Sierra Club Nailed for $26 Million Gas Conflict of Interest
Submitted by Nancy Smith on February 3, 2012 - 12:02pm
What a surprise. Another deep-pockets eco-hypocrite.
We've identified Everglades Foundation benefactor Paul Tudor Jones and Nathaniel Reed here in Florida as hypocrites of the highest order; now joining that exclusive club of environmental giants is another name generally only whispered in reverent tones -- the Sierra Club.
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AIF Urges Senate to Maintain Dialogue on Gambling Bill
Submitted by Anonymous on February 3, 2012 - 11:54am
Associated Industries of Florida, a proponent of the destination gaming bill that died in the state House Friday, pushed for the Senate to continue moving foward the similar proposal -- SB 710 -- now before its members.
The following release is from Brewster Bevis, AIF's vice president of external relations:
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Rick Santorum Takes Aim at Newt Gingrich
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 3, 2012 - 11:49am
Rick Santorum is taking aim at Republican presidential rival Newt Gingrich in a new radio ad. Santorum slams Gingrich in the ad for proposing increased money on space exploration, including his comment that he would be open to seeing the moon colonized.
Reckless spending has led to a 15 trillion-dollar national debt, the narrator of Santorums ad says. That's $50,000 of debt for every person in America ... and it's crushing our economic recovery. And what's does Newt Gingrich suggest? Spending half a trillion dollars on a moon colony.
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Pat Rooney Backs George LeMieux to Take on Bill Nelson
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 3, 2012 - 11:41am
Florida state Rep. Pat Rooney, R-Palm Beach Gardens, announced on Friday that he was backing former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux for the Republican nomination to take on Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in November.
"I am honored to have the endorsement of State Representative Pat Rooney. Representative Rooney is a proven leader in both business and public service," said LeMieux in a statement. "His endorsement adds to the growing momentum of our campaign to defeat Bill Nelson and save America from career politicians."
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Eric Cantor Backs Adam Hasner for Congress
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 3, 2012 - 11:35am
Earlier this week, former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner jumped out of the Republican primaryto challenge Democrat incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and into a run for Congress-- and he reeled in a big endorsement for his new campaign on Friday when U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., announced that he is backing Hasner.
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Resort Casinos Bill Killed for 2012 Session
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 3, 2012 - 10:46am
At a meeting on Friday of the Florida House Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee, Rep. Erik Fresen, R-Miami, moved to temporarily postpone his bill to expand casino gambling in the Sunshine State -- killing the legislation for the session.
Casino bill is dying, posted Rep. Michael Bileca, R-West Miami, on his Twitter account. Great news for our community. The process continues.
A moment later, Bileca added on Twitter, Bill officially dead.
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RNC Chairman Fires Away at Obama's Handling of the Economy
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 3, 2012 - 10:32am
While the national unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent in January, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday, Republicans responded that the economy continued to face severe problems.
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Rooney: 8.3 percent unemployment 'not nearly good enough'
Submitted by Anonymous on February 3, 2012 - 10:30am
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, R-Tequesta, praised job creators for helping to bring the national unemployment rate to 8.3 percent in January, down 0.2 of a percentage point from December.
However, in a release, he urged the White House to do more to push the Democratic-led Senate to support 27 billsfocused on reducing regulations that have been approved by the House.
The following release is from Rooney:
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Mitt Romney's Team Starts to Focus their Fire on Obama
Submitted by Kevin Derby on February 3, 2012 - 10:20am
After his big win in the Florida primary on Tuesday, Republican hopeful Mitt Romney is looking to focus his fire on President Barack Obama -- though, of course, there are still three GOP candidates standing in the way of him and the partys nomination.
The Romney team fired away at Obama as they unveiled a new website hammering the president on a number of fronts.
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Rubio Prediction: Obama's Campaign Plan = 'Smear' GOP Opponent
Submitted by Anonymous on February 3, 2012 - 10:00am
With all the media chatter about the GOP super PACs assault on the airwaves, Sen. Marco Rubio predicts the Obama campaign will take negative ads to the next level.
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