January 30, 2014 - 6:00pm
Pete Sessions Endorses Jorge Bonilla to take on Alan Grayson
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 30, 2014 - 6:59pm
This week, U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, endorsed Navy veteran Jorge Bonilla in the Republican primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., in November. Sessions chaired the National Republican Campaign Committee (NRCC) and is married to Karen Diebel, the Central Florida Republican who made a try for Congress in the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.
We all want to win this upcoming November, and Jorge Bonilla is the consensus candidate that will be able to do just that, win, Sessions said.
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Florida GI Bill Seeks to Make State More 'Military Friendly'
January 29, 2014 - 6:00pm
The Miami New Times: Evidence Florida Newspapers Are Still Making a Difference
Submitted by Nancy Smith on January 30, 2014 - 6:07pm
The Miami New Times is among six finalists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, according to an announcement Thursday by the prize's sponsor, the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvards Kennedy School of Government.
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Conservative Group Plans to Spend $500,000 Against Alex Sink
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 30, 2014 - 1:42pm
Conservative group American Action Network announced on Thursday it will spend $500,000, including more than $350,000 in television ads, direct mail and online ads, to torpedo former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate running in the special election for the congressional seat left open by the death of longtime U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. Sink meets Jolly and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the March 11 special election.
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David Jolly and Alex Sink Evoke Obama, Scott, Pelosi in Attacks
January 29, 2014 - 6:00pm
Jesse Ventura Says No to Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush in 2016
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 30, 2014 - 12:49pm
Former Gov. Jesse Ventura of Minnesota will appear on Thursday nights episode of Ora.tvs Politicking with Larry King where he takes on two of the leading possible presidential candidates in 2016: former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Ventura referenced former first lady Barbara Bushs comment that she hopes her son does not run for the presidency in 2016.
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David Jolly Ties Alex Sink to Obama in New TV Ad
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 30, 2014 - 12:36pm
Attorney David Jolly, the Republican candidate running for the open congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., is hitting the airwaves with a new commercial. Jolly, who worked for Young, is taking on former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate, and Libertarian Lucas Overby in the March 11 special election.
Jolly showcased a new television commercial on Thursday in which he goes on the attack against Sink, hitting her for backing President Barack Obamas health care law and contrasting their fiscal records.
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Dave Weldon Backs Carol Platt to Challenge Alan Grayson
Submitted by Kevin Derby on January 30, 2014 - 12:23pm
Former U.S. Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., endorsed Carol Platt in the Republican primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla.
"I have known Carol Platt and her family for 20 years and I am pleased to endorse her candidacy for Congress, Weldon said. Her track record of accomplishment and her dedication to conservative principles are what we need in Washington, D.C.
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Eric Eisnaugle Faces Major Primary Foe
January 29, 2014 - 6:00pm
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