August 24, 2011 - 6:00pm
Not long ago, I wrote about how the private sector outraces and laps government. While governments dither and dispute, the private sector discovers.
Rick Perry Jumps Ahead of Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann to Lead GOP Field
August 23, 2011 - 6:00pm
While he has only been in the Republican presidential race for less than two weeks, a new poll finds Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is now the front-runner for the GOPs nomination.
The national poll of Republicans from Public Policy Polling (PPP), which has ties to many prominent Democrats, found Perry leading the pack with 33 percent of the vote. Former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts placed second with 20 percent, followed by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, who led a PPP national poll last month before Perry entered the race.
'Step Up For Students' Celebrates 10 Years
August 23, 2011 - 6:00pm
Michele Bachmann Hammers Obama, Calls Maxine Waters a 'Socialist'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2011 - 12:21pm
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota, who won the Iowa Republican straw poll earlier in the month, took off the gloves on Wednesday and tore into President Barack Obama and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif.
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Video: Marco Rubio Calls Republican Presidential Field 'Underrated'
Submitted by Anonymous on August 24, 2011 - 12:20pm
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., increasingly touted as vice presidential timber, calls the GOP presidential contenders "an underrated field."
Speaking on Fox News' "Hannity" Tuesday night, the freshman senator said, "I am confident that when the primaries are over, we're going to have a nominee on the Republican side that is going to lead our country in the right direction.And the truth be told, I think any of them would be better than who we have there right now.
Rubio also spoke on subjects ranging from Libya to the tea party to Maxine Waters.
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Craig Miller to Hold Workday in Carey Baker's Gun Shop
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2011 - 12:09pm
Craig Miller, the former CEO of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse who is running in the Republican primary to see who will take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, is holding the second of his Miller on Main Street events next week in Mount Dora. On Monday, Miller will be working at the A.W. Peterson Gun Shop which is owned by former state Sen. Carey Baker.
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Rick Scott Cheers the News of DEP Saving Taxpayers $700 Million
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2011 - 12:01pm
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott applauded the news that the state Department of Environmental Protection would look to cut its budget by $700 million, mostly through arrangements with the five water management districts across the state.
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Newt Gingrich Slams 'Supercommittee' Tasked With Cutting Federal Government Spending
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2011 - 11:57am
Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich of Georgia, still a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination despite his campaigns struggles this summer, took aim at the 'supercommittee set up by Congress as part of the deal to raise the federal debt ceiling. The committee is tasked with cutting $1.2 trillion from the federal government over the next 10 years.
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Gaining Strength, Hurricane Irene Ready to Blow By Florida
August 23, 2011 - 6:00pm
DEP Announces Plans to Save Taxpayers $700 Million from Water Management Districts
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 24, 2011 - 11:34am
On Wednesday, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Herschel Vinyard said that a new agreement between his agency and the five water management districts could lead to Florida taxpayers saving more than $700 million and he intends to cut their slice of budget by that much next year. These savings come from reducing staff levels, debt management and cutting nonessential costs.
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