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It All Adds Up

November 9, 2011 - 6:00pm

Herman Cain Leads in Florida Over Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich

Rasmussen Reports released a poll of likely Republican presidential primary voters in Florida on Wednesday. Despite allegations of sexual harassment, businessman Herman Cain continues to lead in the Sunshine State with 30 percent. Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts stands in second with 24 percent. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich comes in third place with 19 percent. None of the other candidates in the race break double digits.

The poll of 788 likely Florida Republican primary voters was conducted on Tuesday and had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.

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Obama Administration Axes Its Tax on Christmas Trees ... For Now

Reeling from "Grinch" charges, the Obama administration delayed a 15-cent Christmas tree tax before the ink had barely dried on the announcement.

Announcing the levy in the Federal Register Tuesday, the administration planned to impose the tax on Christmas trees to pay for a new board to promote the Christmas tree industry.

The Agriculture Department would levy the fee on "producers and importers" of fresh Christmas trees, provided they sell or import more than 500 trees a year.

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Florida Democrats Call for House Investigation into New Voting Laws

U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, Frederica Wilson, D-Miami, and Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, are among 39 House members to sign a bill seeking an investigation into new voting laws.

The letter echoes the ongoingcall for a similar investigation from U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Orlando.

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Republican Party Asks for Dismissal of Greer's Severance Lawsuit

The Republican Party of Florida will seek to have former chairman Jim Greers lawsuit thrown out Thursday, the Orlando Sentinel is reporting.

Greer contends the party cheated him out of a $123,000 severance package when he was ousted from office last year.

Read more here.

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Sunshine State News on the Radio Airwaves

Sunshine State News is hitting the radio airwaves on Wednesday at 3 p.m. I will be on the Ed Dean radio show, which is hosted by one of the most feisty, informative and entertaining conservatives in Florida. It can be heard online here and on two stations in South Florida -- 89.3 on the west coast and 90.3 on the Atlantic coast.

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