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Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel Rival campaign unearths ?deleted scenes? from Grayson DVD29 Jul 2010 at 6:39pm WASHINGTON — The seven Republicans looking to unseat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson are falling over each other today to zing the Orlando Democrat on his latest controversy: a self-promotional DVD that Gra... 7 finalists named for Fernandez?s seat 29 Jul 2010 at 5:32pm The list of candidates to replace suspended Orange County Commissioner Mildred Fernandez was whittled down to seven today by Gov. Charlie Crist’s office. To see the names go here National GOP fires back at Dems? ?Tea Party Contract? 29 Jul 2010 at 4:23pm By William Gibson Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The national Republican Party on Thursday fired back at a Democratic strategy to link the GOP to the Tea Party movement. The RNC says lots of vote... UPDATED: Grayson bashes critic over DVD mailer 29 Jul 2010 at 4:15pm U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, lashed out at a Republican opponent over criticism of the congressman’s taxpayer-funded mailer sent this week to seniors in the district. Earlier, state Rep. Kurt... McCollum bristles over Q-poll questioning of his conservative pinstripes 29 Jul 2010 at 1:35pm TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Bill McCollum bristled — we don’t say that often, bristled! — when he was asked about one take-away from the Quinnipiac University survey released Thursday that found... Kelly wants investigation of Grayson mailer 29 Jul 2010 at 11:21am WASHINGTON — A Republican opponent of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, today called on the Orlando Democrat to reimburse the U.S. Treasury for mailing a promotional DVD to 100,000 Central Florida residents ... Grayson bills taxpayers for DVD of term?s highlights 29 Jul 2010 at 10:50am By Mark K. Matthews and Mark Schlueb Orlando Sentinel WASHINGTON ? If U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson were a rock star, his latest PR blitz ? a DVD sent to tens of thousands of Central Florida residents ?... Crist: LeRoy Collins Jr. hit and killed 29 Jul 2010 at 10:35am TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist just announced at a Cabinet meeting that LeRoy Collins Jr. – one of Crist’s department heads, a retired Navy submariner and rear admiral, and the son of the former ... Evaluating the GOP gubernatorial jobs plans 29 Jul 2010 at 9:35am TALLAHASSEE — Judging by the blistering attack ads run by Rick Scott and Bill McCollum ? castigating each other on immigration, abortion, and corporate fraud — voters might be hard-pressed to decip... Q-Poll: Scott 43, McCollum 32 29 Jul 2010 at 6:49am TALLAHASSEE — Republican Rick Scott holds a slippery, 11-point lead over gubernatorial primary foe Bill McCollum in a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning. We say the 43-32 percent edge...  USATODAY.com Washington News 29 Jul 2010 at 7:05pm After nine years of war, the Army attracts recruits ready for combat but inclined toward risky personal behavior a volatile mix that led to ...
18 states, D.C. named Race to the Top education grant finalists 29 Jul 2010 at 2:58pm Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform ...
As many as 6,600 Arlington Cemetery graves mixed up 29 Jul 2010 at 1:50pm The former superintendent of Arlington National Cemetery says he accepts "full responsibility" for the mix-up of graves at the famous military ...
For troops with brain trauma, a long journey back 29 Jul 2010 at 2:47am Brain-damaged servicemembers reduced to vegetative states by illness, accidents or wounds are waking up at four special VA facilities.
Vice President Biden says Afghan policy still developing 29 Jul 2010 at 1:19am Vice President Biden said it is "much too premature" to judge the policy in Afghanistan, but he said the release of war documents hiked conc ...
Biden tells troops they have succeeded in Iraq 29 Jul 2010 at 2:27am Vice President Biden outlined this summer's withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
Sergeant, awake from coma, continues march to recovery 29 Jul 2010 at 1:00am By the time Army Sgt. Tony Senecal transferred to a rehab facility in Tampa, his eyes were open and there were flashes of consciousness.
More Dems oppose new war funding 29 Jul 2010 at 2:46am President Obama won the battle over $33 billion in new Afghanistan and Iraq war funding, but the vote showed that he's losing support on the ...
