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• Gov. Rick Scott to spend his birthday in Orlando, Kissimmee

  Happy birthday to Gov. Rick Scott, who turns 59 on Thursday.

  He'll spend the day in Orlando, where he's meeting with Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, participating in an "education roundtable" at Neptune Middle School in Kissimmee and attending the Manufacturers of Florida Summit in Orlando.

  Scott is also planning a "jobs announcement" over [...]

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• Bob Graham blasts legislature for reversing 40 years of enviro progress

  Surrounded by environmental officials of previous governors, former Gov. Bob Graham forcefully urged Gov. Rick Scott to reverse the environmental damage done by legislators last session and “now lead.”

  In a rare rebuke, Graham said the 2011 legislature  “reversed 40 years of Florida’s progress in water and land conservation.’’

  “We are in a [...]

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• Obama nominates Robin Rosenbaum to federal bench

  The White House announced Wednesday that the president is nominating Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Rosenbaum has served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Southern District of Florida since 2007. 

  From 1998 until her appointment to the bench, Rosenbaum was an assistant U.S. [...]

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• PPP: Connie Mack 40%, George LeMieux 12%

  From Public Policy Polling:

  In the Florida Senate primary Connie Mack IV is stronger now than he was before he decided not to run before he decided to run. In late March Mack was polling at 28% in a Republican primary. Now we find him leading the way with 40% [...]

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• High-placed source: Allen West considering primary bid v. Tom Rooney

  It's tough getting elected as a Republican in the People's Republic of Broward County, one of the bluest stretches of Florida's political real estate. Still, US Rep. Allen West pulled it off in 2010, when he bested Rep. Ron Klein.

  But now it the Florida Senate's proposed map for Congressional seats [...]

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• Florida is Newt Gingrich country as Cain collapses, Romney wanes

  In the latest episode of As the Republican Electorate Turns, one-time poll cellar dweller Newt Gingrich is the new star on Florida's political stage.

  But unlike other presidential frontrunners, Gingrich’s support looks strong, with 41 to 47 percent of voters favoring the former House Speaker, according to surveys released by InsiderAdvantage [...]

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• State regulator retires to take a job, he thinks, with barrel racing track

  Another turn in the Tallahassee revolving door involves Jim Barnes, a former investigator with the state's Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering. The 19-year veteran of the department resigned Nov. 21 to reportedly take a job at the newest horse track to open shop in Florida, the barrel racing and cardroom venue in [...]

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• Ron Paul's Miami presence

  From a press release:

  Miami, FL – The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign is having the grand opening of its South Florida campaign headquarters located in Miami.

  A grand opening celebration for the new office, which has already commenced operations, will take place at 3 P.M. on Saturday, December 3rd at the [...]

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• Rep. Dwight Bullard will run for mom Larcenia's Miami state Senate seat

  From a press release:

  Miami, FL  (November 30, 2011) –This morning State Representative Dwight Bullard announced his candidacy for State Senator in the 39th District. The seat is currently held by Sen. Larcenia Bullard, who cannot seek reelection due to term limits.

  “Public service is what I have been brought up around [...]

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• Benjamin Netanyahu's war on Christmas?

  Tis the season for some on the right to claim some on the left are waging a "war on Christmas."

  But what happens if it's Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's administration that's getting all un-jolly? Check out the commercial below, sponsored by Netanyahu's Ministry of Immigrant Absorption, which The Atlantic says is airing [...]

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