Sen. Marco Rubio was behind a last-minute change on the final day of Florida’s legislative session to move the state’s presidential primaryelection into compliance with national party rules. Rubio, a Republican, might well be on that ballot. But that’s not...
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In this frame grab from video, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio takes a sip of water during his Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, on Feb. 12, 2013,
Rubio Intervenes in Florida Primary Move
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Former Florida governor Jeb Bush autographs his new book 'Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution' before speaking at the Reagan Library on March 8, 2013 in Simi Valley, California.
Jeb Bush’s ‘Best Kept Secret’
“The success of conservative principles is the best kept secret in American politics,” Jeb Bush writes. And it’s all a matter of communication, he says. If what the Republican Party has here is a failure to communicate, the former Florida...
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Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Schweitzer, Who Made Democrats Bark, Mulls ‘Broke-Down’ Senate
Will he or won’t he? Whether ex-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer will ride to the rescue of his fellow Democrats is the question taking center stage in party politics following the surprise retirement announcement today by Max Baucus, the state’s senior U.S. senator. Even before...
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Sen. Bob Graham and his daughter, Gwen, talk to supporters at a John Kerry campaign rally in Riviera Beach, Fla., in this June 1, 2004 file photo.
Gwen Graham: Florida Family Encore
Gwen Graham, daughter of former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham, caught a certain political bug during her father’s ill-fated campaign for president in 2004. She campaigned hard across Iowa and other venues for her dad. Now she is...
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State Dinner in Jerusalem: Mediterranean Diet
It was a state dinner at the home of President Shimon Peres of Israel. The guest of honor was President Barack Obama, who received Israel’s Presidential Medal of Distinction. The host served a Mediterranean sea plate of seared tuna, ceviche,...
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Charles "Charlie" Crist in Washington.
Crist’s Second Chance: Beating Scott
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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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...
Read more »Landmark Ruling: Venue for Budget Talk
In Washington, even the golden anniversary of a landmark court decision marks an occasion to rail about the budget cuts that are hitting federal agencies. Attorney General Eric Holder did just that today, using the 50th anniversary of Gideon Vs....
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Rep. Allen West speaks during an address to the 39th Conservative Political Action Committee in this file photo.
West Goes to New Battle: Guardian
Tea Party-favorite Allen West, who narrowly lost his bid for a second term in Congress in the nation’s most expensive House race, has announced his next step: A political action committee known as the Allen West Guardian Fund. West has...
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Texas Governor Rick Perry says his first priority as president would be to do away with the new health care law while being interviewed by Google Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair pin this August 15, 2011 file photo in Iowa.
Perry’s Titanic Texas: Health Insurance
Updated at 3:30 pm EDT What don’t Rick Perry and Mitt Romney have in common? Health insurance for their fellow home states’ residents. It was Perry, the Texas governor who also sought the Republican Party’s presidential nomination last year, who...
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