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feed text Pick your poll when it comes to Nelson v Mack
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:04:08 -0400
Rep. Connie Mack IV has a long lead in the Republican U.S. Senate primary, and is tied with Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson in a general election matchup, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

Thousands marched in downtown Chicago protesting war, heading toward a convention center where President Barack Obama hosted a NATO summit.


Florida voters are happy with the state's "stand your ground" self-defense law, don't want stricter gun control laws and — by a narrow margin — don't want to ban guns in downtown Tampa during the Republican National Convention, according to a Quinnipiac University poll.

MIAMI - Apparently Florida Gov. Rick Scott decided not to ignore the elephant in the room.


text Groups call on Florida to halt voter purge
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:47:04 -0400
TALLAHASSEE — Several groups are calling on Florida to halt its push to remove non-U.S. citizens from the voter rolls.

The city's effort to temporarily ban guns downtown during the Republican National Convention hasn't won over voters throughout Florida, but those in the Tampa Bay area are more sympathetic, a new poll says.


Mitt Romney's vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.


text Obama birth certificate OK by Arizona official
Thu, 24 May 2012 06:13:04 -0400
Arizona's secretary of state said Wednesday that Hawaii's official verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements, meaning the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall.
text Mack campaign retracts endorsement news release
Wed, 23 May 2012 21:11:03 -0400

The U.S. Senate campaign of Connie Mack IV issued an incorrect version of an endorsement from Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño that included statements Fortuño may not have made bashing Democratic incumbent Sen. Bill Nelson.


A well-known Pasco lawmaker is jumping districts to run against incumbent Sen. Jim Norman.

PHOENIX - Arizona's secretary of state says Hawaii's verification of President Barack Obama's birth records meets necessary requirements and that the president's name will appear on Arizona's ballot in the fall.


State Sen. Evelyn Lynn made a statement when she proposed the bill this year that closes the USF Poly campus and takes its budget to create a new university from scratch in Lakeland.


His cash advantage threatened, President Barack Obama and his party are redoubling their fundraising efforts after robust hauls by Republican rival Mitt Romney and a slew of GOP-leaning super PACs that are raking in cash from the party faithful highly motivated to topple the Democrat.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has moved into a lead over President Barack Obama in the crucial swing state of Florida, a new poll shows.
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined today to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama four years ago, saying he wasn't ready "to throw my weight behind someone" at this time.
text Special ops practice for terrorists in Tampa
Tue, 22 May 2012 14:40:24 -0400

Two drills are taking place in Tampa this week. One practices what to do if a hurricane sweeps up Hillsborough Bay; the other is a response to a scenario in which terrorists kidnap Mayor Bob Buckhorn.


Is Rep. Connie Mack IV, R-Fort Myers, a candidate for U.S. Senate, the dumbest speaker in Congress? Well, sort of. But it's complicated.

An analysis of speech patterns of members of Congress that ranked their speech by reading grade level found Mack's Congressional Record verbiage was at the lowest level of any member during the 112th Congress, just above a 6th-grade level.


Florida's quest to identify and remove non-U.S. citizens from the voter rolls was started at the direct urging of Gov. Rick Scott, the state's former top elections official said.
text Romney, Scott see economic recovery differently
Tue, 22 May 2012 09:38:08 -0400
Republican Gov. Rick Scott's sunny view of Florida's economy stands in stark contrast to a darker message his party's presumptive presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has been sending.
President Barack Obama sought to undermine Mitt Romney's key rationale for his presidential candidacy Monday, sharply attacking his Republican challenger's background as a venture capitalist and arguing that profit-making alone is not a qualification for the White House.

Add Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker to the long list of political stand-ins for both President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney who've veered wildly off message in a presidential contest notable for its attention-grabbing gaffes.


Connie Mack IV's U.S. Senate campaign has sent letters seeking a federal investigation of the 2009 appointment of his Republican primary opponent, George LeMieux, to the Senate by former Gov. Charlie Crist.


Chasing President Barack Obama's cash advantage, Republican challenger Mitt Romney expects to raise $10 million during a three-day fundraising swing through the New York area that included a video meeting with donors in China.

Will issues in Rubio's personal and political background hold back one of the GOP's fastest-rising stars?


A fictitious hurricane is heading for Tampa Bay.


text Did LeMieux pressure Crist to get Senate seat?
Sat, 19 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400

Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp - not George LeMieux - was Gov. Charlie Crist's first choice for a U.S. Senate appointment in 2009.


WASHINGTON - A Republican senator has asked both political parties to refund the millions of federal dollars each has received to help pay for this summer's presidential nominating conventions.


Mitt Romney is on a charm offensive.


WASHINGTON (AP) A Republican senator has asked both political parties to refund the millions of federal dollars each has received to help pay for this summer's presidential nominating conventions. In a letter to leaders of the Democratic and Republican parties,
text Fate of 'uninsurables' hinges on Supreme Court
Fri, 18 May 2012 07:19:04 -0400
Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it weren't for President Barack Obama's health care law.