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Kathy Castor to be part of congressional march on Selma bridge this weekend

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Kathy Castor of Tampa will be of one of approximately 100 members of Congress who will participate in the 50th anniversary of the march on the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma AL this weekend. The original march on the Edmund Pettis Bridge was one of the crucial civil rights marches that led to the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965. “I’m very honored to be making that trip with my colleague and civil rights icon, Congressman John Lewis of Atlanta,” Castor…

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Karl Nurse calls for more green funding

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St. Petersburg Council Member Karl Nurse will host a press conference Tuesday, July 13, at 10 a.m. in Room 100 of City Hall, 175 Fifth St. N., to encourage the federal government to release millions of dollars earmarked for weatherizing homes and buildings. Joined by Council Members Dudley, Kornell and Newton, Nurse will ask the federal government to resolve a dispute between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Federal Housing Finance Agency that has blocked millions of dollars of…

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No oil money on the hands of Kathy Castor

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Even before the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Kathy Castor had opposed expanded drilling closer to Florida’s shores. So if you’re connecting the dots, you’ll find that the oil and gas industry, and individuals who work in it, have given no money to Castor, since she was first elected in 2006, according to data compiled by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. In the current election cycle, oil and gas-related PACs have contributed more than $4.7 million to members of…

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Campaign Weekender for May 21-23

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The Pinellas County Young Democrats will be holding a garage sale on Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Pinellas County Democratic Party Headquarters.  For more information, please visit this Facebook page. Rep. Kathy Castor will be the guest of honor at a reception for the Pinellas Democratic Party on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For more information, please visit this Facebook page. The Hillsborough GOP is throwing an End of Legislative Session Picnic on Saturday from…

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What a surprise: Racist photo found on GOP candidate Mike Prendergast’s Facebook page

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Another day, another example of a GOP candidate condoning racist imagery of President Barack Obama: Republican Mike Prendergast, a retired Army officer, is challenging Democratic incumbent Kathy Castor in Florida’s 11th Congressional District.  A quick glance of Prendergast’s campaign website shows a seemingly straight-laced ex-military officer looking to make a difference through political service.   But a review of Prendergast’s Facebook page reveals a troubling aspect of his campaign — the support of Tea Party activists using racially charged imagery.…

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What a surprise: Racist photo found on GOP candidate Mike Prendergast’s Facebook page

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Another day, another example of a GOP candidate condoning racist imagery of President Barack Obama: Republican Mike Prendergast, a retired Army officer, is challenging Democratic incumbent Kathy Castor in Florida’s 11th Congressional District.  A quick glance of Prendergast’s campaign website shows a seemingly straight-laced ex-military officer looking to make a difference through political service.   But a review of Prendergast’s Facebook page reveals a troubling aspect of his campaign — the support of Tea Party activists using racially charged imagery.…

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Tampa Bay’s Kathy Castor ranks #9 most liberal member of the U.S. House

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The 10 Most Liberal House Dems according to this year’s National Journal rankings: 1. Rush Holt (D-NJ) 1. Gwen Moore (D-WI) 1. John Olver (D-MA) 1. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) 1. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) 1. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) 1. Mel Watt (D-NC) 1. Henry Waxman (D-CA) 9. Kathy Castor (D-FL) 10. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL)

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