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Associated PressJanuary 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton jumped at a chance Friday to portray rival Sen. Bernie Sanders as being at odds with President Barack Obama on gun control after the president denounced legislation protecting gun-makers from lawsuits. Clinton’s campaign chairman, former Obama adviser John Podesta, called on Sanders to join Obama and Clinton by taking on the issue of […]

Associated PressJanuary 9, 2016

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is at risk of being excluded from the next Democratic presidential debate based on criteria released Friday by NBC News. In order to qualify for the Jan. 17 debate in Charleston, South Carolina, a candidate must reach an average of 5 percent either in recent national polls or in polls in the […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 7, 2016

While absolutely owning it as the Beast on Halloween, I accurately predicted the fall of the last rose petal on the latest Rick Scott socialist scheme. That came today as Rep. Chris Sprowls, being a conservative, refused to spread the wealth with his health care transparency bill. Christine Jordan Sexton said Scott’s office gave this […]

Associated PressJanuary 6, 2016

You can take Joe Biden out of the presidential campaign, but you can’t take the campaign out of Joe Biden. Three months after bowing out of the 2016 competition, the vice president has a few second thoughts about his decision. “I regret it every day,” Biden said Wednesday. Still, he said he made the right […]

Associated PressJanuary 6, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump‘s campaign has issued 20,000 tickets for an event at a Burlington, Vermont, venue that has only 1,400 seats, city police said Wednesday. Police Chief Brandon del Pozo acknowledged that those numbers, plus expected protesters, could be a public safety issue. If a rock group sold that many tickets to the […]

Associated PressJanuary 5, 2016

National polls notwithstanding, Hillary Clinton is guarding against complacency as she travels along the snow-covered fields of Iowa. “I need you,” she says repeatedly on the rope-line between handshakes and selfies. Wary of another mishap in Iowa, Clinton is preaching a message of urgency, challenging her supporters to dig in during the final month before […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2016

Bernie Sanders continues to lead in New Hampshire and is staying within striking distance in Iowa, but what happens after that? Apparently, even top level staff of the Sanders campaign aren’t willing to predict how they’ll do March 1, when two states hold caucuses and nine more hold primaries, many in the South, where the Vermont […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 5, 2016

The discontent regarding Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz among her fellow Democrats doesn’t appear to be abating in the new year. Much of the animus involves the monthslong perception that she has manipulated the presidential debate schedule to favor Hillary Clinton: Relatively few debates have been set as compared with the 2007-2008 campaign […]

Associated PressJanuary 3, 2016

The 2016 presidential election has defied all expectations so far. An enormous field of GOP candidates, still a dozen strong with a month to go before the leadoff Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1. The billionaire outsider who has tapped into the anger and fears of a nervous nation. A son and brother of presidents who […]

Shannon NickinsonDecember 28, 2015

In Escambia County, minimum wage jobs aren’t just for kids. And that’s part of the reason this metro area lags behind others in the state in terms of prosperity. That’s according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, shared by the UWF Office of Economic Development and Engagement. About one of every five jobs (23.6 […]

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Hillary Clinton portrays Bernie Sanders as at odds with Barack Obama on guns

Martin O’Malley could be excluded from upcoming Democratic debate

I predicted this sad socialist Rick Scott defeat months ago

Joe Biden on 2016 decision: “I regret it every day”

Police say Donald Trump issues 20K tickets for 1,400-seat Vermont venue

Hillary Clinton trying to light fire among Iowa activists

Bernie Sanders camp downplays state victories, emphasizing delegate count

Over 23,000 sign petition to oust Debbie Wasserman Schultz as DNC chairwoman

7 things to watch in monthlong sprint to Iowa’s caucuses

Shannon Nickinson: Minimum wage now amounts to a minimum life