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Seeded on Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:09 AM EDT (Florida Capital News)

HOLLYWOOD — Florida Democrats showcased their "new face" for the 2010 campaign season Saturday with predictions that the economy, corruption and the Gulf oil spill will persuade voters to reject the Republicans who have run the state for almost 20 years.

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Heated debate between Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist starts fast

Seeded on Sun Mar 28, 2010 12:31 PM EDT (Palm Beach Post - Post on Politics)

Florida Senate "Showdown". In one corner, Crist defends his experience with big words. His opponent, armed with talking points and a pen. Will he get schooled?

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McCollum will sue to overturn health care overhaul

Seeded on Mon Mar 22, 2010 4:55 PM EDT (Palm Beach Post)

Admits it may take years for the suite to wind its way through courts. McCollum has yet to launch an investigation members of the Republican Party of Florida using their state party-issued credit card for personal charges.

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Charlie Christ: "Vote no on health care reform"

Seeded on Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:12 AM EDT (The Orlando Sentinel)

Florida Governor, Charlie Christ, advises U.S. Rep Kendrick Meek to vote against health care reform. "Floridians deserve quality health care with increased access and lower costs", writes Christ.

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Voters Revolt: Only 33% Support for New Senate Health Care Bill

Seeded on Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:30 AM EST (Daily Kos)

"A strong majority of voters say that President Obama didn't fight Joe Lieberman hard enough for the public option: 63% to 29%... So, over the past week or so, the Democrats have managed to move from a bill with 59% support to a bill with 33% support.

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Get Bernie Sanders Back

Seeded on Thu Dec 3, 2009 1:23 AM EST (Daily Kos)

"Wed Dec 02, 2009 at 09:51:12 PM PST Hi - this is Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (staying up way too late).

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Take Action: Break Up Insurance Monopolies

Seeded on Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:39 PM EDT (http://www.leahyforvermont.com/)

The McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1945 exempts health insurance companies from the antitrust regulations that apply to nearly every other industry, rules that protect consumers from anti-competitive business practices like price-fixing.

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WATCH: DoJ Official Blows Cover Off PATRIOT Act

Seeded on Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:59 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

In the debate over the PATRIOT Act, the Bush White House insisted it needed the authority to search people's homes without their permission or knowledge so that terrorists wouldn't be tipped off that they're under investigation.

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Senate GOP Mailer Suggests Dem Health Care System Will Discriminate By Race

Seeded on Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:39 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

GOP fund raising 'survey' outrages some recipients

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Fox Runs Wild With "Non Scientific" IBD Poll

Seeded on Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:59 PM EDT (Media Matters for America)

Nate Silver: Poll is "simply not credible." In a September 16 post to his blog FiveThirtyEight.com, Silver listed five reasons why the IBD poll should be "completely ignore[d]":

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Majority Of Doctors Back Public Option: Study

Seeded on Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:31 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

"New England Journal of Medicine shows that 63 percent of physicians support a health reform proposal that includes both a public option and traditional private insurance"

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When Getting Beaten By Your Husband Is A Pre-Existing Condition

Seeded on Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:19 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

It turns out that in eight states, plus the District of Columbia, getting beaten up by your spouse is a pre-existing condition.

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Flori-duh among states trying to halt health care changes

Seeded on Mon Sep 14, 2009 7:25 AM EDT (newsherald.com)

"Lawmakers in eight states, only half of which are controlled entirely by Republicans, have filed proposals this year to ask voters to amend state constitutions to prohibit what they bill as restrictions on a person's freedom to choose a private health care plan, mandatory partic …

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GOP Rep Joe Wilson Yells Out "Lie" During Obama Health Care Speech To Congress (VIDEO)

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 9:57 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

During President Obama's major health care speech on Wednesday, South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson (R) yelled out "lie" when the President said his health care bill would not mandate coverage for undocumented immigrants. Here's a photo of Wilson yelling:

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Republicans Alienate Minority Voters

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 8:13 PM EDT (Suite101)

Is Conservative ideology, on everything from taxation to health care to immigration, causing a rift between the Republican party and the 'minority majority'? Read more: #ixzz0QerBkWUk

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Baucus Co-Op Plan "Authored" By Ex-Insurance Industry VP

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 7:52 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Campaign Silo: "When Max Baucus circulated his draft plan earlier this week, the PDF documentation page (image) indicates that the "author" was ex-Wellpoint VP Liz Fowler."

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Big Oil Lobbyist Was Behind the Van Jones Witch Hunt

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 7:23 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Phil Kerpen from "Big Oil" funded lobbying firm "Americans For Prosperity" was the main instigator of this assassination of Van Jones' character that eventually led to him leaving his position of President Obama's Environmental Adviser.

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GOP Picks "Birther" To Rebut Obama's Health Care Speech

Seeded on Wed Sep 9, 2009 11:26 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

President Obama will be making his much anticipated speech on health care to a joint session of Congress. Afterward s, the GOP will air a response from Louisiana Rep. Charles Boustany. This is an interesting pick for Republicans.

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Florida GOP Chair on Obama's Speech to Students: "It's a Good Speech, I'll Let My Kids Watch" - The Note

Seeded on Mon Sep 7, 2009 7:25 PM EDT (ABC News Blogs)

FL GOP chair Jim Greer attacked Obama's address to students as an attempt to indoctrinate his "socialist agenda". Other members of the GOP jumped on board and ran with this claim.

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Public option still polling strongly

Seeded on Mon Sep 7, 2009 1:25 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

Fri Sep 04, 2009 at 10:28:04 AM PDT Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 8/31-9/3. All adults. MoE 2% (No trend lines) Do you favor or oppose creating a government-administered health insurance option that anyone can purchase to compete with private insurance plans?

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GOP chief catches the right-wing flu

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 11:16 PM EDT (Palm Beach Post)

"As an early backer of Gov. Crist, Mr. Greer presented the governor and himself as part of the new, moderate GOP. Now, he's raving about "liberal lies" and "socialism"....."

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GOPers Decrying "Socialized Medicine" Go To Govt. Hospital For Surgeries

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 4:48 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConell (R-Ky.) warned Americans of "a government takeover of health care" that would be replaced with "a system in which care and treatment will be either delayed or denied."

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Van Jones, Obama Adviser, Resigns Amid Controversy

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 1:33 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

"WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's adviser Van Jones has resigned amid controversy over past inflammatory statements, the White House said early Sunday."

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James Moore: The Lies of Texas Are Upon You

Seeded on Sat Sep 5, 2009 9:53 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

"We tell people not to mess with Texas but that's because we reserve the right to mess it up ourselves, which we are doing quite effectively....But this is Texas and the long, proud march backwards presses on; except we may soon begin dragging the nation with us into the 18th cen …

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