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Charlie Crist looks to Democrats for campaign dollars

Published on June 24, 2010 in Statewide by Peter Schorsch

A must-read from Steve Bousquet: By bolting from the Republican Party, Gov. Charlie Crist has one place left to raise big money in his race for the U.S. Senate: Democrats. A governor who once courted conservatives by calling himself a “Jeb Bush Republican” is getting help from liberal trial lawyers, union activists and even elected Democrats, who are shunning their party’s Senate hopefuls, wealthy Palm Beach businessman Jeff Greene and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek of Miami. Crist is now an…

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Al and Tipper Gore separating after 40 years of marriage

Published on June 1, 2010 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper are separating after four decades of marriage. They just celebrated their 40th anniversary two weeks ago. The Gores called the separation “a mutual and mutually supportive decision that we have made together.” The news was first reported by Politico and confirmed by a Gore spokeswoman. The couple made the announcement in an “Email from Al and Tipper Gore.” We are announcing today that after a great deal of thought and discussion, we have…

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Ray Tampa at Tiger Bay today

Published on March 11, 2009 in The Bay and the 'Burg by Peter Schorsch

With blacks having finally become CEOs of national corporations, held some of the nation’s top posts in military, judicial and foreign affairs, the possibility of not one but three serious black contenders for the St. Petersburg Mayor’s race, and most recently the election of the first black President of the United States, who got more white votes than Al Gore or John Kerry. One might ask: What’s a civil rights leader to do? Newly elected president of St. Petersburg’s NAACP…

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