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• Miami-Dade candidates debate again, collegially

  Carlos Gimenez and Julio Robaina played nice in their second debate Wednesday, where they disagreed on relatively little and tried to show off their experience and vision to become Miami-Dade's next mayor.

  The most contentious moment came over gambling, where the two candidates wrangled over the legality of video-game slot machines [...]

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• Republicans attack "Debbie Downer"

  You kind of knew this one was coming. The Karl Rove affiliated group, American Crossroads, is out with a video hit on Debbie Wasserman Schultz, inspired by the Saturday Night Live skit, Debbie Downer.

  "With all of her over-the-top negative remarks," the group says, "New DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz [...]

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• In Miami-Dade race, attacks over character

  At the heart of the latest rash of attacks flying in the Miami-Dade mayor's race: each candidate's integrity.

  Since the beginning of the race, Carlos Gimenez has been running on his character, touting himself as the voice of opposition and honesty on the county commission. His campaign has tried to juxtapose [...]

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• Florida's health care law legal fight continues

  ATLANTA — They disagree on whether it's unconstitutional, but attorneys arguing both sides of the federal health care law told a three-judge panel in a federal appeals court on Wednesday that the so-called "individual mandate" is critical to the law's core purpose.

  Attorneys for 26 states, led by Florida, and the [...]

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• Former Senate colleagues to raise $$ for George LeMieux

  Politico reports that a dozen of George LeMieux's former GOP Senate colleagues will throw a fundraiser for the GOP hopeful later this month.

  They include Sens. Roy Blunt, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Chuck Grassley, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, John McCain, Lisa Murkowski, Jim Risch and Pat [...]

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• Uncle Luke endorsement postponed?

  All signs pointed to Carlos Gimenez picking up an endorsement at 11 a.m. Wednesday from former rival Luther Campbell.

  But at 10:59 a.m., Gimenez's campaign announced in an e-mail that the "major endorsement" event at Liberty City's Charles Hadley Park was postponed "due to conflicts in schedules."

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