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• Crist consorting with Cuban anti-sanctions crowd

  Gov. Charlie Crist, who has supported sanctions against Cuba and signed a law that imposed financial burdens on travel agencies that arrange trips to Cuba, is slated to collect checks today for his Senate campaign from some prominent members of the anti-sanctions crowd. Is another Crist flip-flop in the works?

  Co-hosts of the event Friday [...]

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• Romney raises money for McCollum

  In the 2008 presidential election, Attorney General Bill McCollum backed Rudy Giuliani, fundraiser/lobbyist Ana Navarro went to the mat for John McCain, and former Republican party chairman Al Cardenas was in the tank for Mitt Romney.

  But in 2010 -- and looking ahead to the next presidential election in 2012 -- bygones are [...]

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• Aronberg called for oil escrow before McCollum

  When President Barack Obama on Sunday called for BP to establish an escrow account to cover damage claims from the gulf oil spill, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum took credit.

  "The media has reported today that the President plans to ask BP to establish an escrow account for Deepwater Horizon [...]

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• Adam Putnam bests Rick Scott on the stump

  In his first Panhandle campaign swing, Rick Scott, the balding former health care executive, sought to capitalize on his ubiquitous TV ads and lead in the polls.

  But his stump speech on a six-county Whistle Stop tour lacked some oomph. Those watching said it’s not the message, it’s the messenger. [...]

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• Candidates shake hands for votes

  A six-county Whistle Stop tour through the Panhandle on Saturday showcased a number of lesser know Republican candidates fighting for attention amid the Marco Rubio-Charlie Crist showdown and gubernatorial hopeful Rick Scott's big-money campaign.

  With sweat soaking through shirts and campaign fliers doubling as hand fans, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam, an [...]

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• Complaint dropped against Argenziano spawns new allegations about its origin

  The ethics complaint dropped against Public Service Commissioner Nancy Argenziano last week wasn't because the charges didn't stick. It was brought on by the complainant -- who withdrew her claims, alleged the document was forged by a Tallahasssee attorney Steve Andrews and said he promised to help her find work with Florida Power & Light.

  These explosive [...]

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• Greer seeks delay in civil case as new documents emerge

  Indicted former GOP Chairman Jim Greer is asking a judge to put his civil lawsuit against the Republican Party of Florida on hold until his criminal case is finished.

  Greer sued the party in May after FDLE acknowledged the criminal investigation that led to six felony charges earlier [...]

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• 'Front-runner' Scott wants to debate McCollum

  Two days after surging to a double-digit lead in a new poll, Republican candidate for governor Rick Scott wants to debate his opponent, Attorney General Bill McCollum, four times before the Aug. 24 election.

  Scott's campaign released a letter to McCollum dated Friday. It reads: "I have been criticized by you and the media for [...]

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• Charlie Crist vetoes abortion bill

  UPDATED: As he positions himself to the center in the U.S. Senate race, Gov. Charlie Crist on Friday vetoed a measure requiring most women to pay for an ultrasound and hear a description of the fetus before they can have an abortion.

  “This bill places an inappropriate burden on woman seeking [...]

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• A new group emerges to attack Scott

  A new shadowy political group will debut this weekend, debuting attack ads titled "Fraud" that take aim at GOP candidate Rick Scott.

  The group, Florida First Initiative, purchased $616,282 in television ads that will air Saturday through Wednesday, June 16 -- two days before the state election filing deadline.

  The group [...]

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