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Bob Buckhorn calls on Congress to give Puerto Rico bankruptcy protection, while Buddy Dyer sits it out

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With Puerto Rico facing $72 billion in debt and not able to pay off its creditors, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has joined a group of over a dozen mayors in the U.S. calling on Congress to restore the commonwealth its bankruptcy protections in the omnibus appropriations funding bill being debated in the House of Representatives. Interestingly, Buckhorn is the only Florida mayor who is part of that group. Not signing on to that letter was Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, whose city has one of the largest…

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Trademarked: Donald Trump makes money off name “Central Park”

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Donald Trump is arguably New York City’s most famous resident, and he’s made some of his money off the name of one of the city’s most famous public landmarks: Central Park. The leading Republican presidential candidate first applied for a trademark to use the words “Central Park” on merchandise more than two decades ago, when the park had a far less glamorous reputation than it does today. Since then, Trump has used the nonexclusive trademark to brand furniture, chandeliers, pillows…

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Donald Trump says he would consider closing certain mosques

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he would consider closing U.S. mosques with radical leadership because of the Paris attacks if he were elected president. “I would hate to do it, but it’s something that you’re going to have to strongly consider,” Trump told MSNBC in a telephone interview Monday. Trump and his rivals have been working to articulate how they would respond to last week’s attacks, which killed 129 people and left hundreds wounded. Trump, who has been pushing…

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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. “As 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,” Buckhorn said with a prepared statement. “Nobody 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 — FloridaPolitics.com — I knew that one

Rick Scott takes Manhattan next week

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New York City is now in Gov. Rick Scott‘s crosshairs as the next place to plunder for jobs to bring to the Sunshine State. Scott’s office on Thursday announced the Republican governor would embark on another “domestic economic development mission” to The City So Nice They Named it Twice from Oct. 6-8. He’ll be enticing financial institutions, hedge funds and other businesses to move to or expand in Florida. The latest trip follows his tactic of visiting states with Democratic…

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

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Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Donald Trump; New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Trump; Republican presidential candidates John Kasich and Ben Carson; JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton; Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul. ___ CNN’s “State of the Union” — Kasich and Trump; Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie. ___ “Fox…

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As Democrats fret over ‘sharing economy,’ GOP moves in

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The debate over ride-hailing firm Uber is laying bare divides in the Democratic Party and on the left about how to handle the new “sharing” economy. Republicans are hungry to exploit that ambivalence and make inroads into a wealthy sector of the tech industry. In New York City this past week, liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio tried to limit the number of Uber drivers on the streets, only to be rebuked by the state’s more centrist governor, Andrew Cuomo. The…

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