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Mitch Perry Report for 12.3.15 ā€” Rahm Emanuel and Chicago are stuck with each other

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While the news is all about the latest gun shooting in San Bernadino today, let’s focus here on another death that’s been in the news a lot in the past couple of weeks: that being of Laquan McDonald, the black teenager killed by a white Chicago police officer a year ago. In between her campaign and fundraising efforts here in Florida yesterday, Hillary Clinton said she wants a federal investigation about McDonald’s death, putting her directly at odds with Chicago…

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Bill Clinton opening fundraising spree for wife’s campaign

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Former President Bill Clinton is going on a fundraising swing reminiscent of his presidential campaigns of the 1990s. But this time he’s doing it for his wife. Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s presidential campaign has scheduled more than a dozen December events featuring the former president as her team prepares for an end-of-year finance deadline ahead of the first contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. The fundraising blitz, Bill Clinton’s most aggressive stretch of the year, shows how Hillary Clinton’s campaign can…

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Hillary Clinton’s invoking of 9/11 to defend donations draws ire

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Hillary Rodham Clinton defended her campaign contributions from Wall Street by invoking her work to help the financial sector rebuild after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, raising eyebrows among her Democratic challengers and Republicans alike. During Saturday’s second Democratic debate, Clinton was put on the defensive by rival Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders when he said Wall Street had been the major contributor to her campaigns. “Now maybe they’re dumb and they don’t know what they’re going to get, but I…

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Bob Dole joins Jeb Bush campaign

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Former GOPĀ presidential candidate Bob Dole isĀ endorsing Jeb Bush for president and will serve as the 2016 GOP candidateā€™s chairman for veteran outreach. ā€œI consider nearly all the Republican candidates to be my friends, but I have determined that Jeb Bush is the most qualified,” Dole said in a statement issued out by the Bush campaign on Wednesday morning. “Jeb has the proven leadership skills and executive experience needed to fix the problems facing our country ā€” from the anemic economy…

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New poll shows David Jolly up by 1 point over Patrick Murphy in 2016 Senate race, 44-43 percent

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A new pollĀ released on the Florida Senate race shows Pinellas County GOP CongressmanĀ David JollyĀ with a narrow one-point lead over South Florida Democratic RepresentativeĀ Patrick Murphy, 44-43 percent. The survey was conducted by the polling firm ofĀ Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, a polling firm with that includes Stan Greenberg, a longtime pollster for Bill Clinton. It was conducted forĀ Women’s Voices Women Vote Action FundĀ andĀ Democracy Corps. The Florida race is one of four senate contests that the polling firm Ā conducted, along with races in…

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Rivals unmoved by Ben Carson’s complaints on scrutiny of his bio

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Ben Carson says it’s time to move on from questions about the accuracy of his life story. But Tuesday’s Republican debate makes that unlikely, and some of his GOP rivals say such scrutiny is part of running for president. The retired neurosurgeon said Sunday that questions about discrepancies in his autobiography are distractions from “much more important” matters facing the country and that he’d discuss any “real” scandal uncovered about his past. He strongly disputed any dishonesty or wrongdoing. “Every…

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Bob Buckhorn, Rick Kriseman endorse Hillary Clinton for president

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Coming as absolutely no surprise, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Friday. ā€œAs Mayor of the City of Tampa I am honored to support Hillary. Her proven track-record as Secretary of State, Senator, and First Lady has given her the background she needs to continue fighting for America’s children and families,ā€ Buckhorn said with a prepared statement.Ā ā€œNobody is better prepared to be the President of the United States and as the father of two daughters I…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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

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