November 16, 2010 - 6:00pm
Former Senate president and incoming state CFO Jeff Atwater named his transition team Tuesday. He chose Tom Petway from the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission as his chairman.
New Poll Finds No Favorite for GOP Presidential Nod in 2012
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 17, 2010 - 11:36am
Who is the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination? According to a new Gallup poll, there isnt one.
Gallup took a poll of 925 Republicans and GOP-leaning independents on Nov. 13-14 and found the nomination is up for grabs. The poll had a margin of error of +/- 4 percent.
The poll shows that there is a clear top tier of candidates -- all of whom are familiar faces.
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No Rotten Tomatoes: SW Florida Growers Sign Labor Agreement
Submitted by Anonymous on November 17, 2010 - 11:35am
These aren't exactly salad days for the working class, but Florida tomato pickers will be getting a penny more a pound for their labors.
Averting any interruption in the harvesting of the nation's largest fresh tomato crop, the agreement signed by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and the Florida Tomato Growers Exchange affects some 30,000 field hands.
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Conservative Restoration Weekend Heads to the Breakers
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 17, 2010 - 11:08am
Florida will be leaning a bit more to the right this weekend as conservative luminaries head down to the Breakers in Palm Beach for the Restoration Weekend event hosted by the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
Besides the neocon namesake of the host organization speaking, other presenters include former U.S. Rep. Newt Gingrich, U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, U.S. Rep. Michelle Bachmann of Minnesota, Liz Cheney, Ann Coulter, Michael Barone, Fred Barnes, U.S. Rep. Steve King of Iowa and U.S. Rep. Ed Royce of California.
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Allen Boyd to Nancy Pelosi: 'You're the Main Reason We Lost!'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 17, 2010 - 10:52am
Congressional Democrats met on Tuesday and a Sunshine Democrat called out Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
According to the National Journal, U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd, who went down to defeat earlier in the month as Republican Steve Southerland routed him at the polls, said to Pelosi, Youre the main reason we lost!
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Dan Gelber Attacks Dean Cannon's Comments on Florida Court
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 17, 2010 - 10:43am
More than two weeks after losing the attorney general race, former Democratic House leader and state Sen. Dan Gelber shows no sign of going away.
On Wednesday morning, Gelber took aim at comments that new Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, made in his speech to open the new House.
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Congressional Republicans Join Bill McCollum's Suit Against Obama Health-Care Laws
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 17, 2010 - 10:36am
More than 50 congressional Republicans, led by U.S. Rep. Tom Price of Georgia, have joined the legal challenge launched by Attorney General Bill McCollum against new federal health-care laws backed by President Barack Obama.
Price and members of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) filed an amicus brief -- joining 20 states led by Florida as well as the National Federation of Independent Business.
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House Extends Alcee Hastings Travel Probe
November 16, 2010 - 6:00pm
U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings is the subject of a stepped-up investigation into alleged misuse of travel funds on overseas trips.
New House GOP Leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera Cheers Special Session
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 17, 2010 - 9:46am
House Majority Leader Carlos Lopez-Cantera, R-Miami, offered his take on the special session held on Tuesday -- and praised the new leadership but also the bipartisan effort that led to overriding eight vetoes that lame-duck Gov. Charlie Crist issued earlier in the year.
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Michael Bloomberg-Joe Scarborough 2012?
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 17, 2010 - 8:51am
Bloomberg-Scarborough 2012?
Howard Fineman at the Huffing Post reports that the New York mayor and former Panhandle congressman turned MSNBC pundit have talked about making an independent bid at the White House.
From Finemans article:
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