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NPR
October 14, 2017
The president also returned to a familiar campaign trail refrain, ... touring areas devastated by hurricanes in Texas and Florida — and ... previously speaking at the event in 2015 as a candidate and then in 2016 as the Republican presidential nominee. ... Luther Strange in the state's special Senate primary.
Florida Politics (blog)
October 13, 2017
But then, as Scott Powers reported for Florida Politics, Baxley ventured into ... from the Florida Heath Care Association to his 2016 Senate campaign. ... Efforts in 2006 to require backup generators capable of dealing with ... platform covering campaigns, elections, government, policy, and lobbying in Florida.
Washington Examiner
October 11, 2017
If you'd asked Republicans 12 months ago about their 2018 Senate prospects, they would have been all smiles. Having lost so many winnable ...
Rasmussen Reports
October 5, 2017
The U.S. Senate is a curious, unique legislative body for a lot of reasons. ... an additional six to flip control of the upper chamber in 2006, and then two ... Trump running for reelection, or another Republican candidate, should be ... where Democratic Senate candidates (and Hillary Clinton) chalked up wins.
Tampabay.com (blog)
October 5, 2017
The News Service of Florida reports that Sen. ... Tom Lee said he is getting ready to launch his second campaign for a state ... Lee, a Republican who served as Senate president during the 2005 and 2006 sessions, ran for ...
Roll Call
September 27, 2017
Manning also contributed to Corker's Senate campaigns. During Corker's first campaign in 2006, Manning gave Corker $2,100 in both the ... Manning decide to run — pick a candidate who played at the University of Florida, ...
U.S. News & World Report
September 26, 2017
A Democratic candidate on the losing end of three previous elections ... on "The Apprentice" in a special election to fill a Florida state Senate seat. ... In 2006, Diaz appeared on President Donald Trump's reality show and was ...
Politico
September 15, 2017
Campaigns ... Senate Democrats are three seats shy of a majority and almost entirely ... and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van ... “And we have good candidates in other states, and we're going to have more. ... in Alabama, and the candidate says he's ready to run either way.
TCPalm
December 31, 1999
In Joe Negron's first year as Florida Senate president, the Stuart lawmaker won ... other words an election year when candidates are busy with spring campaigns. ... Negron made a brief run at the office in 2006, but withdrew in ...
Bangor Daily News
August 27, 2017
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, accompanied by Sen. Roger Wicker ... Maine has proven to be the friendliest locale in the nation for independent campaigns. ... election made it “a tough campaign” but not as difficult as simply deciding how to run. ... Chafee, a liberal Republican, lost his Senate seat in 2006.
Miami Herald
August 24, 2017
The crisis in Venezuela could become an issue for Florida candidates in 2018, ... In January 2005, Nelson and two other U.S. senators on the Foreign ... An NRSC spokeswoman also pointed to a September 2006 editorial in ... the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University, said the CastroÃÂ ...
Rasmussen Reports
August 24, 2017
All of the 33 Senate incumbents up for reelection next year are running for ... Several of these safe senators could be presidential candidates in 2020, and ... Corker's first election in 2006, during the Democrats' last good midterm, ... like the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee likely just won't haveÃÂ ...
MyPalmBeachPost
August 16, 2017
While making reference to other Florida figures, Latvala said he has ... of the blame for what happened in Charlottesville — a position U.S. Sen. ... Charlie Crist, who was elected as a Republican in 2006 but ... Gwen Graham and Winter Park businessman Chris King have opened campaigns for governor.
The American Lawyer
August 15, 2017
He is also a retired Florida lawyer who announced Tuesday he is seeking ... bar in Illinois—a case that was written about in a 2006 law review article. ... association with such groups during his previous Senate campaign inÃÂ ...
Lagniappe
August 9, 2017
Prelude to the primaries — U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in Aug. ... other candidates to be serious threats for the Republican nomination, U.S. Rep. ... Should a candidate in this contest be unable to earn 50 percent of the vote, ... The former Alabama attorney general is 2-1 in statewide campaigns and theÃÂ ...
Sun Sentinel
August 4, 2017
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nomination of Sharon Day of ... supporter of Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign. ... as the Broward's state Republican committeewoman, became Florida's ... buses, during election seasons to tout the party's candidate at the top of the ticket.
MinnPost
August 4, 2017
Midterm elections are usually bad for the party in power: 1994, 2006, 2010, and ... Incumbent Democrats also face tough races in Missouri, Florida, ... Klobuchar, and other senators has practical benefits for candidates, but it ... could convince a prospective candidate that they may not be able to keep up.
POLITICO Magazine
August 1, 2017
His amendment to make medical marijuana legal in Florida, an .... In early October 2006, just as Democrats were poised to take the U.S. Senate in ... Throughout the 2014 campaign, Morgan had told Pollara that “this is it, .... If I was a candidate, all the other candidates would be saying, 'We need equal time.
The New Yorker
July 31, 2017
The central illusion of a Presidential campaign is that a candidate can, through ... Sanders, who has represented Vermont in the Senate for the past decade, .... my stomach” when she picked up the newspaper during those campaigns. ... Our Revolution, to support progressive candidates around the country,ÃÂ ...
Politico
March 25, 2017
Mike Flynn, while serving as an adviser to the Trump campaign, met with top Turkish government ministers and discussed removing a Muslim cleric from the U.S.
MyPalmBeachPost
March 25, 2017
Then in 2012, the Republican Party and the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity of Florida organized a campaign to oppose three liberal-leaning justices up for merit retention votes.
