September 19, 2011 - 6:00pm
Republican Candidate Bashes Debbie Wasserman Schultz on Campaign Finance
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 20, 2011 - 12:58pm
Restaurant owner Karen Harrington was the Republican nominee who challenged South Florida Democrat U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2010 and is hoping for a rematch in 2012. Harrington has been on the attack in recent months and slammed Wasserman Schultz, who is chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, on campaign finance reform in a statement releasedTuesday.
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Ron Paul Calls Out Barack Obama on Veterans' Issues and Foreign Policy
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 20, 2011 - 12:54pm
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, now making his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination, sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday regarding proposed cuts to veterans benefits and international affairs.
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GOP 2012 Candidate Gary Johnson Bashes Obama's Plan to Raise Taxes
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 20, 2011 - 11:44am
Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Gary Johnson of New Mexico took aim on Monday at President Barack Obamas call to combat the federal deficit by raising taxes. In a statement, Johnson dismissed Obamas plans to cut federal spending as inconsequential.
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Donald Trump Bows Out of CPAC Event in Orlando
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 20, 2011 - 11:26am
Billionaire Donald Trump, who flirted with running for president earlier in the year, announced via Twitter on Tuesday that he will not be attending the American Conservative Unions (ACU) Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event in Orlando later this week.
Sorry I will miss the CPAC gathering in Orlando -- there in spirit, posted Trump before taking a shot at President Barack Obama. Obama must go.
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GOP 2012 Hopeful Fred Karger Tries to Get Into RPOF P5 Debate
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 20, 2011 - 11:04am
Political activist and presidential hopeful Fred Karger, a veteran of many Republican campaigns at the state and national level, is demanding to be included in a debate held at the Republican Party of Floridas (RPOF) Presidency 5 event on Thursday in Orlando.
Karger sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page, Michael Clemente of Fox News and RPOF Vice Chairman Lenny Curry asking to be included in the debate, arguing that he meets the minimum threshold in the polls.
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Citizens' Own Sinkhole Cap Factored in Lowered Rate
Submitted by Anonymous on September 20, 2011 - 10:46am
Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said the actions of the board of directors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the night before a public hearing last week in Tampa, factored into the lower sinkhole rate.
If you look at what Citizens board members did the Monday (Sept. 12) before that hearing, they put in a cap, and what they put in the cap is very similar to what we ultimately approved, McCarty said.
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Michele Bachmann Urges Obama to Prevent Iran's Leader Attending U.N.
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 20, 2011 - 10:45am
Republican presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota released a statement on Tuesday urging President Barack Obama to prevent Iranian leaderMahmoud Ahmadinejad from attending United Nations' meetings in New York.
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Rick Perry and Mitt Romney Battle to Control South Carolina
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 20, 2011 - 10:25am
In recent years, when New Hampshire Republicans disagree with their Iowa counterparts on who the GOPs presidential nominee should be, South Carolinians settle the difference -- and a new poll released Tuesday shows the state is up for grabs.
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Buddy Roemer Hammers Barack Obama's Proposal to Raise Taxes
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 20, 2011 - 10:09am
Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, an underdog for the Republican presidential nomination, took aim at President Barack Obamas proposal to fight the federal deficit by raising taxes.
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