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If Congress is banning earmarks, why should voters re-elect Bill Young?

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Anyone else get the feeling that the race for Florida Congressional District 10 just got a whole lot more interesting now that House Democratic leaders on Wednesday banned budget earmarks to private industry, ending a practice that has steered billions of dollars in no-bid contracts to companies and set off corruption scandals. (Not to be outdone, Congressioanl Republicans in a quick round of political one-upmanship, tried to outmaneuver Democrats by calling for a ban on earmarks across the board, not…

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Kathy Castor to speak to Tiger Bay

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Fresh from a ride on Air Force One, two-term U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor pays her first visit to the Tiger’s Den. We just heard from Bill Young, and Kathy Castor is Pinellas’ other representative in Congress, with a district that includes most of south St. Petersburg as well as all of Tampa and a slice of Manatee County. With control of the presidency and big majorities in both houses of Congress, Democrats figured to be running up the score in…

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PolitiFact: House GOP dominates Internet

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Here it is in a recent news release from House Republican leader John Boehner: “PWNED: House GOP Dominates Twitter, YouTube, Social Media in Congress.” The release said, “The conventional wisdom is being turned upside down as House Republicans demonstrate an unmatched ability to connect with the American people on the Internet’s most popular communities. Once considered the party of online innovation, new research and a host of media reports show that Democrats are largely ignoring some of the most popular…

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An athletic tea-bagger? ABC’s Craig James mulling run for U.S. Senate seat

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The U.S. Senate is one of the least-liked bodies in American society; few Senators have more than 50 percent approval individually, and Congress’ approval ratings as a body are lower than the Mendoza Line. In that sense, I suppose it makes sense for one of the more reviled figures in Texas’ recent football history to be considering a run for office. Craig James at least seems impervious to public loathing. James has been making the rounds meeting prominent Texas Republicans…

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Reps. Ron Paul, Ginny Brown-Waite say Obama needs permission to accept Nobel Peace Prize

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Republican Reps. Ron Paul, Ginny Brown-Waite and Cliff Stearns have sent President Barack Obama a letter asking him to consult with Congress before accepting the Nobel Peace Prize he won last month. Their press release states: “Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution clearly states: ‘no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince or foreign…

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Jack Abramoff’s fashion faux pas

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Just after I had remarked how smartly dressed Jack Abramoff was at his court hearing in Washington, D.C., with his stark, but exsquisite overcoat and fedora, he goes and wears a baseball cap with a suit at his arraignment in Miami. Who the hell wears a baseball cap with a suit? Is this guy David Letterman? And it’s not like he’s trying to cover up a bald spot, which would still make it ridiculous, but understandable. In addition to the…

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