Texas Gov. Rick Perry is slipping badly in polls at the national and state level in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Looking to turn things around, Perry released a Web video on Tuesday. In the ad, Perry highlights his record on job creation in his decade leading the Lone Star State -- and takes a jab at the corresponding record of former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts.
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The stakes are high on Tuesday night as the Republican presidential candidates clash in a debate held in Las Vegas. Some of the candidates have been critical of the decision to move the Nevada caucus to Jan. 15 and one of them -- former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah -- announced that he will be skipping the debate.
Look for businessman Herman Cain to draw some fire as some of the other conservatives in the race will be looking to hammer his 9-9-9 plan and pick up votes at his expense.
Keep your eyes here as Sunshine State News will be live blogging the debate.
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Promoting state sovereignty, a convention of 10th Amendment advocates will gather on Jacksonville's riverfront Saturday with a simple but radical message: "Nullify Now!"
More fundamentally libertarian and anti-establishment than the "Occupy" movement that hit town last week, the "Nullify Now!" tour challenges what organizers assail as "federal overreach."
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee tried Tuesday to box Rep. Allen West, R-Plantation, into Herman Cain's 9-9-9 corner.
"The [9-9-9 tax] plan is consistent with Wests voting record of supporting tax policy that benefits the ultrawealthy at the expense of the middle class," said Jesse Ferguson of the DCCC.
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Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, R-Wellington, and Rep. James Grant, R-Tampa, reintroduced their efforts to require an insurance company and the Broward County Sheriffs Office to pay for the long-term care of a man paralyzed after being hit by a sheriffs cruiser more than a decade ago.
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On Tuesday, with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner headed to testify to the U.S. Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee about the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, the team behind former state House Majority Leader Adam Hasner hammered former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, one of the authors of the bill. Both Hasner and LeMieux are in a crowded Republican primary to see which Republican will emerge to take on Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.
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On Tuesday, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced that he was backing former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts for the Republican presidential nomination.
I am proud to have the support of Commissioner Adam Putnam, said Romney in a statement. Throughout his career, Adam's leadership on difficult issues has served Floridians well. Adam's support and counsel will be important in the upcoming election, as we work to defeat President Obama and restore the American economy.
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Calling for tax reform, fewer regulations and expanded domestic energy production, U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney on Tuesday unveiled his "Restore America Act" to kick-start the stalled U.S. economy and get government out of the way.
Hosting a business panel in Martin County, the Tequesta Republican said, My jobs plan is based on the fundamental idea that Washington doesnt create jobs -- businesses and innovators do.
