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		<title>Ethics Commission clears Pam Bondi over Donald Trump contribution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 19:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Florida&#8217;s ethics commission is throwing out complaints filed against Attorney General Pam Bondi over her decision to ask Donald Trump for a contribution to help her re-election campaign. The Florida Commission on Ethics on Friday voted to reject several complaints filed against Bondi by a Massachusetts trial attorney. One of the complaints questioned Bondi receiving a contribution around the same time her office was being asked about a New York investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University. Bondi asked for&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Paul Manafort had plan to benefit Vladamir Putin government</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump&#8216;s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to advance the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin a decade ago and proposed an ambitious political strategy to undermine anti-Russian opposition across former Soviet republics, The Associated Press has learned. The work appears to contradict assertions by the Trump administration and Manafort himself that he never worked for Russian interests. Manafort proposed in a confidential strategy plan as early as June 2005 that he would&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Charlie Crist nets another $7K from lobbyists, Morgan &#038; Morgan employees</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Wilson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 21:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Former Gov. Charlie Crist reported another $7,000 in contributions in a new FEC filing Tuesday, including checks from a pair of Morgan &#38; Morgan employees. The donor roll included attorneys Adam Brum and Keith Carter of Morgan &#38; Morgan, who gave $1,500 and $1,000, respectively. Crist took a job at Morgan &#38; Morgan after his lone term as Florida governor ended in 2011. Also in the filing were Tallahassee lobbyist Jeff Sharkey and Nicholas Herbach of Index Management Services, who&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Gold cards and red hats: A Trumpian approach to fundraising</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:56:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump is underwriting his presidential bid by selling the Donald Trump lifestyle — and campaign finance records show it is working. For the low price of $25, you can snag a Trump Gold Card emblazoned with your name or join a campaign &#8220;Board of Directors&#8221; that comes with a personalized certificate. For $30, grab one of Trump&#8217;s signature red hats — billed as &#8220;the most popular product in America.&#8221; Supporters can elevate themselves to &#8220;big league&#8221; by ponying up&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Donald Trump signed improper charity check supporting Pam Bondi</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 23:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&#8216;s signature, an unmistakable if nearly illegible series of bold vertical flourishes, was scrawled on the improper $25,000 check sent from his personal foundation to a political committee supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Charities are barred from engaging in political activities, and the Republican presidential nominee&#8217;s campaign has contended for weeks that the 2013 check from the Donald J. Trump Foundation was mistakenly issued following a series of clerical errors. Trump had intended to use personal funds to&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Martin Dyckman: Pam Bondi’s mess too pungent to ignore</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Dyckman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Assume that Pam Bondi were a judge. That&#8217;s a dismal prospect but bear with it. Assume further that she asked for a campaign contribution from a big shot businessman who was being sued in her court — and that after getting the money, she dismissed the case. If she was a judge, instead of Florida&#8217;s attorney general, she could be kicked out of office simply for asking anyone for a campaign contribution, even without a pending case being involved. The&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>John Kasich dropping out of prez race; Donald Trump on clear GOP path</title>
		<link>https://saintpetersblog.com/john-kasich-dropping-ap-sources-say-donald-trump-clear-gop-path/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2016 16:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ohio Gov. John Kasich is leaving the Republican presidential contest, giving Donald Trump a clear path to his party&#8217;s nomination. Kasich will announce the end of his underdog White House bid on Wednesday, according to three campaign officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the candidate&#8217;s plans. The decision comes a day after Trump&#8217;s only other rival, Ted Cruz, dropped out. With no opponents left in the race, Trump becomes the Republican Party&#8217;s presumptive presidential nominee to&#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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