FBI defends guidelines for domestic surveillance 28 Jul 2010 at 10:31am Under fire from U.S. civil liberties groups, the FBI is defending domestic surveillance guidelines that critics fear could unfairly target innocent ...
Holder: Probe to determine if charges will be filed in leaks 28 Jul 2010 at 8:45am Attorney General Eric Holder says an investigation by the Pentagon and Justice Department will determine whether criminal charges will be filed ...
FOXNews.com Obama to Sign $59B War Spending Bill29 Jul 2010 at 6:10pm President Barack Obama is signing legislation to fund his troop surge in Afghanistan.
Gibbs: If We'd Known About Conviction, Woman Wouldn't Have Stood With Obama 29 Jul 2010 at 4:20pm A Charlottesville, Va., resident who stood with President Obama would likely not have been asked to participate in a Rose Garden speech on unemployment if the White House had known she was convicte... Lawmakers Consider Ending Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants 29 Jul 2010 at 3:58pm The federal court decision striking down key provisions of Arizona's immigration law could light a fire under lawmakers considering an alternative -- and some say radical -- approach to reining in ... In Arizona, What's Left of Immigration Law May Be Enough to Aid Cause 29 Jul 2010 at 3:54pm Supporters of Arizona's immigration law, who were dealt a blow this week when a federal judge blocked major parts of the law before it took effect Thursday, are still heartened by what's left of th... Gates, Mullen Blast WikiLeaks for Disclosures 29 Jul 2010 at 3:51pm A criminal investigation into the leak of tens of thousands of secret Afghanistan war logs could go beyond the military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, and he did not rule out that W... Senate Panel Approves Clapper to Run Office of National Intelligence 29 Jul 2010 at 3:12pm The full Senate must now approve retired Lt. Gen. James Clapper to be the fourth director of national intelligence.
Fox News Poll: Republicans Garner 11-Point Lead in Midterms 29 Jul 2010 at 1:38pm With less than 100 days until the midterm elections, American voters would give the edge to Republicans by an 11 percentage-point margin if the Congressional election were today. Yet a majority doe... Arizona Boycott Continues Despite Judge's Ruling 29 Jul 2010 at 12:31pm A federal judge may have yanked the teeth out of Arizona's new immigration law this week, but that hasn't stopped all the boycotts of the state that spread nationwide in protest of its passage.
Three Protesters Arrrested in Phoenix 29 Jul 2010 at 12:09pm Hundreds rallied against an abbreviated Arizona illegal immigration law that went into effect on Thursday, but the cause of three arrests is unknown.
No Hard Feelings as Obama Misses the Cut on Chelsea's Guest List 29 Jul 2010 at 11:34am President Obama is clearly the biggest star not invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding this weekend, but protocol experts say the bride's mother, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, was under no obli... RSS feed - channel BNewsPolitics  House panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges 29 Jul 2010 at 6:31pm House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and... Tancredo officially enters Colo. gov's race 29 Jul 2010 at 6:27pm Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has made it official _ he's running for Colorado governor on the American Constitution Party ticket. Tancredo made the announcement Thursday, capping a...  Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling 29 Jul 2010 at 5:51pm On the surface, a judge's decision to block tough provisions of Arizona's immigration law was a defeat for the state's Republican governor and a win for the Democratic Obama... Partisan bickering delays oil spill legislation 29 Jul 2010 at 5:46pm Partisan disagreements in the Senate will delay passage of legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill until at least September, when Congress returns from its summer recess. The... J. Toby Noblin Named to List of 2010 Southern California Rising Stars 29 Jul 2010 at 5:46pm Fed officials clash on need for more stimulus 29 Jul 2010 at 5:40pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials clashed on Thursday over whether the central bank should be more aggressive in supporting the stumbling economy and one said the Fed's... Intelligence nominee clears first Senate hurdle 29 Jul 2010 at 5:39pm President Barack Obama's nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Clapper's nomination now... Panel hits Rangel with 13 alleged ethics charges 29 Jul 2010 at 5:31pm House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and... AJC Urges Palestinians to Resume Direct Talks with Israel 29 Jul 2010 at 5:18pm  Poll: Nearly 6 in 10 Pakistanis view US as enemy 29 Jul 2010 at 5:08pm Despite billions in aid from Washington and a shared threat from extremists, Pakistanis have an overwhelmingly negative view of the United States, according to results of a Pew Research...  