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Diane Roberts: Yale tells Rick Scott it’s not ready to swap ivy for kudzu

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It’s springtime! and idiocy is in full Florida bloom. The state Supreme Court just ruled that a disingenuous and dissembling solar energy initiative is good to go on this November’s ballot. The proposed amendment, “masquerading as pro-solar” (in the words of dissenting justice Barbara Pariente), is sponsored by utility companies. Yes, utility companies, those nice people who charge the taxpayers for power plants they may not even build, those great environmentalists who want solar about as much as you want…

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No bond decision for doctor charged with Bob Menendez

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A Florida doctor charged with corruption alongside New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sent back to jail for another two weeks Monday as a judge tried to ensure he couldn’t flee if released on bond. Defense attorneys for Dr. Salomon Melgen remained tangled with prosecutors over the eye surgeon’s foreign holdings and how to effectively tie up his investments and real estate to minimize the chance he would run away to his native Dominican Republic or elsewhere if freed on…

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Mike Haridopolos sends $350k to Bill McCollum-linked 527

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Senate President-designate Mike Haridopolos is looking like the latest top Florida lawmaker putting his money behind fellow Republican Bill McCollum in his primary fight with multi-millionaire Rick Scott. Haridopolos’ Freedom First Committee recently took in $500,000 from three Broward County companies, but quickly transfered most of the cash to another political committee whose leaders are supporting McCollum in the Republican primary for governor. “I’ve got no comment on it,” said Alachua County Republican Chairman Stafford Jones, who is treasurer of the Citizens Speaking…

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Manna from heaven for Bill McCollum: Eric Holder, Kathleen Sebelius will ask nation’s AGs for help fighting Medicare fraud

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Politico’s Mike Allen reports that Attorney General Holder and Secretary Sebelius will send a letter to all state attorneys general today asking them to be partners in protecting against Medicare fraud. For Bill McCollum, this request couldn’t come at a better time. McCollum is locked in a pitched battle with former healthcare executive Rick Scott for the GOP nomination in the race to be Florida’s next Governor.  Scott has closed the gap in the polls between he and McCollum by…

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Manna from heaven for Bill McCollum: Eric Holder, Kathleen Sebelius will ask nation’s AGs for help fighting Medicare fraud

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Politico’s Mike Allen reports that Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will send a letter to all state attorneys general today asking them to be partners in protecting against Medicare fraud. For Bill McCollum, this request couldn’t come at a better time. McCollum is locked in a pitched battle with former healthcare executive Rick Scott for the GOP nomination in the race to be Florida’s next governor.  Scott has closed the gap in the polls between he and McCollum…

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Bill McCollum launches anti-Rick Scott website over alleged Medicare fraud

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Today, the McCollum for Governor Campaign launched www.RickScottFraudFiles.com, a website designed to educate voters on the massive Medicare fraud scheme Rick Scott oversaw during his tenure as Columbia/HCA CEO. The site contains detailed accounts from media reports on Scott’s tenure at Columbia/HCA, discrimination complaints at Solantic and a cache of original documents detailing his record. In the coming weeks, the website will be continually updated with more shocking facts about Scott’s questionable history. “Rick Scott is the only candidate in the…

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Daily Beast ranks Florida sixth most politically corrupt state

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Florida is the sixth most politically corrupt state in the nation, according to The Daily Beast: In Florida, one recent Medicare fraud case soars to new heights. By all appearances Ihosvany Marquez was a legitimate businessman interested in community health, running eight health clinics in Miami and Orange County. But each clinic, in fact, had a fake owner who would sign for fraudulent charges for expensive treatments such as infusion therapy and injection therapy. Marquez then laundered the money through…

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