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In Manchester, Hillary Clinton says she’ll go beyond Bernie Sanders in regulating financial industry

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Speaking at a middle school gym on the outskirts of Manchester, Hillary Clinton delivered a forceful speech to New Hampshire voters six days before a primary election that polls show she is trailing. The former first lady, secretary of state and New York senator held the event just hours before she was to engage in a one-on-one town hall nationally televised encounter with Bernie Sanders. Sanders tough stance on Wall Street has been a vital part of his success in…

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AFSCME Florida endorses Patrick Murphy in Florida senate contest

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The American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is endorsing Jupiter Congressman Patrick Murphy in the race for U.S. Senate in Florida in 2016. “We believe that Congressman Murphy is the best suited for our agenda in Washington D.C. and will help move working families forward,” said Andy Madtes, AFSCME’s executive director, on a conference call set up by the Murphy campaign on Thursday afternoon. When asked if it was a close call for his union’s 15,000-plus dues paying members…

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Mitch Perry Report for 11.2.15 – Tarentino to apologize as heat builds

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Good Monday morning to you all. I went to the cinema yesterday before settling back and watching the later games on the NFL schedule yesterday, seeing the new Bradley Cooper vehicle, “Burnt.” Have you heard about it? In it, the Oscar-nominated star plays a ‘bad-boy’ chef who reached the highs and delved into the lower depths as a star chef in Paris. the film begins with him serving his purgatory shucking oysters in New Orleans for a couple of years, before…

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Ever since I acquired the rights to the perfect domain for my efforts — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Barney Frank endorses Patrick Murphy in Fla Dem Sen Primary

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In Lake Buena Vista, former longtime Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank announced that he was backing Patrick Murphy for the U.S. Senate Saturday afternoon, one of his most noteworthy endorsements of his 2016 Senate contest. “I have no doubt that he is the best candidate to win this crucial senate seat so we can take back the Senate,” said Frank. It was a surprise in more than one way. Frank had not been advertised as appearing at the Florida Democratic Convention, where a press conference was held…

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This post brought to you by poker

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I had to sell off my seat to the World Series of Poker, but if I hadn’t I would have written something like this…good luck Nate! I’ll be boarding a plane in the next few minutes headed to Las Vegas, where I’ll be for the next several days to conduct some research (yes, really!) for my book and to play in the World Series of Poker. I haven’t played cards for 18 months or so, should you probably be happy…

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Wall Street Journal labels Charlie Crist the ‘Republican Barney Frank’. Yikes!

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The editorial page of the Wall Street Journal tagged Charlie Crist as the Republican Barney Frank, but not for the reasons you may assume. “Florida Governor Charlie Crist is running for the U.S. Senate next year, and we wonder if one reason is that he doesn’t want to be in Tallahassee when the next hurricane hits his state. His veto of a hurricane insurance reform bill last week all but guarantees a state disaster on top of any wrought by…

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Aided by poker devotees, lawmaker pushes to end the ban on online gambling

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Must-read article from the New York Times: After coming up short in a first effort, a Democratic lawmaker has again introduced legislation that would roll back a ban on Internet gambling enacted when Republicans led Congress. The legislation, introduced this month by Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, would allow the Treasury Department to license and regulate online gambling companies that serve American customers. Under the current law, approved by Congress in September 2006, financial institutions are banned from handling transactions…

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