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GOP 2012 Hopefuls, Conservative Stars Heading to Florida for CPAC
August 1, 2011 - 6:00pm
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is set to make its debut outside of the Beltway in Orlando on Sept. 23 -- and its bringing a host of Republican presidential candidates and conservative leaders to the Sunshine State.
The event, which is backed by the American Conservative Union (ACU) will be held concurrently with the Republican Party of Floridas (RPOF) Presidency 5 event, which will feature a debate between the various hopefuls for the partys presidential nomination. The RPOF plans to hold a straw poll on Saturday, Sept. 24.
Gov. Scott Appoints Former Rep. Tom Grady to Head Office of Financial Regulation
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 2, 2011 - 2:47pm
Gov. Rick Scott has appointed former state Rep. Tom Grady as commissioner of the Office of Financial Regulation.
Grady, a former lawyer and stockbroker, served in the Florida House from 2008 to 2010, but did not seek re-election. He was not only Scott's representative, but lives on the same street as Scott in Naples.
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Marco Rubio Expounds on His Opposition to Debt Ceiling Deal
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 2, 2011 - 12:09pm
Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio explained his opposition to the deal raising the debt ceiling on Tuesday.
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NASA Scientists Watch Tropical Storm Emily for Friday's Jupiter-Bound Launch
Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 2, 2011 - 10:57am
NASA claims its scientists are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Emily in the Caribbean as they prepare a powerful Atlas V rocket for launch Friday.
It's a very big, post-shuttle deal for the space agency -- a $1.1 billion mission to Jupiter.
The United Launch Alliance Atlas and its payload -- NASA's Juno spacecraft -- are scheduled to blast off from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 11:34 a.m. Friday. NASA says the launch window that day will extend until 12:43 p.m.
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Florida Retailers Gearing Up for Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 2, 2011 - 10:36am
Rick McAllister, the president and CEO of the Florida Retail Foundation, weighed in on Tuesday on the back-to-school sales tax holiday being held in the Sunshine State from Aug. 12 through Aug. 14. The tax holiday covers up to $75 in clothing and up to $15 on other school supplies.
This is one of the better sales periods for retailers, with or without the sales tax holiday, McAllister told the media on Tuesday. He said the weekend would provide a glimpse into the upcoming holiday sales period -- and economic recovery.
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Heat Will Continue to Impact North Florida All Week
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 2, 2011 - 10:02am
Florida Emergency Management issued a warning about continued high temperatures on Monday, noting that the heat index could rise to as high as 115 degrees and that North Florida will be heavily impacted. Heat advisories have already been issued for the following counties in North Florida: Franklin, Liberty, Gulf, Calhoun, Jackson, Bay, Washington, Holmes and Walton.
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Senate Candidate Craig Miller Backs Rick Scott's Workday Events
Submitted by Kevin Derby on August 2, 2011 - 9:43am
Businessman Craig Miller, who is running in the Republican primary to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, weighed in on Gov. Rick Scott announcing that he was going to be holding Bob Graham-style workdays. Miller started a series of them last week when the former Ruth's Chris CEO worked at a pizzeria in Winter Park.
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Sarasota GOP Chairman Slams Joe Biden's Tea-Terror Comment
Submitted by Anonymous on August 2, 2011 - 8:14am
Joe Gruters, chairman of the Sarasota County Republican Party, is blasting Vice President Joe Biden's rhetorical attack on the tea party.
"This rhetoric is not just insulting, inappropriate and dangerous, it is simply embarrassing to hear coming from the first person in the presidential line of succession," Gruters said.
Biden, during a closed-door Democratic Party caucus on Monday, was quoted as saying tea party Republicans "... have acted like terrorists."
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