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Florida Education Association backing Ben Diamond in House District 68 race

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The Florida Education Association announced Wednesday it is supporting St. Petersburg attorney Ben Diamond in the House District 68 race. “The Florida Education Association is proud to endorse Ben Diamond in his race for the Florida House,” said Joanne McCall, president of FEA. “Ben has been working in his community to address some of the most pressing education issues Pinellas County faces. Additionally, his experience in Tallahassee will make him a knowledgeable and effective advocate for strengthening our public schools. We can…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.17.16 – Impeachment memories

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Before Barack Obama was elected, a lot of political observers said that with such a divided nation, every president could face the potential of being impeached. I’m reminded of that today on the 18th year anniversary of Bill Clinton giving a prime-time address to the nation after seven months of silence on the Monica Lewinsky matter. “I know that my public comments and my silence about this matter gave a false impression. I misled people, including even my wife,” he said…

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Eric Lynn and Ben Diamond argue about who dropped ball on debates – but bottom line is, they’re not having any

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In one of Florida’s most competitive primary races taking place at the end of this month, people will have to vote without the benefit of having seen the candidates engage in a one-on-one debate. St. Petersburg attorney Ben Diamond faces former Obama Defense Department official Eric Lynn in the House District 68 Democratic primary race in Pinellas County Aug. 30. The race may be too close to call, with both candidates releasing polls last week showing they are in the lead. At a Tiger Bay Forum conducted earlier this…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.11.16 – Marco Rubio isn’t dominating Patrick Murphy or Alan Grayson in latest Q Senate poll

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Before we dig into the new poll on the Florida Senate race, can I reference the lead story in this morning’s Tampa Bay Times? Two men get into a road-rage argument on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Plant City. One guy pulls out a gun and shoots the other dead. He then “cooperates” with the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Dept., isn’t charged, and is free to go home, where he tells a reporter who confronts him that, “it’s been a very taxing day.”…

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Eric Lynn says he’ll fight public education cuts in new ad in HD 68 race

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Democratic candidate Eric Lynn has released his second television ad of his campaign for House District 68, where he is competing against attorney Ben Diamond in the primary on Aug. 30. It focuses on what Lynn would attempt to do as a member of the minority party in Tallahassee regarding education, where he says he’d fight funding cuts, increase teacher pay and work to hire more specialists in state schools. The ad’s release comes a day after his campaign released an internal poll showing him leading Diamond by 12 percentage…

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Ben Diamond blasts Eric Lynn for not returning campaign contributions for his previous run for office

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The gloves are starting to come off in the Pinellas County House District 68 race. Ben Diamond is attacking his opponent in the Democratic primary, Eric Lynn, for failing to refund more than $50,000 in contributions he collected for his run for Congress in Florida’s 13th District, which he aborted earlier this year. Lynn left the congressional race when his chances continued to look gloomy against the much-better-known Charlie Crist. Lynn then shifted the more than $700,000 he had raised to run for Congress over to…

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Mitch Perry Report for 8.10.16 — Aleppo needs water

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I’m sure that after you got yourself up this morning, you might have reached for a cup of coffee, juice or water. It’s something that we don’t have to think too hard about, usually. Now let’s go across the globe — to Aleppo, Syria. The United Nations on Tuesday called for a “humanitarian pause” in the fighting in Aleppo to allow for immediate access to repair the electricity and water networks. They report that between 250,000-275,000 people have been trapped…

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