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• White House dismisses "conspiracy theory" in US Senate race

  The Wall Street Journal reports today that three (unnamed) Florida Democrats supporting Gov. Charlie Crist's Senate bid talked with the White House and gained the impression that it "might be open to discussing the level of passion that it would put behind Mr. (Kendrick) Meek's candidacy.

  "Mr. Crist's path to [...]

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• Joe Garcia criticizes "harmful" Az immigration law; questions where David Rivera is

  Democrat Joe Garcia calls out his potential Republican rival David Rivera not taking a position "on the important issues of immigration and the harmful law that his fellow Republicans in Arizona have passed.

  "Immigration reform is a serious issue that calls for immediate action," Garcia said. "We need our elected officials to [...]

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• What's on TV in Florida politics

  Yet another sign of the zaniness of Florida politics in 2010: six months before the election, the two spots on air are the teachers' union-produced ad on behalf of a post-partisan Gov. Charlie Crist and the ubiquitous, out-of-the-blue television blitz by Republican candidate for governor Rick Scott.

  The union says the Crist spot is winding [...]

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• Obama slightly under water in FL, 47-53%

  President Obama receives middling reviews in a new Mason-Dixon poll of Florida voters, six months before they cast ballots in a high-stakes election widely viewed as a referendum on the Democratic administration.

  Statewide, 47 percent rate his job performance as "excellent'' or "good,'' while 53 percent describe it as "fair'' or [...]

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• President Obama's Supreme Court pick could divide George LeMieux and Bill Nelson

  Bill Nelson, the Florida Democrat, voted for Obama's nominee, Elena Kagan, as Solicitor General, in March 2009. Republican Sen. Mel Martinez voted against her.

  Here's what Martinez's temporary successor -- George LeMieux -- says about the nominee: "I look forward to meeting with the President's nominee, engaging in a thorough [...]

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• Bill Nelson in an intraparty spat?

  The Hill notes that Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Bill Nelson -- "the only two Senate Democrats from the five Gulf Coast states" -- are taking sharply divergent paths when it comes to the oil spill.

  Landrieu, it says, "put up a strong defense last week of the oil industry, [...]

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• Old-school Crist tries on new media

  One of the biggest challenges for Gov. Charlie Crist as a non-partisan candidate for the U.S. Senate is going to be whether he can adjust to the new political landscape. Crist is a very traditional fundraiser who pries big checks out of donors hands the old-fashioned way.

  But at his first [...]

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• Bill Nelson blames Big Oil for the spill, Alabama Republican points to the executive branch

  The Florida Democrat appeared on CNN today and said Big Oil has stymied congressional efforts to crack down on safety.

  "Big oil wants its way," Nelson said. "They've been trying to bully their way to drill off the coast of Florida... "Big oil has had its way with the regulators, there's been a [...]

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• More juicy details from the GOP credit cards

  The unprecedented look at Republican Party of Florida spending in its credit card statements is the gift that keeps on giving. Below find some more questionable expenses and interesting factoids:
  
  Delmar's Valentine's Day trip: Former GOP Executive Director Delmar Johnson resigned Feb. 1. So why did his credit card [...]

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• Who spent the most on GOP plastic? Here's the list.

  The Republican Party of Florida released 2,452 double-sided pages of credit card statements Friday revealing 31 card holders spent about $7.3 million from January 2007 through March 2010. Below is the list of every card holder and how much they spent. (Do note that the totals only reflect charges [...]

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