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Debate Takeaways: Civil court discussion gives way to brawl

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Saturday’s Republican presidential debate was the perfect spot for GOP candidates to try and project legal gravitas after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. That was a fairly civil discussion. Then came the brawls: Then it was back to Trump v. Bush for Round Two. Next up: Trump v. Cruz. John Kasich tried to stand above the fray. It was the smallest GOP field on the debate stage yet, after the departures of Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina. But…

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Progressive group sends “love” with GOP Valentine’s Day cards

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Valentine’s Day is a day of romance, and Americans United for Change is sending a love letter to their friends in the GOP. Tongue-in-cheek that is. In a new email, the progressive advocacy group, fronted by Democratic operative Brad Woodhouse, issued its Republican Party Valentine’s Day cards. “Having trouble expressing yourself to that special someone in your life this Valentine’s season,” the email asks. “Why not let the Republican candidates do it for you with these personalized cards from their favorite…

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Donald Trump calls Jeb Bush “gutless” in Tampa speech

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Donald Trump brought his rollicking presidential campaign to Tampa on Friday night, the first time he’s appeared in Tampa since declaring his candidacy last June. “They said this is a modern day phenomenon,” he said, looking at the packed audience in the USF Sun Dome. Referring to a recent Time magazine story that referred to the anger in the populace that has fueled his campaign, he said that anger isn’t a bad thing at all. “We’re angry because we’re run by…

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Mitch Perry Report for 2.11.16 – Carly and Chris bid adieu to the circus

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Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina have suspended their presidential campaigns. This reporter had the chance to see the New Jersey governor (yes, that is the day job he’s pretty much blown off for months) a week ago in Keene, N.H. The fun part about that was how intimate it was: It was a small crowd (maybe too small, an indication of how he was going to perform on Tuesday), but other than a few opening remarks, the 90-minute event was all about him…

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Jumbled GOP field hopes for survival in South Carolina

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Hoping for survival in the South, a muddled field of Republican presidential contenders descended Wednesday on South Carolina, no closer to clarity about who can stand between Donald Trump and their party’s nomination. Not me, Carly Fiorina announced, dropping out of the campaign. A Chris Christie spokeswoman said his race was over, too. But a sizeable field remained. To the dismay of party leaders, all signs point to a drawn-out battle for delegates following Trump’s resounding victory in New Hampshire.…

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Rick Scott remains mum on how to fix state’s death penalty

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With Florida’s death penalty law in limbo due to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Emily Cope on Wednesday described in chilling detail how her father, Keith, was hog-tied and left for dead back in 2009 when she was a teenager. Cope recalled how her father suffered a stroke while he was left bound with rope and duct tape for days and then later died. She pleaded with state legislators to reject a proposal to require that juries unanimously recommend the…

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How Ted Cruz plans to win Florida and the South

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The big story coming out of New Hampshire, arguably: Ted Cruz finishing third with a financial outlay of just $580,000, which easily was the best ROI for votes for any candidate in either primary. Cruz, dismissed by the media after his Iowa victory, and his third place finish in New Hampshire, is in the game for the duration. In a Wednesday conversation in Jacksonville with his campaign chairman, Chad Sweet, a wide range of topics came up. Among them: Cruz’s strategy for…

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