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• Crist signs elections bill

  Gov. Charlie Crist just announced he signed HB 131, which re-regulates shadowy elections groups known as 527s. The bill requires any electioneering group to disclose its source of funds 30 days before a primary and 60 days before a general election -- so long as they engage in any advertising. [...]
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• Budget vetoes prompt lawsuit threat against Charlie Crist

  Fuming (again) about Charlie Crist's veto pen, House Speaker Larry Cretul threatened to sue the Republican governor, suggesting the way he slashed spending from the state budget was "unconstitutional."

  In a statement, the Ocala Republican said he directed House legal staff to review Crist's actions.

  "This apparent abuse of power is another [...]

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• JD: Charlie Crist 'doesn't have any substance,' lied (again)

  Senate budget chief J.D. Alexander just give a blistering criticism of Gov. Charlie Crist for vetoing $45 million for the University of South Florida's polytechnic campus in Polk County, Alexander's district. Alexander said Crist was getting revenge on him for voting against the governor's Public Service Commission picks during the [...]

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• Touchy subject? MSNBC's Spitzer does a segment on Crist and Obama

  Former NY Guv Eliot Spitzer just highlighted Gov. Charlie Crist's back pat of President Barack Obama -- questioning the politics behind it in a segment titled, "Touchy Subject."

  Guest Jonathan Capehart, a Washington Post columnist noted that as Obama spoke, "it was Crist who was right over his shoulder," as opposed to Louisiana Gov. [...]

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• Has Meek heard the pleas to show up in Broward?

  Some Democrats say Congressman Kendrick Meek who is running for U.S. Senate hasn't spent enough time in voter-rich Broward. He needs to turn out a big vote in the Democratic-dominated county to erase deficits elsewhere if he is to beat Jeff Greene and Gov. Charlie Crist. Broward will see a lot of [...]

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• Charlie Crist vetoes $371m. Makes budget $70b

  Gov. Charlie Crist just announced he vetoed $371 million from the state budget, makinng it weigh in at $70b. The biggest cut: A $160m raid on the state Department of Transportation trust fund. The money was tied to K-12 spending in an effort, so the Legislature thought, to block Crist [...]

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• Charlie Crist vetoes $371m. Dade, David Rivera, lose out

  Gov. Charlie Crist just announced he vetoed $371 million from the state budget, making it weigh in at $70.2b** (see note below). The biggest cut: A $160m raid on the state Department of Transportation trust fund. The money was tied to K-12 spending in an effort, so the Legislature thought, [...]

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• Kendrick Meek goes viral to lambaste Crist reversal

  Meek's campaign attacks Crist's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" change in position.

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• President Obama and Charlie Crist, a handshake and a pat on the back, but no hug

  CNN has been waiting for President Barack Obama for more than an hour -- showing just an empty mic stand fronting the water. Now people are gathering, including Charlie Crist, who stood just to Obama's left.

  "This is our highest priority," Obama said, making his second trip to Louisiana amid criticism that [...]

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• Bondi names Panhandle leadership team

  Republican Pam Bondi named key supporters in her bid for attorney general. Her Escambia and Santa Rosa teams include Jeb Bush loyalists Mayra Fillmore and Sandra Phillips and the local GOP committee chairs. For others, read below.

  BONDI NAMES LEADERSHIP TEAM IN ESCAMBIA AND SANTA ROSA COUNTIES
  
  Republican Party Chairs [...]

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