A critical letter from Las Vegas Sands isnt going to deter Attorney General Pam Bondi from her stance in opposition to the expansion of gaming in Florida.
Bondi joined the anti-gaming effort with Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, working under the No Casinos umbrella, on Dec. 8 to publicly express her opposition to the gaming bill now before legislators that would allow three mega-casinos in the state.
While he did not enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas shows no signs of heading for the sidelines. After his strong showing in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, Huckabee moved to Florida where he still resides. He will be signing books in Destin from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday at the Magnolia House.
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On Tuesday, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich sent out a letter to staffers and supporters insisting that he will generally refrain from exchanging attacks with his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination -- and keep his focus on President Barack Obama.
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While he lags behind former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts in the national polls in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is making a splash in Iowa which will hold the first presidential caucus in three weeks.
A survey of 12 swing states that Barack Obama carried in 2008 now finds the president losing to both Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich there.
USA Today-Gallup -- polling registered voters in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin -- found Obama trailing Romney 43-48, and Gingrich 45-48.
Because Obama is expected to hold the big states of California, New York and Illinois, he maintains a popular-vote advantage nationwide, where he leads Gingrich 50-44, and edges Romney 47-46.
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With three weeks to go until the Iowa caucus, a new poll finds that former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is leading in the Hawkeye State with former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas right on his tail.
Beating the field with registered Republicans, definite caucus voters and supporters of the tea party movement, Gingrich leads the new American Research Group poll of likely Republican caucus voters with 22 percent.
As he rises in the polls to lead the field of candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is drawing fire from all sides.
With Gingrich leading in Iowa, which holds the first presidential caucus, one of his chief rivals for the Republican nomination, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, is on the airwaves in the Hawkeye State running a new commercial with an indirect shot at the former congressional leader.
With three weeks to go until Iowa voters kick off the Republican presidential nomination process, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas continues to set up an impressive operation in Iowa, unveiling the support of prominent Sioux City pastor Rev. Mark McGlohon.
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As he rises in the polls to lead the field of candidates running for the Republican presidential nomination, former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich is drawing fire from all sides -- including one of his chief rivals for the Republican nomination.
With Gingrich leading in Iowa, which holds the first presidential caucus, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is on the airwaves in the Hawkeye State running a new commercial with an indirect shot at the former congressional leader.
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Ken Connor, who used to lead the Family Research Council and now is with the Center for a Just Society, offered his take on the Republican presidential race on Tuesday. Connor is known to Floridians for leading the state Christian Coalition and for his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1994.
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