Reuters: Politics 29 Jul 2010 at 5:26pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House of Representatives ethics panel on Thursday began reviewing a "tentative agreement" to settle charges against Democratic Representative Charles Rangel, a congressiona... Fed officials clash on need for more stimulus 29 Jul 2010 at 5:40pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials clashed on Thursday over whether the central bank should be more aggressive in supporting the stumbling economy and one said the Fed's current polic... Republican concerns could stall START treaty 29 Jul 2010 at 4:20pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Republicans voiced objections on Thursday to the new START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, raising concerns that could delay efforts to hand President Barack Obama a f... Senate plans Wed. test vote on oil spill bill 29 Jul 2010 at 6:59pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate plans to hold a procedural vote next Wednesday to test whether there is enough support to pass legislation clamping down on offshore oil drilling procedures and ex... Republicans block small business plan in Senate 29 Jul 2010 at 2:50pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republicans blocked a $30-billion plan to help community banks boost lending to small businesses, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama's election-year battle to re... Spy chief nominee clears Senate hurdle 29 Jul 2010 at 4:21pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday unanimously approved James Clapper to be President Barack Obama's intelligence chief, sending the nomination to the full Senate. Obama seeks to mend rift with black community 29 Jul 2010 at 2:25pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to repair damage to his relationship with the black community caused by his administration's firing of an African-American governmen... Obama seeks his "mojo" on daytime TV's "The View" 29 Jul 2010 at 4:23pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama tried to revive his common touch on Thursday with a mainly light-hearted appearance on daytime television where five women hosts grilled him about his ... Treasury to advise Haiti on tax collection 29 Jul 2010 at 3:50pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Under Secretary Lael Brainard met top Haitian leaders on Thursday to discuss the upcoming deployment of a technical assistance team to tighten financial management i... Weakened Arizona immigrant rules still draw protests 29 Jul 2010 at 5:47pm PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona on Thursday appealed a judge's decision to block key parts of the state's crackdown on illegal immigrants and police in Phoenix arrested scores of activists protesting t... AP Top Political News At 7:16 p.m. EDT House panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges29 Jul 2010 at 7:07pm By 2010-07-29T23:07:51Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics s... Republicans block small business lending bill 29 Jul 2010 at 7:02pm By 2010-07-29T23:02:52Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's election-year jobs agenda suffered a new setback Thursday when Senate Republicans blocked a bill cre... Dems, GOP warily eye Arizona immigration ruling 29 Jul 2010 at 7:13pm By 2010-07-29T23:13:58Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- On the surface, a judge's decision to block tough provisions of Arizona's immigration law was a defeat for the state's Repu... Obama: We'll get back money from auto bailout 29 Jul 2010 at 6:22pm By 2010-07-29T22:22:13Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama said the government will recover all the taxpayer money his administration provided to bail out the auto in... As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up 29 Jul 2010 at 7:07pm By 2010-07-29T23:07:14Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as man... Intelligence nominee clears first Senate hurdle 29 Jul 2010 at 5:39pm By 2010-07-29T21:39:54Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved Thursday by the... Partisan bickering delays oil spill legislation 29 Jul 2010 at 5:46pm By 2010-07-29T21:46:29Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Partisan disagreements in the Senate will delay passage of legislation responding to the Gulf oil spill until at least Se... Gulf spill lacks societal punch of Santa Barbara 29 Jul 2010 at 5:28pm By 2010-07-29T21:28:17Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- In 1969, Sen. Gaylord Nelson was so moved after seeing the devastation of an oil spill off the California coast near Sant... Schilling's business, bluster bleed into politics 29 Jul 2010 at 4:09pm By 2010-07-29T20:09:12Z BOSTON (AP) -- The U.S. is fighting two wars, and millions are looking for work. So what is making politicians thump their lecterns in two of New En... Tancredo officially enters Colo. gov's race 29 Jul 2010 at 6:27pm By 2010-07-29T22:27:52Z LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo has made it official - he's running for Colorado governor on the American Constitution Party ticket.... |