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• Reaction to Crist announcement swift

   

  Gov. Charlie Crist made his long-awaited announcement Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate as an independent.

  The reaction:

  RPOF Chairman Sen. John Thrasher said, "For years Charlie Crist has claimed to be 'for the people,' but today's announcement was not about 'the people' or about policy, it was [...]

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• RNC chief Michael Steele: "This party did not leave" Charlie Crist

  RNC chief Michael Steele on Crist's decision to leave the GOP and run as an independent: "Now more than ever, Floridians need leadership in Washington. With unemployment at an all-time high in Florida, they want a Senator to exercise strong fiscal discipline and be a catalyst for job creation. Without [...]

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• Jeb Bush: This is all about Charlie's self-interest

  From Gov. Jeb Bush on Crist's decision: "I am not surprised. This decision is not about policy or principles.  It is about what he believes is in his political self-interest."

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• Is it a 'beautiful day' for Crist?

  

  The fan is in place next to the podium, the army of reporters and cameras is here, and a crowd of about 200 supporters are gathered in downtown St. Petersburg waiting for Gov. Charlie Crist. His hugely anticipated but likely anticlimactic announcement that he's running for the U.S. Senate [...]

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• Candidate for Meek's seat: Give me money so I can spend some time with my wife

  From the campaign of Rudy Moise, one of several Democrats in the running for Kendrick Meek's seat, comes this rather unusual fundraising request, a plea from his wife, Mirjam.

  "Today, April 29th, Rudy and I will celebrate 10 years of marriage. I would love to have the day to spend with him. Click here [...]

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• Dems rally around Kendrick Meek

  Two other Democrats may have jumped into the Senate race -- and a third is making noise -- but Democrats from Tallahassee to DC are rallying around Kendrick Meek, saying Gov. Charlie Crist's expected indie run is good news for the Miami Democrat.

  Meek's campaign is sending out releases by [...]

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• Trail of Dreams hits the U.S. Capitol

  Miami Republican Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Lincoln Diaz-Balart met with Felipe Matos, Gaby Pacheco, Carlos Roa and Juan Rodriguez, young activists who arrived in Washington this week after a 1,500-mile trek from Miami to ask President Obama and Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform and the DREAM Act. 

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• Haridopolos: Crist more of a flip flopper than John Kerry

  Future Senate President Mike Haridopolos just ate Gov. Charlie Crist for lunch on MSNBC, bashing the gov for leaving the Republican U.S. Senate primary. The Indialantic Republican pointed out that Crist and his campaign repeatedly said he'd remain in the GOP race. Now that Crist is leaving, Haridopolos said, "he's [...]
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• Bill Nelson -- in letter to Barack Obama -- says he's filing legislation to block oil drilling

  In a letter to the president, Nelson asks Obama to call for an "immediate halt to test wells and all other exploratory operations in coastal waters." And Nelson says he's filing legislation that would -- for the time being -- prevent the Interior Department from acting on the administration's plans to expand offshore [...]

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• Applications now being accepted for PSC job -- any takers now?

  The Public Service Commission Nominating Council just released the following call for applications for the two positions recently opened by the Senate's rejection of Gov. Charlie Crist's two picks.Download Press Release 2010 KS PSC vacancy

  The deadline is May 17. What the application doesn't say is that the applicants must [...]

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