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August 5, 2009 - 04:00 pm
NEWS FEED: St. Petersburg Times

Dave Aronberg pulls in Hillsborough endorsements

By Adam Smith

Democratic attorney general candidate Dave Aronberg announced a bunch of strong endorsers from Hillsborough County today. His Hillsborough steering committee: Clerk of Court Pat Frank; Tampa City Council member Gwen Miller; former state Sen. Les Miller; Public Defender Juliane Holt;...

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August 5, 2009 - 03:50 pm
NEWS FEED: Miami Herald

Howard Forman says he'll be a no-show at forum about him

By Amy Sherman

Broward Chief Judge Victor Tobin has organized a forum about the Clerk of Courts office to be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the courthouse. But Clerk of Courts Howard Forman said he isn't coming. "I will not be in...

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August 5, 2009 - 03:32 pm
NEWS FEED: Tampa Bay Online: March On Politics

Aronberg announces local backers

Hillsborough Court Clerk Pat Frank, Les and Gwen Miller, and Public Defender Julianne Holt will be the local leaders of state Sen. Dave Aronberg’s campaign for attorney general.

Aronberg, of Greenacres, and state Sen. Dan Gelber face each other in a primary for the Democratic nomation for the post, and…

Read More at Tampa Bay Online: March On Politics >
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August 5, 2009 - 03:27 pm
NEWS FEED: St. Petersburg Times

Dems launch robocalls against Rep. Bill Young

By Alex Leary

UPDATE: Young replies, "This is more of the typical creative trash the DCCC puts out against Republicans. Right now I'm pretty busy reading the three separate bills containing 3,000 pages that are being offered by the Democrats in the House,...

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August 5, 2009 - 02:13 pm
NEWS FEED: St. Petersburg Times

Castor goofs EPA boss' name, then EPA boss goofs utility name

By Times Editor

At a St. Petersburg news conference today as part of the Obama Administration's announcement of $2.4 billion in grant money to boost hybrid-car battery manufacturing, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor was supposed to introduce Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson. But...

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August 5, 2009 - 02:05 pm
NEWS FEED: Miami Herald

Mario Diaz-Balart targeted by the Dems

By Lesley Clark

Democrats are amping up their efforts to push President Obama's health care reform efforts -- targeting Mario Diaz-Balart and 24 other Republicans with robo and live calls, part of a month-long advertising and grassroots offensive they've dubbed “Health Care ER,”...

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August 5, 2009 - 01:49 pm
NEWS FEED: Miami Herald

Primary to fill King seat set for Sept. 15

By Shannon Colavecchio

Gov. Charlie Crist just issued an executive order setting Sept. 15 as the primary date for the election to fill the seat of the late Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville. Former House Speaker John Thrasher is among those who plan to...

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August 5, 2009 - 01:48 pm
NEWS FEED: St. Petersburg Times

Crist sets special election for King's seat

By Shannon Colavecchio

Gov. Charlie Crist just issued an executive order setting Sept. 15 as the primary date for the election to fill the seat of the late Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville. Former House Speaker John Thrasher is among those who plan to...

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August 5, 2009 - 12:20 pm
NEWS FEED: Tampa Bay Online: March On Politics

Cardenas backs Crist in Senate primary

Gov. Charlie Crist’s U.S. Senate campaign has announced an endorsement from Al Cardenas, a former chairman of the state Republican Party and a political ally of Jeb Bush.

The support from Cardenas is symbolically significant for Crist.

Cardenas is a Miami Cuban-American, like Crist’s opponent in the Senate GOP…

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August 5, 2009 - 11:49 am
NEWS FEED: Miami Herald

Healthcare protestors lash out at congressman's staffers

By Beth Reinhard

Only a small handful of constituents typically show up to talk to the staff of Rep. Ron Klein on the first Wednesday of every month. But this morning's routine office hours were turned into a raucous town hall meeting, as...

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