August 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
Michele Bachmann Edges Ron Paul in Iowa Straw Poll
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 13, 2011 - 6:49pm
On Saturday, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota won the Iowa Republican straw poll in Ames.
The straw poll is traditionally seen as a test for how the candidates will do in the Iowa caucus, the traditional first stop toward the presidential nomination. This year the caucus will be held on Feb. 6.
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Coming Soon: Public Hearings on Citizens' Rate Proposal
August 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
The Office of Insurance Regulation will hold a public hearing next month in Tampa on proposed increases in homeowners and sinkhole insurance rates for the state's largest insurer that have stunned some customers with their magnitude.
The sinkhole coverage increases proposed by state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. range from no increase in some areas of the state to a proposed average increase of 2,226 percent in the Orlando area. Statewide, the proposed sinkhole premium increase is nearly 450 percent.
Jeff Stahler Cartoon
August 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
Gov. Rick Scott's Statement on Appeals Court Ruling Against Obamacare
Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 12, 2011 - 5:17pm
Here is the statement Gov. Rick Scott issued following Friday's federal appeals court ruling:
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Jerry Holbert Cartoon
August 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
JFK's Berlin Blunder
August 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- Fifty years ago, a metaphor became concrete. Beginning on Aug. 13, 1961, along West Berlin's 27-mile border, the Iron Curtain became tangible in a wall of precast slabs of concrete.
Debate Leaves Republican Field Unaltered
August 12, 2011 - 6:00pm
Never before has there been a televised presidential candidates debate so short a time before the Iowa Republicans' Ames straw poll.
RPOF Chairman David Bitner on Friday's Obamacare Ruling
Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 12, 2011 - 4:40pm
RPOF Chairman David Bitner issued a statement quickly after Friday's federal appeals court ruling.
With today's ruling that the individual mandate of Obamacare is unconstitutional," said Bitner, "the federal appeals court is moving us closer to the end of this unprecedented government takeover of our nation's health care system. This scheme by President Obama is just one of the reasons Americans will elect a Republican president in 2012.
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Appeals Court: Individual Mandate in Obamacare Unconstitutional
August 11, 2011 - 6:00pm
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