Charlie Crist, the only Florida governor to willingly decline a second term, looks well positioned if he wants his old job back. The second poll in as many days shows the Republican-turned-independent-turned Democrat leading incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott trailing...
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Charles "Charlie" Crist in Washington.
Crist’s Second Chance: Beating Scott
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The Washington Monument stands behind cherry trees blossoming in Washington on March 19, 2012.
Washington Daybook: Awaiting Cherries
President Barack Obama arrived in Tel Aviv this morning on his first visit to Israel as president. The three-day trip includes meetings and news conferences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who disagrees with Obama on how to handle Iran’s...
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Charles "Charlie" Crist, governor of Florida, waits for President Barack Obama to speak in Washington.
Florida’s Scott Hears Footsteps — Loudest Coming from Charlie Crist
Updated at 3:45 pm EST Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott, a former chief executive officer at HCA Holdings, could lose his 2014 re-election bid to several hypothetical opponents, including former Gov. Charlie Crist, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and...
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Former President Bill Clinton greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally to for President Barack Obama at the University of Central Florida, on Oct. 29, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.
Bill Clinton Obama’s Florida Stand-In
President Barack Obama may have left Florida before an Orlando campus rally today. But the Sandy-occupied president left former President Bill Clinton as a stand-in. Clinton addressed a crowd of more than 7,000 at the University of Central Florida. And...
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President Barack Obama embraces former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist as he takes the stage during a campaign on the campus of St. Petersburg College on Sept. 8, 2012 in Florida.
Charlie Crist is Seated in the Shot
The camera shot of the first lady of the United States seated at the third and final presidential debate of the season includes someone who is trying to get back in the picture in Florida. Charlie Crist, who served in...
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Eddie Vedder performs during a concert in Amsterdam.
Obama’s Pearl Jam: $20,000 Ticket
Eddie Vedder, once lead singer of Pearl Jam, can still pack a house. Even with a ukulele. At $20,000 per ticket, Vedder helped President Barack Obama find 85 supporters today for a Tampa fundraiser, where he broke out the Hawaiian...
Read more »Missourians: Show Us the Way – Akin `No Crist,’ McCaskill `No. 50′
It now officially requires a secret de-coder ring to follow the Senate race in Missouri. This is a race in which Republicans hoped to build, in part, their takeover of the U.S. Senate — until their candidate, Rep. Todd Akin,...
Read more »Crist: Romney, Ryan Not up to Task — Country in `Middle of Hot Game’
Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor of Florida, addressed the Democratic National Convention. He cited Ronald Reagan as an inspiration, someone who would be too moderate for today’s Republican Party. “Particularly important to me and my state of Florida is...
Read more »Akin Urges Supporters to Show ‘Party Bosses’ Who’s Boss
Updated at 8:32 p.m. Missouri Republican Todd Akin is trying to cash in on former Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s speech tomorrow at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. The Republican Senate candidate, who is trying to oust freshman Democrat Claire...
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Former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani at the Republican National Convention.
Giuliani: Crist `Ambulance Chaser’
Updated with response at 11:41 am Aug. 30 Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani laughed when asked about former Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s plan to speak at the Democratic National Convention next week in Charlotte, N.C. — Crist has...
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