Category: State & National News
Florida ECO funding nearly doubled in 2010
The National Institute for Money in State Politics has issued a staff report on how independent political spending changed in Florida since the U.S. Supreme…
Video: Sarah Palin Wants to Hang Jerry Sandusky and She’ll Bring the Rope
Sarah Palin Wants to Hang Jerry Sandusky and She’ll Bring the Rope Sarah Palin has weighed in on the Penn State rape case (why her?)…
Newt Gingrich Made Big Bucks from Freddie Mac, Uh Oh (video)
Newt Gingrich has said he was a consulting historian for government-backed mortgage giant Freddie Mac but not a lobbyist. He also insists he warned them…
Congress: Pizza is a vegetable
Center for Science in the Public Interest Policy Director Margo G. Wootan is upset that Congress wants pizza declared a vegetable in school cafeterias: It’s…
Grand jury investigates Evers on billboards
The SaintPetersBlog just broke the story. A grand jury in Leon County was convened yesterday to investigate an environmental group’s claims that State Senator Greg…
Postal Services has $5.1B loss FY 2011
USPS Press Release: he U.S. Postal Service ended its 2011 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2010 – Sept. 30, 2011) with a net loss of $5.1…
Florida could be litmus test for Health Care Reform
Florida has a regulation requiring insurance companies to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical costs. Could this upend efforts to implement health-care…
Cain stumbles again
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain stumbled Monday when answering a question about whether he agreed or disagreed with President Barack Obama’s approach to handling the…
First gambling workshop tomorrow
Sun-Sentinel reports: Executives from gambling companies are prepping for Wednesday’s workshop on the destination resort bill filed by Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort Lauderdale, and Rep….
Video: SNL vs. actual GOP debate
In case you were busy on Saturday night and missed the latest Republican presidential debate, it was all about foreign policy and very little new…
The P.R. Nightmare continues…
Herman Cain says a man’s pizza is a reflection of his masculinity… or I guess that is what he was saying, : “”A manly man…
CBS News/Nat. Journal post-debate analysis
CBS News political analyst John Dickerson provides post-debate analysis of the CBS News/National Journal “commander-in-chief” debate. Source: CBS
Newt Gingrich Surges in the Polls
The 2012 GOP presidential race continues to change with no clear leader. Source: ABC
Cain adds Anita Hill joke to comedy routine
It’s embarrassing what the GOP presidential field has become: Perry, Bachmann and Cain are jokes and totally unfit to hold the job. Mitt Romney and…
Perry goes into Oops damage control
Texas Gov. Rick Perry is doing everything in his power to save his presidential campaign after his disastrous “oops†moment during Wednesday night’s debate. Having…
Mack: Best GOP hope to beat Nelson
Congressman Connie Mack is blowing away the Republican competition and is in the best shape to best Sen. Bill Nelson, the only Democrat elected to…
Giffords’ First Interview After Shooting
A preview of Diane Sawyer’s exclusive interview with the congresswoman. Source: ABC
Debate recap for those who only want the Cliff-notes
If you don’t watch the candidate debates, you may not understand what’s going on in the presidential race. Politilines, by Periscopic, lets you see what…
Obama, Romney Tied In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
FLORIDA: Obama 42 – Romney 45 OHIO: Obama 45 – Romney 42 PENNSYLVANIA: Obama 44 – Romney 43 One year before the presidential election, President…