The Hill
March 25, 2017
He served in the House from 1993 to 2006, and then successfully ran for his first Senate term. Menendez won reelection in 2012 by nearly 20 points.
U.S. News & World Report
March 24, 2017
Pelosi's office did not make her available for an interview with U.S. News, but two dozen current and former Hill and campaign staffers and advisers, House colleagues, senators, family members, friends, donors and opponents did provide their ...
Florida Politics (blog)
March 23, 2017
Alex Acosta has Senate confirmation hearing - The Florida International University Law School Dean and President Trump's nominee to head the U.S.
Concord Register
March 23, 2017
Two committees have approved Senate Bill 10, which would provide money for a reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee. Approval in the Appropriations Committee would send the ... Rick Scott is running a new ad as part of his campaign to preserve money for ...
Wichita Eagle
March 23, 2017
HB 280 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday, having been tweaked, and appears headed for a joint meeting to iron out differences.
Florida Politics (blog)
March 23, 2017
U.S. Treasury Department agents have recently obtained information about offshore financial transactions involving President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, as part of a federal anti-corruption probe into his work in Eastern ...
News Chief
March 23, 2017
After U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away last year, Florida Sen. Bill Nelson said, "The Senate ... Such impressive qualifications have earned Judge Gorsuch bipartisan support throughout his career. Indeed, he was confirmed to his ...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
March 22, 2017
HB 280 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee Friday, having been tweaked, and appears headed for a joint meeting to iron out differences.
The Trentonian
March 22, 2017
President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for Deripaska, a Russian billionaire, to advance the interests of Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition ...
STLtoday.com
March 22, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to ...
Daily Kos
March 22, 2017
Angle made a ton of avoidable mistakes during her Senate campaign, including (but not limited to) telling several Hispanic students that "some of you look a little more Asian to me;" suggesting that Sharia law rather than the U.S.
The Ledger
March 21, 2017
Such impressive qualifications have earned Judge Gorsuch bipartisan support throughout his career. Indeed, he was confirmed to his current seat on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals by a unanimous voice vote in 2006. Sen. Nelson was one of 12 current ...
ConservativeHQ
March 21, 2017
At the same time the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch was going before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, the real main "front" of the legislative "war" was still a few blocks away on the House side - and I'm not talking about the testimony of ...
Jacksonville Daily Record
March 20, 2017
The House voted this month to kill Enterprise Florida and other economic development programs, including the Office of Film & Entertainment and the Quick Action Closing Fund Program, and to revamp Visit Florida. There are no companion bills in the ...
Politico
March 20, 2017
Schiff made the most of his opportunity Monday during the committee's first public hearing of its probe into whether there was any collusion between the Trump campaign and Moscow officials on the alleged digital meddling campaign that bruised Hillary ...
Politico
March 20, 2017
Four decades ago, in 1977, a conspiracy began bubbling up from the basements of the vast network of hospitals belonging to the Veterans Administration.
AOL
March 20, 2017
MIAMI/MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump downplayed his business ties with Russia.
MDJOnline.com
March 20, 2017
A majority of state senators are handing Georgians a grenade to lob at our local school systems, blowing up how they are presently run.
The New Yorker
March 19, 2017
After suggesting that he might be able to work with the President, the Senate Minority Leader is taking a harder line. ... "The reported contact between operatives in the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officials is exactly the kind of intrigue ...
WZVN-TV
March 18, 2017
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is planning to have confirmation hearings in six weeks for Supreme Court justice nominee Neil Gorsuch, the Iowa Republican told CNN on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2107.
Chicago Tribune
March 18, 2017
Glittering Steel, the Mercer film production company, then brought the book's findings to the screen, portraying Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to a mass audience as a captive of wealthy interests. The alliance continued with ...
Sun Sentinel
March 18, 2017
Privacy Policy. Historic legislation to protect the Everglades and waterways throughout Florida continues to gain momentum in the Legislature.
Tampabay.com (blog)
March 17, 2017
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is one of several city officials across Florida who aren't happy about a bill in the Florida Legislature that would limit cities' ability to regulate cell phone antennas and the poles they're mounted on in public rights of way ...
KITV Honolulu
March 17, 2017
The 24-hour music event is the kickoff of a campaign to "Save Our Selves (SOS)." February 25, 2007 - "An Inconvenient Truth" wins an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Tampabay.com
March 17, 2017
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is one of several city officials across Florida who aren't happy about a bill in the Florida Legislature that would limit cities' ability to regulate cell phone antennas and the poles they're mounted on in public rights of way ...
Miami Herald
March 17, 2017
Solicitor David Pascoe, the prosecutor investigating Statehouse corruption, announced Friday that a state grand jury indicted Republican Sen. John Courson of Columbia on misconduct in office and using campaign donations for personal expenses. All threeÃÂ ...
McClatchy Washington Bureau
March 16, 2017
"I don't know how the Senate can ignore his record in the Civil Rights Division," said Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in Washington, who worked in the division from 2003 to 2006. "It's virtually ...
Willamette Week
March 15, 2017
"Personally, I believe Oregon's electoral votes should be cast for the candidate chosen by Oregon voters. Under the national popular vote proposal, that would not be guaranteed.
Willamette Week
March 15, 2017
Similar legislation has passed the Oregon House three times; Senate President Peter Courtney blocked Senate passage and says he opposes the idea this year too.
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