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Cyber Failures in Obamacare Exchanges: Dangerous to Your Wallet and Privacy

By David Inserra

Is the Conflict Between Us Irreconcilable?

By Pat Buchanan

Gambling Study Raises Doubts

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida

Colodny Lobbying Shop Home for Gaggle of Insurers

By Allison Nielsen

Southern Strategy Group Gets Big Bucks to Push Legislation in Tallahassee

By Allison Nielsen

RNC and RPOF Expand Team to Win Hispanic Voters

By Kevin Derby

Scarier than Shutdown?

Charlie Crist Makes Nice to Democrats as He Looks Ahead to 2014

By Kevin Derby

Carlos Curbelo Picks Up Steam as GOP Looks to Beat Joe Garcia

By Jeff Henderson

On Political Speech, a Court Opportunity

By George Will

By Kevin Derby

With reports coming out that Pakistan has rounded up informants who helped American forces find and kill terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, Mike McCalister, a businessman and retired Army officer who is now running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2012, weighed in on Wednesday.

Marco Rubio on Obama: 'His Presidency has Made Things Worse Here in America'

By Kevin Derby

On an appearance on the Laura Ingram show on Wednesday, Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio hammered President Barack Obama on the economy.

Vern Buchanan Gets New Congressional Committee Assignment

By Kevin Derby

With Medicaid reform and health care ranking as two of the most important issues facing the nation, Florida got a bigger seat at the table to confront them on Wednesday when Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan was named to the health subcommittee of the congressional Ways and Means Committee. Buchanan is the only Floridian on the Ways and Means, the committee where legislation regarding tax matters is initiated. He was named to the subcommittee by Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich.

Report: Romney, Bachmann, Gingrich to Join Glenn Beck in Jerusalem

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GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann and Newt Gingrich are expected to join Glenn Beck at a rally in Jerusalem in August, according to a news report. "Beck aims to show support for Israel by recreating last August's rally 'to restore honor,' which he held in Washington, D.C.," the Israeli news site Ynet reported. "This year, the Wailing Wall will replace Lincoln Memorial as the backdrop for the event, which will take place at Jerusalem's Old City and the Teddy Stadium simultaneously."

Florida Chamber of Commerce Names Ellyn Bogdanoff MVP in the Legislature

By Kevin Derby

On Tuesday, the Florida Chamber of Commerce named Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, as their most valuable legislator for the 2011 session. The Florida Chamber pointed to the freshman senators record on a number of issues, including reducing the corporate income tax and fighting for insurance and legal reform.

Rich Nugent Slams Obama for Joking About Stimulus Failure

By Kevin Derby

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent took a shot at President Barack Obama on the stimulus on Monday. "When asked about the 'stimulus' not having the promised results, President Obama laughed and joked: Shovel ready was not as shovel ready as we expected," noted Nugent. That's not funny -- especially when you asked the taxpayers to spend $800 billion based on your promises.

Republican Candidate Enters Senate Race on the First Coast

By Kevin Derby

This week, a Republican candidate entered the race to replace term-limited Sen. Tony Hill, D-Jacksonville. While the seat currently represents parts of Duval, Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties, that may change after redistricting in early 2012.

Dennis Ross: 'We Welcome Anyone from EPA to Florida – as a Tourist'

By Kevin Derby

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross said on Tuesday that he was pleased that the federal EPA was putting off -- for the moment -- adding new criteria for water in Florida.

Like LeBron James, Barack Obama is Mired in a Miami Funk

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The Obama campaign, a supposedly well-oiled machine, sputtered Monday night in Miami. Violating a cardinal rule of stage management, the campaign rented a 2,200-seat concert hall for a fund-raiser and couldn't even fill half the seats. A spinning party official told Politico that 900 people had been expected, and 980 showed up. Oh.

GOP Debate Consensus: Big Night for Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney

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A Sunshine State News sampling of political observers in Florida found that Michele Bachmann and Mitt Romney were the big winners in the Republican presidential debate Monday night. Bachmann, a Minnesota congresswoman who used the CNN stage to announce that she had filed papers earlier that day to seek the GOP nomination, stood out from the crowd, despite her diminutive stature. "Michele Bachmann could be a huge pain for other Republican candidates in Florida's 2012 presidential primary," said Brian Crowley of the Crowley Political Report.

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