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Alan Grayson calls himself a ‘progressive warrior’ in first paid TV ad

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In Alan Grayson‘s first paid television ad for his U.S. Senate candidacy, the Orlando-area Democrat takes some credit for Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy‘s decision not to run for Speaker of the House last week. The 30-second ad highlights the fact that Grayson has been critical of the latest investigation into the events that led to the death of Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans on September 11, 2012. Like other Democrats, Grayson has charged that it’s…

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Mitch Perry Report for 10.8.15 — Will the Hillsborough BOCC have the votes to put transportation tax on ballot?

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Watching the Hillsborough County Commission yesterday discuss the latest with the Go Hillsborough effort was a fascinating glimpse of where this experience may be heading. The headline was that the Board of County Commissioners beat back a feeble attempt to remove Sheriff David Gee’s office from investigating the charges on how consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff  received its $1.35 million contract to lead the effort on transportation that the county has been undertaking the past two years. The board also rejected Commissioner Stacy White’s call…

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Hillary Clinton slams Benghazi committee in TV interview, ad

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Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday lashed out at the special House committee investigating the deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya, calling it a partisan political exercise designed to “exploit” the deaths of four Americans. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy‘s recent comments that the Benghazi panel can take credit for her diminished public standing prove Republicans are going after her for political reasons, Clinton said in a televised interview. The Democratic presidential front-runner told NBC’s “Today” show that if she were president,…

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Alan Grayson again blasts Patrick Murphy for supporting Benghazi investigation

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Last month Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alan Grayson bashed his chief rival for the Democratic nomination for Senate, Patrick Murphy, for being one of just seven U.S. House Democrats who voted to create the Benghazi Select Committee. But after Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy admitted on Fox News this week that the committee’s work had done its job in weakening Hillary Clinton‘s poll numbers during her presidential run, Grayson repeated his criticisms Friday morning in a conference call with reporters. “From the beginning, the Benghazi Select Committee…

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Marco Rubio campaign says Trey Gowdy canceled Texas fundraising event “weeks ago”

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South Carolina U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy didn’t attend a fundraiser for Marco Rubio at the home of Harlan Crow and wife, Kathy, in Highland Park, Texas, Tuesday night. Gowdy, best known as being chairman of the Special Select Committee on Benghazi, said in the spring that he wouldn’t be using his committee to raise money because he said some things should transcend politics. “I will cite myself as an example,” he said. “I have never sought to raise a single penny on the backs of four murdered Americans.” Florida…

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Marco Rubio to hold major fundraiser Sept. 22 in affluent Dallas suburb

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Marco Rubio brings his vision of a “New American Century” to Texas next week with a high-profile fundraiser reception in the exclusive Dallas suburb of Highland Park. Real-estate investor Harlan Crow and his wife Kathy will present the $2,000-per-couple event, scheduled for Tuesday, September 22. Host reception begins at 6:30 p.m.; general reception is at 7 p.m. The host committee, still in formation, includes former Republican U.S. Senator Phil Graham, Dallas-based investors George Bayoud and George Seay – a former…

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Poll says majority support criminal investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails

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According to a Monmouth University poll released on Wednesday, 52 percent of voters say Hillary Clinton’s emails should be subject to a criminal investigation for potential release of classified material. The survey was conducted before news broke on Tuesday night that Clinton herself had turned over to the government her personal email server and USB thumb drives containing copies of the emails. While a majority told pollsters they wanted the feds to investigate Clinton’s personal email account during her time as secretary of state, 41 percent…

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