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Today on Context Florida: Rick Scott’s Starbucks scuffle, dueling videos and Hamlet of the ‘Handle

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Today on Context Florida: Jac VerSteeg confesses he was delighted when he first saw the viral video of a woman berating Gov. Rick Scott and the Gainesville Starbucks. It was better than a movie, he says, because it was something much rarer. It was authentic. It was the underdog venting in real life. Then he found out it was Cara Jennings. When VerSteeg looked at the video again, he recognized Cara, whom he had interviewed several times as an editorial writer…

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Leon Panetta is backing Eric Lynn in CD 13 race

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Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is endorsing Eric Lynn in the race for the open Pinellas County Congressional seat being vacated this year by David Jolly. “I am proud to endorse Eric Lynn for Congress,” Panetta said in a statement. “I know Eric well, and as a valued advisor to me during my time as Secretary of Defense, he proved that he has the resolve, experience, and good judgment that it takes to be a strong and effective leader in…

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AP poll: Improved economic outlook boosts Barack Obama approval

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As many in the United States hold their noses in the search for the next president, they’re increasingly warming to the president they already have. Buoyed by some good economic news and a surge of goodwill from his base of supporters, President Barack Obama is seeing his approval rating rise. That puts Obama, who leaves office in January, in a position to remain a force in the political debate at a point in his final term when some others faded…

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With New York primary ahead, Hillary Clinton digs into her past

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There was the old story about Corning, New York and the diesel buses. The one about the “soap lady” who built her business online with help from Hillary Clinton‘s Senate office. And don’t forget about the wine ice cream, discovered by the former New York senator and now sold across the globe. Most campaigns focus on the future. But when Clinton kicked off her effort to win over upstate New York, her sights were set squarely on the past. On…

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Bill Clinton campaigns for Hillary Clinton in Tallahassee

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Former President Bill Clinton paid a visit to the state capital Monday afternoon to campaign at the nation’s largest historically black college, Florida A&M University, on behalf of his spouse Hillary Clinton, who is looking to clinch the Democratic presidential primary in the face of a surging left-leaning rebellion led by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. In Tuesday’s Florida Democratic contest — as opposed to in Midwestern states like Illinois, Ohio, and Missouri also voting Tuesday night — the result is not much in doubt, as an older…

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Gallup speculates Donald Trump boosting Barack Obama’s popularity by comparison

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Is it possible that the more people believe that Donald Trump could become our next president giving people a different perspective on Barack Obama? According to the latest Gallup weekly tracking poll, Obama has a 50 percent approval rating, his highest since May 2013. The president’s 50 percent weekly average exceeds the 46 percent he’s averaged through most of his administration’s seventh year, which ended Jan. 19. It also exceeds the 47 percent average he’s held since taking office in January…

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Alvin Brown to introduce Bill Clinton in Jacksonville Monday, who will be stumping for Hillary Clinton

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Jacksonville Democrats will be treated to some starpower Monday afternoon at 4:30, as former President Bill Clinton comes to town. And former mayor Alvin Brown, in a return to the #jaxpol scene, will be introducing him, The appearance by “42” will be a public event and will be open press. It is a Breaking Down Barriers GOTV event at the Zion Hope church on Edgewood Avenue West. This will be the former President’s first campaign related appearance in Jacksonville this election…

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