Tag: Barack Obama

A.G. GancarskiApril 27, 2016
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Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will be in Washington DC this afternoon, meeting with HUD Secretary Julian Castro and Sen. Marco Rubio in separate meetings. Castro is on Curry’s schedule at 1:30, and Rubio at 4. Expected topics: Global Ministries Foundation properties, including Washington Heights and Eureka Garden. Rubio has called attention to the issue on the Senate floor this […]

Associated PressApril 27, 2016
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Defeated in the Northeast, Bernie Sanders‘ movement for a political revolution is reaching a crossroads even as he vows to campaign against Hillary Clinton through the June primaries and into the Philadelphia convention. The Vermont senator said after losses to Clinton in Tuesday’s primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Connecticut that he would now seek […]

Associated PressApril 27, 2016
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Donald Trump‘s highly anticipated foreign policy speech Wednesday will test whether the Republican presidential front-runner known for his raucous rallies and eyebrow-raising statements can present a more presidential persona as he works to coalesce a still-weary Republican establishment around his candidacy. Trump’s speech will focus on “several critical foreign policy issues” such as trade, the […]

Mitch PerryApril 26, 2016
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After nearly two months of hammering Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz for “sabotaging” President Barack Obama’s efforts to hold payday lenders accountable, Allied Progress now says they’re moving on to target another Florida lawmaker for the same offense. And they’re asking for the public to help them choose who their next target will be. […]

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As pressure mounts for President Barack Obama to release a 28-page chapter from the congressional inquiry into 9/11, one Florida senator is calling on the president to also declassify intelligence reports to make sure Americans have “a complete picture of this issue.” According to the Associated Press, the Obama administration is may soon release a […]

Ryan RayApril 23, 2016
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Rep. Matt Gaetz knows voters are angry. He’s angry too. Invective against “spineless politicians” and “lawless bureaucrats” peppered the Ft. Walton Beach Republican’s campaign kick off tour around Northwest Florida on Saturday. The 33-year-old lawmaker is seeking to succeed U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, whose announced retirement from Congress has set off a chain reaction of electoral maneuvering across […]

Associated PressApril 22, 2016
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After spending a year campaigning as a hardened, uncompromising conservative, Ted Cruz wants voters to see him in a different light. Cruz’s presidential campaign is embarking on a concerted effort to highlight a more affable version of the fiery Texas Republican. He’s started working the late night talk show circuit, a new forum for the […]

Darryl PaulsonApril 22, 2016
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As we get closer to the national conventions, more and more Democrats are denouncing the superdelegates for undermining the will of the voters. Not surprisingly, most of the critics are Bernie Sanders supporters who see superdelegates as the primary reason he trails Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Party nomination for president. Clinton […]


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