Tweet Congressman Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, refuses to concede his ad against Republican challenger Dan Webster distorted Webster’s views toward women. “Of course not,” he said when asked if he would apologize. In an interview with the St. Petersburg Times, Grayson denied several times that his ad was false. “Let’s not exalt form over substance,” he said. “The [...]

TweetIt was a $215,500 pay day on Tuesday for Republican Rick Scott’s political committee, Let’s Get to Work. Of that total for the GOP gubernatorial nominee, $5,000 was from Tampa developer Richard Corbett, $50,000 was from Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Jacksonville and $20,000 was fromAutomated Health Care Solutions in Miramar. Another $100,000 was from five different [...]

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Tweet “A new and powerful political action committee tied to Republican strategist Karl Rove, fueled by out-of-state corporations and billionaires, is swooping into Florida to put its money behind front-running U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio.” American Crossroads has spent nearly $250,000 so far on pro-Rubio mailings aimed at absentee voters, according to a report filed [...]

TweetDemocratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink is touting her endorsements from nearly two dozen Republican elected officials, including Wellington Vice Mayor Carmine Priore and Riviera Beach City Council Chairwoman Dawn Pardo.   Pardo says she respects Sink’s background in business and government, and she says Republican candidate Rick Scott strikes her as too strident. “As an elected official, [...]

Tweet REPORT- (1 of 2) Subject: SEN. MENENDEZ’S COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT OF 2010. * THE COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT OF 2010 Introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D‐NJ) and Senator Patrick Leahy (D‐VT) * Title I – Border Enforcement Establishes border enforcement “triggers” that must be met before any unauthorized immigrants can apply for permanent residency. [...]

TweetMichelle Obama’s childhood obesity campaign is getting another boost — this time from the wonderful world of Disney. The Walt Disney Co. announced Thursday that it will collaborate with Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative and launch a massive campaign aimed at educating children on eating well and getting enough exercise. The aptly named “Magic of Healthy [...]

Tweet Florida Rep. Alan Grayson is hoping to raise money by warning supporters about an enemy even more menacing than “Taliban Dan Webster” — Sarah Palin’s zombie horde. In a rambling, pop-culture-laden new fundraising appeal out Thursday morning, Grayson slams Palin — whom he derides as a “half-baked Alaskan” and “Her Tweetness” — over her new endorsement of [...]

Tweet What a difference a month makes. Of the dozens of campaign co-chairs Republican Rick Scott touted in his press statement last night, seven of them were among a list of legislators who called on him just a month ago to release his “secret” testimony in the Solantic case or “withdraw from the race” because “you will [...]

Tweet The Democratic National Committee has transferred another $325,000 to the Florida Democratic Party to help elect Democrats up and down the ticket . This latest transfer brings the total amount of money the DNC has transfered to the FDP to $1,258,000. TampaBayNews/ Smith/ 09/30/2010 FL Connection/ Arnoldo Varona, Editor