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[St. Petersburg Times] Dave Aronberg pulls in Hillsborough endorsements

Adam Smith — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0400

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;...

[Miami Herald] Howard Forman says he'll be a no-show at forum about him

Amy Sherman — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:50:00 -0400

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...

[Tampa Bay Online: March On Politics] Aronberg announces local backers

Amy Sherman — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:32:00 -0400

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…

[St. Petersburg Times] Dems launch robocalls against Rep. Bill Young

Alex Leary — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:27:00 -0400

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,...

[St. Petersburg Times] Castor goofs EPA boss' name, then EPA boss goofs utility name

Times Editor — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:13:00 -0400

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...

[Miami Herald] Mario Diaz-Balart targeted by the Dems

Lesley Clark — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:05:00 -0400

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,”...

[Miami Herald] Primary to fill King seat set for Sept. 15

Shannon Colavecchio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:49:00 -0400

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...

[St. Petersburg Times] Crist sets special election for King's seat

Shannon Colavecchio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:48:00 -0400

[Tampa Bay Online: March On Politics] Cardenas backs Crist in Senate primary

Shannon Colavecchio — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:20:00 -0400

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…

[Miami Herald] Healthcare protestors lash out at congressman's staffers

Beth Reinhard — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:49:00 -0400

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...