To probably nobodys surprise, Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a controversial bill Friday that would have required women considering abortion to have an ultrasound first. The veto of a bill that was a priority for Republican lawmakers further distanced himself from his former party.
To nobody's surprise and with little fanfare, Gov. Charlie Crist Friday vetoed HB 1143, a bill that would have required women seeking an abortion to first have an ultrasound and pay for it themselves rather than with taxpayers' money.
The veto, possibly Crist's last, furthered his rift with Republican Party leaders, prompting the furor of many of the bill's supporters.
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The ghost of Jim Greer is coming back to haunt Bill McCollum.
Until the Republican Party chairman resigned last January amid a storm of controversy over his financial dealings, McCollum was one of Greer's most steadfast supporters. Now the GOP gubernatorial candidate, with his campaign sinking in the polls, can't seem to run away from him fast enough.
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Stranger than South Carolina's politics is the nearly nativist pride many take in its nastiness.
Not the good folks of the Palmetto State, but rather the politicos who work diligently to manipulate the sort of voters who, for example, would elect Alvin M. Greene to the U.S. Senate.
Who? Good question.
I'm going to exercise a new freedom with polling. I'm going to take advantage of my experience with a nonpartisan polling firm to ask Americans some hard-hitting questions that can't in fairness be asked by that nonpartisan firm.
So today I'm introducing the first "Towery Poll" of national issues. That means I don't have to worry if some Democratic polling expert likes it or not!
While Gov. Charlie Crist and gubernatorial candidate Bud Chiles are getting most of the attention, Florida is seeing a large number of independents taking on both the Democrats and Republicans in the 2010 elections.
Its exciting, said Michael Tupper, campaign manager for independent congressional candidate Troy Stanley who has offered a conservative challenge to veteran Republican U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw.
Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), a business advocacy group with more than 100,000 members, just announced they are backing former House Speaker Marco Rubio, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.
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