Four GOP presidential candidates accused CBS News of bias at Saturday's debate in South Carolina. A network memo suggested as much.
In the email hours before the debate, CBS News political analyst John Dickerson wrote:
"OK, let's keep it loose though since [Rep. Michele Bachmann] is not going to get many questions during the debate and shes nearly off the charts in the hopes of getting someone else."
Sure enough, the bulk of the questions went to Mitt Romney, Herman Cain and the latest flavor of the week (again), Newt Gringrich
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A second North Florida county may be moving toward having a gaming facility featuring slot machines.
Hamilton Downs Horsetrack in Jasper has asked the Florida Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering (DPMW) for permission to use its Quarter Horse racing permit to hold pari-mutuel barrel racing, according to Bloodhorse.com, which covers the thoroughbred and equine industry.
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Martin Memorial Medical Center may face multiple complaints because the state Supreme Court wouldnt overrule a lower court order that allows a womans estate to proceed with its claim she contracted a highly contagious infection while in the hospital's care, TCPalm.com reports.
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Gov. Rick Scott made appointments to the following boards in the past week:
District Board of Trustees, Brevard Community College; District Board of Trustees, South Florida Community College; District Board of Trustees, Seminole State College of Florida; Florida Real Estate Commission; Board of Accountancy; Board of Architecture and Interior Design; and Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board.
The following releases were from the governors office:
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WASHINGTON -- The Stolen Valor Act of 2005, a compound of political pandering and moral exhibitionism, was whooped through the Senate, aka the "world's greatest deliberative body," by unanimous consent; the House, joining the stampede, passed it by a voice vote. So Xavier Alvarez now hopes the Supreme Court will save him from punishment for lying.
At the urging of Gov. Rick Scott, the governing board for the State University System is considering a plan to track performance of universities, reward good professors and encourage more graduates in science, technology, engineering and math.
Florida airports can generate thousands of jobs and millions in cash by landing more international flights, a study says.
Adding just one daily nonstop route between Tampa and Europe would boost the local economy by $154 million annually, according to ICF SH&E, an aviation-industry research group.
A daily nonstop to Asia would yield $145 million for the Tampa Bay area, while additional service to Latin America would bring in $67 million, the study also found.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam, a Bartow native, has tweeted a photo of the Occupy Bartow movement.
Proof of 'Occupy Bartow': yfrog.com/eslrtpj posted on Twitter viaPutnam's iphone.
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