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Scott Walker & Jeb Bush top the field in new GOP national presidential poll

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A new Quinnipiac poll released today shows that Scott Walker and Jeb Bush continue to stand above the rest in the early going of the 2016 GOP presidential field. Walker comes in at 18 percent and Bush follows with 16 percent in the national poll released Thursday morning. Then it’s a big drop, with New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tied at 8 percent each. Retired physician Ben Carson (who has now apologized for saying…

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Marco Rubio tells John Kerry not to take Cuba off state sponsor of terrorism list

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There are 196 nations on earth, yet the U.S. State Department only lists four: Iran, Sudan, Syria and Cuba. (Saudi Arabia didn’t make the list.) Getting removed off that list is a huge issue for the Cuban government, since all banks that engage with them are subject to U.S. screenings to ensure that terrorist money doesn’t enter the U.S. And it’s one of the biggest issues for the Cuban government as it resumes diplomatic relations with the U.S. Which is why…

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#7 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Dana Young

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When Rick Scott unceremoniously dumped Jennifer Carroll two years ago, speculation immediately surfaced that Dana Young would be a logical successor as Scott approached a re-election year. That didn’t happen, of course, but this South Tampa-based Republican has skillfully worked her way through House Leadership since she took the open seat over Democrat Stacy Frank in 2010, the last time she’s had to sweat out an election. Currently the reigning House majority leader, she now ranks as “one of the…

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In St. Pete, Rick Scott expresses frustration with the feds over LIP program funding

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One argument used consistently by House Republicans in Florida over the past three years to explain why they’ve rejected Medicaid expansion is that they say the federal government will renege on its financial promises. The Obama administration has said that any state that accepts Medicaid funding to help insure more people under the Affordable Care Act will have the first three years of the program paid for exclusively by the feds, with the state having to chip in just 10…

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#8 on list of Tampa Bay’s Most Powerful Politicians — Jack Latvala

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His reputation as a power broker of sorts took a hit last year, when his favored candidate to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Bill Young, Kathleen Peters, failed to make it out of a GOP primary. But he remains an influential figure in the Florida Senate and with his considerable legislative experience, he hasn’t given up hope of becoming Senate president in 2017. Jack Latvala has championed the burgeoning craft beer industry’s growth in Pinellas County, and last December (once again) introduced…

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Fate of Obama health law subsidies rests with 2 justices

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The Supreme Court argument over subsidies that help millions of people afford their health insurance suggests that the Obama administration has two chances to attract one critical vote. The justices will gather in private Friday to cast their votes in the case. The outcome after Wednesday’s argument appears to be in the hands of two conservative justices — one who voted with the court’s four liberals to uphold the law in 2012 and the other who joins the liberals more…

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Ringling Bros. eliminating elephant acts

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The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out the show’s iconic elephants from its performances by 2018, telling The Associated Press exclusively that growing public concern about how the animals are treated led to the decision. Executives from Feld Entertainment, Ringling’s parent company, said the decision to end the circus’s century-old tradition of showcasing elephants was difficult and debated at length. Elephants have often been featured on Ringling’s posters over the decades. The decision is being announced…

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