Topic: Charlie Crist

New Florida Legislature takes right turn

Florida's newly elected state Legislature has already charted a conservative course, overriding eight vetoes by outgoing Gov. Charlie Crist. The House and Senate swore in 54 new members Tuesday and named Republicans, state Sen. Mike Haridopolos and state Rep. Dean Cannon, as ...

Crist's race for center fizzling in Senate race

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist's strategy of taking the best ideas from Democrats and Republicans in his campaign as an independent for a Senate seat is failing.The slight edge Crist held over Republican "Tea Party" favorite Marco Rubio in August ...
Florida Governor Charlie Crist on Thursday dropped his bid for the state Republican Party's Senate nomination, announcing he would run an independent bid under no party banner in November's election.Crist's move represented another blow for Republican moderates, as his effort to win ...
Florida's unemployment rate hits 12.2 percent in February, an all-time highThis is the kind of record no one likes to set: The lingering effects of the Great Recession pushed Florida's unemployment rate to a modern high last month, state labor officials reported ...

Florida governor defends using Obama stimulus money

TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) - Florida Governor Charlie Crist, citing a tough economy, has defended his support for federal stimulus and a push to expand gambling in the state against conservative critics within his own Republican party.Crist is fighting a rising conservative tide against ...
Despite common party, many differences between Fla. gov hopeful McCollum and incumbent CristIt's not hard to find policy areas where Republicans Bill McCollum and Gov. Charlie Crist have differences.Gambling, restoring ex-felons civil rights, abortion, the federal stimulus, energy and others. Attorney General ...
With an election on the way, populist Fla. Gov. Crist remakes himself _ againA sure sign that it's election season: Gov. Charlie Crist is changing again.The populist Republican is trying to convince people he's a conservative now that his opponent in the ...
Florida gov distances himself from prior support of stimulus plan he once called 'fantastic'In a heated race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, Gov. Charlie Crist keeps moving away from his support of President Barack Obama's stimulus package that the governor called ...
US Senate primary opponent chips away at Fla. gov's credibility over hug with Obama, stimulusGov. Charlie Crist's decision to embrace President Barack Obama is helping Marco Rubio build a more credible campaign in the Republican Senate primary.Crist was never supposed to have ...
Federal stimulus provides not only boon for public but PR bounty for politiciansThe federal stimulus package isn't just a boon to many of the country's citizens and industries. "I am so proud to see Recovery Act funds taking care of critical needs ...
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