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Oh Hell, Not Again

Now that the Democrats appear poised to make substantial gains this election season, this turns up in the Saturday, October 28th Miami Herald:

Oct 31 2006 | Posted in WONO LATEST | Read More »

1 in 3 Consider Move out of Florida

This recently appeared on the Florida – Paradise Lost Real Estate Blog Site:Enjoy!!
A recent poll conducted by the St. Pete Times shows that nearly 1 in 3 residents of the Sunshine State have seriously considered moving out of the state, due to high insurance costs and property taxes.
I find this interesting, but [...]

Oct 31 2006 | Posted in WONO LATEST | Read More »

Poll: Middle class favoring Democrats

Middle class wants Republicans out

Oct 26 2006 | Posted in NATIONAL | Read More »

Charlie Crist: I have never had sex with a man

A young rising star in the Republican Party has boasted to witnesses of his sexual relationship with Charlie Crist, the frontrunner in the Florida governor’s race who has repeatedly denied that he is gay.
The GOP staffer, 21-year-old Jason Wetherington, told friends at separate social functions in August that he had sex with Crist, according to [...]

Oct 25 2006 | Posted in WONO LATEST | Read More »

Bush’s Absolute Power Grab

Republished from Consortium News
Editor’s Note: Many Americans are in denial about what is happening to the United States. They don’t want to believe that a totalitarian structure could be put in place in their own country. They don’t want to view the various pieces of George W. Bush’s “anti-terror” system in that broad a [...]

Oct 25 2006 | Posted in NATIONAL | Read More »

A SUPERPOWER IN DECLINE

SPIEGEL ONLINE – October 24, 2006, 03:49 PM
URL: http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,439766,00.html
America’s Middle Class Has Become Globalization’s Loser
By Gabor Steingart
At the beginning of the 21st century, the United States is still a superpower. But it’s a superpower facing competition from beyond its borders as well as internal difficulties. Its lower and middle classes are turning out to be [...]

Oct 25 2006 | Posted in NATIONAL | Read More »

Electronic Voting Machines Could Skew Elections

Researchers, Candidates Have Little Confidence in Machines Designed to Make Elections Easier to Call
By JAKE TAPPER, REBECCA ABRAHAMS and EDUARDO SUNOL
Oct. 22, 2006 — – Cheryl Kagan, a former Maryland Democratic legislator, was shocked when she opened her mail Wednesday morning.
Inside, she discovered three computer discs. With them was an anonymous letter saying the [...]

Oct 23 2006 | Posted in NATIONAL | Read More »

Davis Catching Crist

A new Quinnipiac poll shows Rep. Jim Davis (D) has nearly caught Charlie Crist (R) and the race has tightened to a statistical dead heat.
Crist now holds a statistically insignificant 46% to 44% lead.
Said pollster Peter Brown: “The Florida Governor’s election is now a real horse race. It took Jim Davis a while to introduce [...]

Oct 23 2006 | Posted in WONO LATEST | Read More »

Study Shows Media Rule Changes Would Harm Florida

Consolidation of media outlets would mean less local news for Floridians
TALLAHASSEE—Local communities in Florida will be harmed if the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) relaxes or eliminates current limitations on media ownership, according to new research examining the impact of potential media mergers in Miami, Tallahassee, and Panama City. The report, prepared by economic experts on [...]

Oct 23 2006 | Posted in NATIONAL | Read More »

Newsweek: 51% Support Impeachment

NEWSWEEK poll shows Republicans in danger of losing a big chunk of their base. And a growing consensus for a bread-and-butter Democratic agenda.

Oct 22 2006 | Posted in NATIONAL | Read More »