distant third place in the Iowa straw poll. His support was less than half of the two candidates who beat him on Saturday -- U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, also of Minnesota, who won the straw poll, and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.
Despite continued buzz about his campaign faltering, Pawlenty insisted on Saturday that he would be in the race for a while longer.
By Kevin Derby
On Saturday, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota won the Iowa Republican straw poll in Ames.
The straw poll is traditionally seen as a test for how the candidates will do in the Iowa caucus, the traditional first stop toward the presidential nomination. This year the caucus will be held on Feb. 6.
By Nancy Smith
Here is the statement Gov. Rick Scott issued following Friday's federal appeals court ruling:
By Nancy Smith
RPOF Chairman David Bitner issued a statement quickly after Friday's federal appeals court ruling.
With today's ruling that the individual mandate of Obamacare is unconstitutional," said Bitner, "the federal appeals court is moving us closer to the end of this unprecedented government takeover of our nation's health care system. This scheme by President Obama is just one of the reasons Americans will elect a Republican president in 2012.
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By Kevin Derby
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta declared Friday that part of the federal overhaul of health care is unconstitutional.
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It may not be the endorsement he's looking for, but Muslims apparently love pending GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry.
Salon and the Houston Chronicle report that the Texas governor, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy for president Saturday, has cultivated friendly relations with the Islamic community in the Lone Star State and elsewhere.
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Former West Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankel has gone from being "on the List" to receiving EMILYs List full endorsement in Florida's 22nd Congressional District.
The group that bills itself as the nations "largest resource for women in politics," alternately praised Frankel and blasted U.S. Rep. Allen West in a statement Friday.
By Kevin Derby
Rep. Dorothy Hukill, R-Port Orange, announced on Friday that she would continue to serve as the chairwoman of the House Economic Affairs Committee and will stay on the Appropriations Committee and as co-chairwoman of the subcommittee handling redistricting of the state Senate -- which she is running for in 2012.
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