DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT MEEK
The media has been so transfixed by the knock-down, drag-out battle between crispy, tanned Governor Crist and alleged back waxer Marco Rubio that Kendrick Meek, the only serious Dem in the race, has barely had a look-in. If Rubio wins, which is looking increasingly likely, he's probably too conservative for most Floridians. That gives Meek a decent shot, and this new poll shows that it wouldn't be too hard for him to close the gap. It has him trailing Rubio by just five points.
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Newsweek - 03/11/2010

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CHARLIE CRIST: A POLITICAL SACRIFICIAL PAWN
Miami New Times - 03/09/10
Crist combines bill signing tour on state plane with campaign stop
Miami Herald - 03/11/10
Crist, Rubio trade zingers in GOP Senate race
Tampa Tribune - 03/11/10
Florida House, Senate differ on budget plans
Panama City News Herald - 03/11/10
Florida receiving $61 million for jobs stimulus program
St. Petersburg Times - 03/11/10
Lawmaker proposes hiring preference for Floridians
Tampa Tribune - 03/11/10
McCollum slams Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Sink, health care overhaul
Post On Politics - 03/11/10
Crist's Conundrum
Public Policy Polling - 03/10/10
Once-reviled funds on way back
Miami Herald - 03/10/10
Rubio leads Crist by 32 points in latest poll
Florida Times Union - 03/10/10
Rubio's campaign image belies history of $250 million in pork requests
St. Petersburg Times - 03/010/10


  Ethics & Election Issues
Late results, fouled cartridges hampered Tuesday's Palm Beach County election tallies
TC Palm - 03/11/10
Open-Records Bill Pushed by Paula Dockery Passes First Test
Lakeland Ledger - 03/11/10
Adora Obi Nweze: Make sure everyone is counted in Census
Tallahassee Democrat - 03/10/10
Florida lags all but three states in Census-based aid from federal government, study shows
Orlando Sentinel - 03/10/10
Help save the Census from right-wing attacks
Salon - 03/10/10
Partisan politics threatens to thwart ethics legislation
Sun-Sentinel - 03/10/10
DEMOCRATS NEED A RALLY MONKEY
New York Times - 03/07/10
GOP PLAYBOOK: STROKE DONORS, PLAY UP 'FEAR'
Politico - 03/04/10
  Charlie's Inbox
Crist's influence could wane in final session
Florida Times Union - 03/09/10
Crist should run as an Independent
North Florida Daily News - 03/08/10
  Environmental Protection
Crist's appeal to FEMA for Chinese drywall aid not enough, victims say
News-Press - 03/11/10
Everglades rehab on the line
Tampa Tribune - 03/11/10
Extend U.S. Sugar deal deadline
Miami Herald - 03/11/10
Push for clampdown on exotic-reptile trade
Miami Herald - 03/11/10
Water managers outline fiscal pain, say U.S. Sugar deal doesn't help
Miami Herald - 03/11/10
Key vote nears on Crist's Everglades restoration purchase of U.S. Sugar land
Palm Beach Post - 03/10/10
Proceed carefully with Glades
Tampa Tribune - 03/10/10
PSC inspector general requests FDLE investigation
St. Petersburg Times - 03/10/10
Reservation likely needed to take part in Florida's appliance rebate program
St. Petersburg Times - 03/10/10
  Money Matters
Florida insurers may get break on payouts
St. Petersburg Times - 03/11/10
Florida Ponders Tax as Tool to Aid Family-Values Films
Gainesville Sun - 03/11/10
Florida, Orlando jobless rates jump -- again
Orlando Sentinel - 03/11/10
State economists predict revenues will increase for first time in 3 years
Florida Today - 03/10/10
Stimulus money spending breakdown by county, state
ProPublica -
  Legal Briefs
Court: Public has no right to be heard at gov't panels
Panama City News Herald - 03/11/10
An Advocate for Equal Justice
New York Times - 03/10/10
Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme Court
LA Times - 03/10/10
Shorstein out of running for US Attorney
The Buzz - 03/10/10
  Health, Safety & Social Justice
Burden of entitlement programs only grows
Orlando Sentinel - 03/10/10
Jackson leaders warn of insolvency without county loan
Miami Herald - 03/10/10
Laws, Lies and the Abortion Debate
New York Times - 03/10/10
Legislature should fix Dozier School for Boys or shut it now
St. Petersburg Times - 03/10/10
Medicaid savings linked to HMOs
Health News Florida - 03/10/10
Premiums $3,000/mo.? It's legal
Health News Florida - 03/11/10
2.5 million Floridians on food stamps
Sun-Sentinel - 03/09/10
Fla. Medicaid fraud bill has political baggage
Associated Press - 03/10/10
Lawmakers to consider: Is it time to close the Dozier School for Boys?
St. Petersburg Times - 03/09/10
Health Reform: Can the Democrats Cross the Finish Line?
Time - 03/08/10
  Quality Education
Bill would tie teacher pay to performance, student test scores
Sun-Sentinel - 03/11/10
Obama’s Student Loan Overhaul Endangered
New York Times - 03/11/10
Panel Proposes Single Standard for All Schools
New York Times - 03/11/10
A Debate: Can We 'Build' A Better Teacher
Newsweek - 03/10/10
Building a Better Teacher
New York Times - 03/10/10
Lawmakers hear how other states have cut education
Tampa Tribune - 03/10/10
Many Nations Passing U.S. in Education, Expert Says
New York Times - 03/10/10
Teacher bill misguided
News-Press - 03/10/10
Class size, and one temporary fix: Just change the date (and maybe still fight for the money)
Sentinel School Zone - 03/09/10
  Legislative Updates
Bill limiting public access to 911 recordings passes legislative hurdle
St. Petersburg Times - 03/11/10
In Tallahassee today, gaming, gaming, gaming
St. Petersburg Times - 03/11/10
Lawmakers look for a quick buck with sponsored license plates
St. Petersburg Times - 03/11/10
JD's revenge? Senate to take up bill to break up state agency
The Fine Print - 03/10/10
Lawmaker targets noose displays
St. Petersburg Times - 03/10/10
FOR A BETTER FLORIDA
St. Petersburg Times - 02/27/10
    NATIONAL NEWS
Obama Gets His Mojo Back
The Daily Beast - 03/11/10
Patrick Kennedy Calls Absentee Press 'Despicable'
Politics Daily - 03/11/10
Tea Party Target Should Be Big Business Not Big Government
Detroit News - 03/10/10


 
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