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Bill McCollum faces an uphill fight to regain the initiative

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If the rest of Florida sounded like the crowds huddled at the state Republican Party quarterly business meeting, GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bill McCollum wouldn’t be facing a potential primary defeat to a health-care millionaire waging his first race for public office. Around the Hyatt Tampa Bay, signs adorned the halls that read “Bush would vote for Bill McCollum.” Longtime political allies spoke well of the man from Longwood who spent two decades in Congress, who helped lead the impeachment of President…

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Steve Bousquet: Bill McCollum’s campaign for Florida governor in trouble

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Steve Bousquet writes the story Bill McCollum doesn’t want to read: Attorney General Bill McCollum’s once-certain path to the Republican nomination for governor is in trouble, with supporters for the first time voicing anxiety about his chances and questioning his strategy. Trailing newcomer Rick Scott by 13 points in a recent statewide poll and unable to match Scott’s millions of dollars in TV ads, McCollum looks vulnerable. It’s a stunning shift for a seasoned politician who seemed to have a…

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Steve Bousquet: Bill McCollum’s campaign for Florida governor in trouble

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Steve Bousquet writes the story Bill McCollum doesn’t want to read: Attorney General Bill McCollum’s once-certain path to the Republican nomination for governor is in trouble, with supporters for the first time voicing anxiety about his chances and questioning his strategy. Trailing newcomer Rick Scott by 13 points in a recent statewide poll and unable to match Scott’s millions of dollars in TV ads, McCollum looks vulnerable. It’s a stunning shift for a seasoned politician who seemed to have a…

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Bill McCollum’s internal polls show he’s tied with Rick Scott

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In McLaughlin and Associates’ most recent poll, Bill McCollum and Rick Scott are tied at 40% on the Republican primary ballot for governor, with another 20% of voters undecided. – If the Republican primary election for Governor were held today, and the candidates were Bill McCollum and Rick Scott, which one of the following best describes how you are likely to vote between Bill McCollum and Rick Scott? Republican primary voters view Bill McCollum as a stronger candidate than Rick Scott. By a margin of two…

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Bill McCollum’s internal polls show he’s tied with Rick Scott

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In McLaughlin and Associates’ most recent poll, Bill McCollum and Rick Scott are tied at 40% on the Republican primary ballot for governor, with another 20% of voters undecided. – If the Republican Primary election for Governor were held today, and the candidates were Bill McCollum and Rick Scott, which one of the following best describes how you are likely to vote between Bill McCollum and Rick Scott? Republican primary voters view Bill McCollum as a stronger candidate than Rick Scott. By a margin of two…

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Florida’s pension fund’s BP holdings down $67 million

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Florida’s pension fund, the fourth-largest in the nation, has seen the value of its BP investments plunge more than $67 million since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, but the paper loss is still too small to seriously threaten the fund’s $112.4 billion bottom line, managers said today. The Florida Retirement System’s investment in BP stocks and bonds was worth $169.4 million last week, down $67.1 million since the accident that killed 11 workers and unleashed the…

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Florida’s pension fund’s BP holdings down $67 million

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Florida’s pension fund, the fourth-largest in the nation, has seen the value of its BP investments plunge more than $67 million since the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, but the paper loss is still too small to seriously threaten the fund’s $112.4 billion bottom line, managers said today. The Florida Retirement System’s investment in BP stocks and bonds was worth $169.4 million last week, down $67.1 million since the accident that killed 11 workers and unleashed the…

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