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By John Kennedy | December 1st, 2011 Florida Democrats said Thursday they’ve added a new honoree to their ‘Rickpublican’ hall of fame — Senate President Mike Haridopolos. The Melbourne Republican gets the nod for recently acknowledging …

Scott Maxwell TAKING NAMES 10:12 p.m. EST, December 1, 2011 I’ve heard some bad jokes in my day. Like: “What should you do if you’re attacked by a pack of clowns? Go for the juggler.”   …

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release: December 1, 2011 Contact: Brannon Jordan, (850) 222-3411 MIKE HARIDOPOLOS INDUCTED INTO RICKPUBLICAN HALL OF FAME Selective Amnesia, Lies Propel Senator to Top Honor Tallahassee, FL – …

NEWS FROM THE FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PARTY For Immediate Release: December 1, 2011 Contact: Brannon Jordan, (850) 222-3411 FLA Dems Statement in Support of President Obama’s Middle Class Tax Cut Tallahassee, FL – The Senate is expected …

Dear Friend, As I write you today, on World AIDS Day, we are in the midst of an epidemic. Not an epidemic that we simply hear about on TV, or that affects places we’ve never been …

Earlier this year, as Florida’s number of unemployed continued to soar above the national average and Tallahassee Republicans maintained a deaf ear to their plight, one GOP lawmaker rose above the conservative rhetoric, castigating her party …

Drawing lines on a map may seem like child’s play, but once every 10 years it’s more like the war to end all wars. Political skirmishes, partisan sniping and incumbent protection are all part of the …

Key Point: “On the campaign trail, Rick Scott, a self-described outsider, claimed he would clean up Tallahassee’s corrupt culture. But it’s starting to look like the Republican governor is no more interested in ethics reform than …

News from the Florida Democratic Party For Immediate Release: November 29, 2011 Contact: Brannon Jordan, (850) 222-3411   STATEMENT FROM FLA DEMS ON CONNIE MACK IV ENTERING THE U.S. SENATE RACE Tallahassee, Fla. – The Florida …

Haridopolos’ selective amnesia By Daniel Ruth, Times Columnist In Print: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 This is, ahem, comforting. It appears one of the three most powerful political figures in Florida, overseeing a nearly $70 billion budget, …