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6 hrs ago | RedState

RS at Cpac: Trey Radel (R Cand, FL-14 Pri).

Trey is running in Connie Mack's seat; Connie Mack, of course, is running in the FL-SEN Republican primary in order to make doubly sure that none of us ever have to remember which Senator Nelson was which, ever again.A Trey and I didn't really discuss that; but we did talk about the race, and CPAC.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

13 hrs ago | Newkerala.com

Michelle Obama wraps 'Let's Move' tour with 'platypus walk' in Florida

Washington, Feb 12 : Michelle Obama concluded a three-day, four-state tour in Florida on Saturday promoting the anniversary of her signature "Let's Move" initiative.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Michelle Obama

18 hrs ago | Marco Eagle

Guest column: Florida Lawmakers Seek to Reduce the Votes of Minorities, the Young and the Poor

On Jan. 27 the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights held a hearing in Tampa on the 2011 changes to the Florida Election Law.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Personal Finance, Retirement, African-American

23 hrs ago | The Miami Herald

Obama sees sunnier political outlook, but clouds remain

President Barack Obama's long-sluggish poll numbers have inched up, the unemployment rate has dropped five months in a row, the stock market shows signs of life and the Republican presidential contenders are slicing each other up in a primary battle that shows no sign of ending soon.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Sat Feb 11, 2012

BigGovernment.com

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Hasner Interview, Allen West's and Marco...

"A day in politics is like an eternity. A lot of recent events have altered the political landscape," Adam Hasner told me by phone.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Allen West, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Marco Rubio, Connie Mack, US Senate, Democrat, Debbie Wasserman Schultz

American Reporter

Politics 2010BUD Chiles, Son of "Walkin' Lawton," to Seek Dad's Former Job as Florida Governor

Lawton "Bud" Chiles, 57, the son and namesake of former Fla. governor and U.S. Senator "Walkin' Lawton" Chiles, will announce his own candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor at an event in Lakeland, Fla., next Saturday, a top elected official close to the Manatee County restaurant owner said Friday evening.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Florida Government, Lakeland, FL, Manatee County, FL

Fri Feb 10, 2012

The Miami Herald

Don't let BP fines paid for spill disappear into federal black hole

Barrels of bile were spilled in weeks leading up to the Florida primary. But that's just a clean-up on aisle three compared to the epic five million barrels of crude oil that paralyzed the Gulf Coast states a couple of years ago.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Marco Rubio, Republican, Florida, Florida Government

OfficialWire

NASA Hosts Events To Celebrate 50 Years Of Americans In Orbit

In celebration of 50 years of Americans in orbit, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host several events Feb.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

The Hill

Overnight Health: Birth-control mandate dominates news cycle

It should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that the battle over access to contraception continued to dominate the healthcare world Thursday.

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Related Topix: US News, HealthWatch, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Rosa DeLauro, Nancy Pelosi, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

ID theft up nearly 50% now during tax filing season

Reports of identification theft have recently jumped nearly 50 percent nationwide as the federal tax season gets underway, a Federal Trade Commission representative reported Friday after meeting with U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat, US Senate

Marco Eagle

Guest column: Ira Sharp: Hearing raises questions on Florida voting changes

On Jan. 27 the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights held a hearing in Tampa on the 2011 changes to the Florida election law.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Florida Government, Personal Finance, Retirement, African-American

The Florida Times-Union

Florida Morning: House passes budget; Don Gaetz blasts Jennifer Carroll

HOUSES PASSES $69.2B BUDGET: The Florida House today voted along partisan lines in favor of a bare-bones $69.2 billion budget for the coming year.

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Related Topix: John Mica, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Marco Rubio, Connie Mack, US Senate, Representative Sandy Adams, Democrat, Florida, Florida Government, Opinion

Examiner.com

Florida GOP women target key race with first-ever US Senate debate

Republican contenders for the party's presidential nomination dominate the current news cycle, but Florida's Republican women have their eyes on a key race in the US Senate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Connie Mack, Republican, US House of Representatives, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Mitt Romney

Thu Feb 09, 2012

Hometown News

Pulling the plug

Engineers around the world have worked for decades to invent an electric car that wouldn't need recharging.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, University of Florida, Inventions, Science / Technology

Fox News

Republicans rally against contraception rule at conference, as Dems suggest policy change

Republicans stepped up their campaign Thursday against the Obama administration's controversial contraception rule, using the pulpit of the premier conservative conference in Washington to assail the policy as an unconstitutional "attack on religious freedom." The sustained GOP criticism, including a letter of opposition Thursday from three state ... (more)

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, John Kerry, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Marco Rubio, Republican, Speakers

The Hill

Bill Nelson splits with White House on scope of contraception rule

Sen. Bill Nelson is the latest Democrat to split with the White House over its policy requiring some religious institutions to cover birth control for their employees.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, Rosa DeLauro, US House of Representatives, Senator Joe Manchin, Senator Ben Nelson

Examiner.com

Florida's HB 319 protects associations from predatory collection agencies

In the underbelly of our nation's capitol, tucked in a corner near a staircase, is an old fashioned in-box. It is so inconspicuous that you wouldn't normally notice it, but if you do, you may be surprised to find out its contents.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Personal Finance

The Florida Times-Union

Bill Nelson opposes birth control requirement for religious hospitals, schools

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson wants the federal government to drop a requirement for church-affiliated groups to include contraceptive coverage in their employee health plans.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, John Mica, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

The Orlando Sentinel

LeMieux wins nod of five legislators, three from Central Florida

Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux has picked up endorsements from a handful of legislators - most of them from Central Florida - in his Republican primary race to return to the Senate.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Connie Mack, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Mississippi Government, Mississippi, Haley Barbour, US Governors

Panama City News Herald

Act now on RESTORE

Legal hearings on Justice Department charges against BP for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster are scheduled to begin Feb.

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Related Topix: Oil Spill, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US News, US Senate, Republican, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Steve Southerland, US Military, US Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base

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