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• Everglades boosters to party with Blues Traveler, invade the House and Senate

  The Everglades Foundation and its partners Wednesday will kick off two days of talks and lobbying efforts on behalf of the Florida Everglades.

  Tom Brokaw moderates the kickoff Wednesday, a discussion of the ecological and economic benefits of the Everglades restoration efforts. Tomorrow night, Sens. Bill Nelson and George LeMieux along with Reps. Alcee Hastings and Mario Diaz-Balart co-chair an [...]

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• Expect Geller to fire back

  The nastiest race in Broward turned more colorful this weekend when County Commissioner Sue Gunzburger unveiled the website www.stevegellerfacts.com It has unflattering photos of opponent and former state legislator Steve Geller. The website calls him "lobbyist. politician. Ponzi pal."

  "Sleazy lobbyist Steve Geller. He's not on our side."

  Gunzburger's son Ron [...]

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• President Obama marks Haitian Flag Day

  From the president: "On behalf of the American people, I send my congratulations to all those who celebrate Haitian Flag Day – here in America, in Haiti, and around the world. Over 200 years ago, freedmen from what is now the Republic of Haiti came to the aid of American [...]

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• Bill Nelson's bid to up oil company liability gets blocked again; Obama scolds the GOP

  From the Tulsa World: "U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe blocked Democrats’ proposal Tuesday to boost the liability cap on oil spills from the current $75 million to $10 billion.

  "In objecting to letting the proposal move forward, the Oklahoma Republican warned its current form could actually end up helping big [...]

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• Jeff Greene's excellent yachting adventure

  

  Intriguing excerpt from The Greatest Trade Ever, by Gregory Zuckerman, about Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene's 2005 cruise into the Black Sea about his 145-foot yacht, Summerwind:

   "Greene brought two Ukranian strippers on board to make a cameo appearance and hired stewardesses from coastal towns [...]

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• Bill Nelson gets BP to release video of the spewing leak

  Bill Nelson and Barbara Boxer today convinced BP to release all the video of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as scientists began examining whether tar balls that came ashore in the Keys are related to the spill.

  "The scientific community is a valuable resource in tracking and responding to this spill," [...]

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• Rentboy scandal: Florida Democrats demand McCollum return $120,000 paid to George Rekers

  Just received from the Florida Democratic Party:

  In light of Attorney General Bill McCollum's role in spending over $120,000 in taxpayer money on hiring discredited witness George Rekers, today Florida Democratic Party Chair Karen Thurman demanded McCollum pay back the State of Florida for the full cost of the funds he [...]

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• Joe Garcia officially kicks off campaign

  Touting himself as an independent leader, Democrat Joe Garcia on Tuesday launched his second bid for Florida's 25th congressional seat -- which does not have an incumbent this time around.

  Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, who narrowly defeated Garcia in 2008, was re-elected without opposition for the neighboring congressional seat vacated by his [...]

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• Bill McCollum to pay $7m in bingo case 'from hell.'

  Back in 1995, then-attorney general Bob Butterworth used a secret-type of injunction in an effort to shut down out-of-state interests running bingo parlors as illegal gaming operations. But the state eventually lost the case. But the AG's offfice refused to post a $1.4 million bond in case of damages, claiming [...]

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• Rick Scott beating Alex Sink?

  A new Rasmussen poll suggests Democrat CFO Alex Sink is so weak that Republican newcomer Rick Scott might beat her in a theoretical matchup. From the polling company:

  "Scott, who is challenging McCollum for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, is already competitive with Sink. He picks up 41% of the vote to [...]

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