September 16, 2010 - 6:00pm
Marco Rubio gives his verdict on the debate with Charlie Crist and Kendrick Meek. He also speaks on the RPOF audit and what it means for his controversial spending accusations.
NRA Backs Jeff Atwater for CFO
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 9:21pm
Senate President Jeff Atwater of North Palm Beach, the Republican CFO candidate, was thrilled to be endorsed by the NRA on Friday -- the day when America celebrates the passage of the Constitution. The NRA gave Atwater an A-plus for his record on Second Amendment issues.
"On a day that celebrates the wisdom of the founders who established our nation and created our Constitution, it is a great honor to have my work to protect our freedoms acknowledged," said Atwater.
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Corrine Brown and Mario Diaz-Balart Continue Fight Against FairDistrictsFlorida Measures
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 8:55pm
Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and Republican U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart are going to have a media event in Tallahassee on Monday to continue their fight against redistricting measures backed by FairDistrictsFlorida that will be on the November ballot. At the event, the two members of Congress will announce the kickoff of the No on Amendments 5 and 6 campaign. Both of them have been vocal opponents of the measures all throughout the year.
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Ron Saunders Disagrees with Dem Spokesman on Florida Chamber
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 8:50pm
Incoming Democratic House Leader Ron Saunders of Key West turned his fire on someone from his party on Friday as he took aim at comments made by Eric Jotkoff, the communications director of the Florida Democratic Party, on the Florida Chamber of Commerce backing Republican Rick Scott for governor and Pam Bondi, the GOP nominee for attorney general.
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Port St. Lucie Budget Follies Ring a Bell (Calif.)
Submitted by Anonymous on September 17, 2010 - 7:06pm
Port St. Lucie residents are restless and the city's police officers are calling their union reps over a City Hall that appears to be reeling out of control.
Officials in the city -- once one of the country's fastest-growing cities; now suffering among nation's highest levels of foreclosures and unemployment -- gave initial approval this week to a 17 percent increase in the property tax rate.
While hundreds of taxpayers protest that move, the police chief is proposing to lay off 24 more officers next month.
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Huckabee Advises 'Pedigreed' Republicans; That Means You, Bill McCollum
Submitted by Anonymous on September 17, 2010 - 4:48pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee had words of advice for establishment Republicans who've been beaten by tea party insurgents.
"You shake the hand of the guy who defeats you," Huckabee said on Fox's "Neal Cavuto" show this afternoon. "There needs to be a level of grace."
Were you listening, Bill McCollum?
Rick Scott, who narrowly defeated McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, is still waiting for the attorney general to offer a hand of support.
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Alex Sink Posts Her Tax Returns
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 1:07pm
On Friday, state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, released her tax returns for the last five years -- and called for Republican rival Rick Scott to do the same.
Sink posted her tax returns-- and those of her husband attorney Bill McBride who was the Democratic candidate who lost to Gov. Jeb Bush back in 2002 -- on her site.
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Congressional Candidates Joe Garcia and David Rivera Talk Jobs
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 12:57pm
The two candidates running for the South Florida congressional seat that U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart is vacating focused on jobs Friday -- and threw jabs at each other on the subject.
Democrat Joe Garcia, a former Obama administration official who gave Diaz-Balart a spirited challenge in 2008, unveiled his jobs plan on Friday.
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Rick Scott Points Blame at Alex Sink for Unemployment
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 17, 2010 - 12:09pm
The campaign team of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott weighed in on Friday on the announcement earlier in the day that Floridas unemployment rose to 11.7 percent -- and looked to blame their Democratic opponent, state CFO Alex Sink.
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Rubio Cleared in Audit; Crist and Greer Linked on Spending
Submitted by Anonymous on September 17, 2010 - 11:27am
A forensic audit of state Republican Party books found a pattern of lavish joint vacations taken by Gov. Charlie Crist and his handpicked former Party Chairman Jim Greer -- all charged to the RPOF.
The cozy and costly jaunts are itemized in the audit released today.
Meantime, Republican Senate candidate Marco Rubio, who was alleged to have used a party American Express card for personal use, was cleared by auditors, as were incoming House Speaker Dean Cannon and outgoing Senate President Jeff Atwater.
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