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Unanswered questions for Congressman Bill Young:  Did Congressman Young accept a 2002 Olympic Torch as a gift from then lobbyist Mitt Romney, a violation of House rules?  Congressman Young initially said the Torch was a gift …

Sarasota Herald Tribune: Scott’s popularity sags in new Q-poll By Lloyd Dunkelberger, Herald-Tribune/ Wednesday, August 1, 2012TALLAHASSEE It’s no wonder that Mitt Romney is keeping his distance from Gov. Rick Scott. A new independent survey shows …

MITT ROMNEY WOULD RAISE TAXES ON MIDDLE CLASS  President Barack Obama headed to Florida with study showing Mitt Romney’s tax plan hurts middle class [Times/Herald] “A new study by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center that showed …

Tallahassee, FL  – According to nonpartisan tax experts, if Mitt Romney wants to pay for his budget-busting $5 trillion tax cuts tilted towards millionaires and billionaires, he’ll have to raise taxes by $2,000 on the average …

OBAMA, NELSON LEAD IN NEW Q POLL, 52-PERCENT DISAPPROVE OF RICK SCOTT August 1, 2012 – Obama Hits 50% In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times Swing State Poll Finds [Quinnipiac] “Florida” Obama edges Romney 51- 45 …

Gustafson has the Experience and Leadership Needed to Get Tallahassee Working for Middle Class Families Again Palm Beach, FL  — Former Speaker of the House Tom Gustafson today formally announced his candidacy for House District 89. …

BUCHANAN “TAKES HEAT FOR AVOIDING TESTIFYING UNDER OATH”  Buchanan takes heat for avoiding testifying under oath [WTSP] “The Florida Democratic Party is firing back with a wanted poster  showing that Buchanan is avoiding the deposition with what some …

In response to Vern Buchanan’s failure to appear today for his scheduled court deposition (where he was to answer questions under oath and on camera relating to his alleged attempts to bribe a witness and force his employees to …

DRIP, DRIP, DRIP Fla. Republican: We wanted to suppress black votes [Salon] “Florida’s disgraced former GOP chairman says the party had meetings about ‘keeping blacks from voting’” Fla. Republican Chairman Embroiled In Criminal Charges [CBS Miami] “Even as embattled …

RICK SCOTT DAMAGING THE REPUBLICAN BRAND The GOP’s Rick Scott Problem [Bloomberg] “All this has helped make him the country’s least popular Republican governor, with a 31 percent approval rating, according to Public Policy Polling. ‘Obama’s more …