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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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• Poll: Bill McCollum, still in lead, threatened by Rick Scott

  Rick Scott unexpectedly jumped in the Republican governor's race, quickly dropped $4.7 million of his own cash and bought enough advertising to get a bounce in the polls.

  A once-unknown candidate, the former healthcare executive now trails longtime Florida Republican Bill McCollum by just 14 percentage points in the GOP primary, [...]

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• Rubio likes AZ immigration law after all

  U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio's campaign says he's been "consistent" on the new Arizona law that aims to crack down on illegal immigration. He didn't like the law when it was first passed, but some amendments made it something he can get behind.

  But the changes don't appear to have eliminated the shortcomings Rubio laid out when [...]

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• Rick Scott threatens Bill McCollum.

  Oops. We misfired a post that showed how spot on Adam Smith's story was today.

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• Poll: Rick Scott draws to within 14 points of Bill McCollum.

  Rick Scott is closing in on Bill McCollum, making the Republican race a 38-24-7 contest, with Lakeland Sen. Paula Dockery in the single digits.

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• John Tobia's unusual campaign volunteers

  

  State Rep. John Tobia, R-Melbourne, two years ago had the nifty idea of giving his Valencia Community College students the option of skipping the final exam if they volunteered on his (or another) campaign.Recent publicity over that controversy prompted Malabar town council member Nancy Borton to file [...]

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• Crist appoints Fernandez to 11th Circuit

  Gov. Charlie Crist today announced he is appointing Miami-Dade Judge Jose L. Fernandez to the 11th Judicial Circuit Court. Fernandez, 45, has served as a county judge since 2007. Previously, he was general counsel for the Professional Law Enforcement Association and was a private attorney. He was also an assistant [...]

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