CANTEYVILLE, S.C. -- If thy name is Incumbent, you might want to start packing up those D.C. tchotchkes.
November is likely to be a cruel month.
That, at least, is the view from Canteyville, which you wont find on a map. There is no town by this name in South Carolina, though there ought to be. Canteys are as common as front porches in this part of the
country.
Within a brief walk of the Florida Capitol, the Houses lead negotiator for a Seminole gambling compact can cast aside weighty concerns and thoughts of slot machine exclusivity and bite into a sandwich named after himself, the Galvano Tuscano Eggplant Supreme.
Looks like it was a one-two punch for Florida teacher Shawn Beightol.
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At the urging of Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday he "believes" that the investigation of former Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer should go to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The Greer affair was put in the hands of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement by Attorney General Bill McCollum this week.
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What did Gov. Charlie Crist know about Jim Greers alleged shenanigans and when did he know it?
And shouldnt the media be looking just as deeply into the fundraising and expenditure records of the Florida Democratic Party?
Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder is fed up with state Sen. Joe Negron, R-Palm City, and he's considering running against him in the next election, according to The Stuart News.
The challenge from Crowder, a Republican, comes amid passionate dissent from the Republican-dominated Treasure Coast to Negron's SB 1216. The bill calls for voters to decide every six years whether to close, continue or make cuts to one of the state's eight Children's Services Councils.
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REP MARY BRANDENBURG
Age 61
Residence West Palm Beach
Time in the Legislature Two years
Spouse Peter
What did you want to be when you were growing up ?
A dairy farmer.
What do you consider to be your biggest political achievement ?
Under the headline, "Obamacare and the Constitution," the Wall Street Journal today took Washington to task for attempting to "legally" trample the states on health care.
The constitutional challenges to ObamaCare have come quickly, and the media are portraying them mostly as hopeless gestures the political equivalent of Civil War re-enactors. Discussion over: You lost, deal with it," the Journal editorial stated.
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Higher shipping rates could be in store if UPS can push a self-serving package through Congress, says Barney Bishop, president of Associated Industries of Florida.
The legislation would put Federal Express, UPS' chief competitor in the shipping business, under the National Labor Relations Act, ostensibly to level the competitive playing field.
But Bishop isn't buying.
Age: 47
Residence: Boca Raton
Time in the Legislature: 4 years
Political Affiliation: Democrat
Spouse: Ray
Children: Mary Alice
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
An attorney.
What do you consider to be your biggest political achievement?
Sponsoring a bill that was eventually passed as the Senate's version, SB 246, to reign in the pain clinics.
What was your biggest political faux pas?
