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Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Democratic President-elect Barack Obama in the November election and its other U.S. senator, Bill Nelson, is a Democrat. Republicans control both houses in the state Legislature and the current governor, Charlie Crist, is a Republican.(Reporting by Jane Sutton; Editing by Peter Cooney)© Thomson Reuters 2008 All rights reserved Share: Next Article: Also on ReutersEditor's ChoicePictures...
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Wizbang (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Today's example of bad editorial writing comes from the Palm Beach Post. In a editorial about Mel Senator Mel Martinez's retirement, Randy Schultz and company wrote-Sen. Martinez's announcement Tuesday will start the rush toward a rare open Senate seat.Rare? Two of the last three Florida Senate elections featured an open seat. In 2000 Republican Connie Mack retired and his seat was won by Bill...
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Bush was expected to make a decision sometime after the holiday season.Other RepublicansAttorney General Bill McCollum, who lost to Martinez in 2004 after a blistering GOP primary, said he would "seriously consider and discuss with my family" making the race. McCollum was elected as attorney general in 2006.Former state House Speakers Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American considered a prot'g? of Bush,...
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Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Florida lawmaker is criticizing a government investigation of charges that workers at a nuclear weapons plant were being denied compensation for illness. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., called the inquiry flawed because the office of the inspector general failed to interview one of the main complainants, WFLA-TV, Tampa, reported Monday. The Energy Employees Occupational...
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Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
A Florida lawmaker is criticizing a government investigation of charges that workers at a nuclear weapons plant were being denied compensation for illness.Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., called the inquiry flawed because the office of the inspector general failed to interview one of the main complainants, WFLA-TV, Tampa, reported Monday.The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation...
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The Centrist Voice (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... our state and our nation are experiencing challenging times. President-elect Obama and Senator Bill Nelson will need a strong, steady partner in the U.S. Senate. We need aggressive, bipartisan solutions to the economic, domestic, and foreign policy challenges that face the country. I have been considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2010, prior to Sen. Martinez’s announcement today....
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ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... from Ocala has long been one of the most conservative members of the House. Attorney General Bill McCollum (who lost the Senate race in 2000 to Bill Nelson), has strong credentials. Those would be the top four contenders. Others to consider may be: Charles Bronson (Agriculture Comm), Jeff Kottkamp(Lt. Gov., no thanks, no Crist water carriers), Congressman Adam Putnam, Congressman...
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The Centrist Voice (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Just hours after his greatest threat was reported to have decided against challenging him for reelection, Mel Martinez, the Republican senator from Florida, has decided to not seek reelection after just one term in office. Within three hours of Martinez’s announcement, the Republican Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that he would now consider running for [...]
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The Centrist Voice (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... powerful Democrats in the state, chair of the Florida Democratic Party Karen Thurman and Senator Bill Nelson, meet with the contenders.
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Neither the former workers at a nuclear weapons plant in Largo nor Sen. Bill Nelson are buying into a recently released Inspector General report.
