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6 hours ago by Anthony Man

Senate President Jeff Atwater, said today he'd raised $500,000 in recent weeks for his campaign for the Republican nomination for chief financial officer. Atwater, who is leaving his coastal Broward-Palm Beach county Senate seek to seek the CFO nomination, has demonstrated fundraising prowess in pre ...

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2 days ago by Wall Street

“First President Bush, then President Obama poured billions into General Motors and Chrysler to keep the companies alive but barely breathing. That was just for starters. Next came Obama’s creation of an Auto Task Force to oversee the auto companies. To head the task force, the president picked Stev ...

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10 days ago by Anthony Man

It’s as certain as can be Marco Rubio will lag behind his competitor for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, Gov. Charlie Crist, when campaign finance numbers come out next month. So Rubio, the former Florida House speaker, downplays the importance of money to his campaign. “I’m not in a fund ...

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10 days ago by Anthony Man

As political candidates scramble for cash in advance of the Tuesday deadline for quarterly reports, the down economy is making it more difficult. “Everybody’s having a tough time. People are scared to give up their money,” said Property Appraiser Lori Parrish, who isn’t on the ballot in 2010 so isn’ ...

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13 days ago by Anthony Man

A waiter passes platters of chicken satay and spring rolls. Guests mill around the cold hors d’oeuvres or head to the bar. And there’s a basket where attendees can place envelopes bearing gifts. The scene, repeated all over South Florida this month, isn’t another June wedding reception. It’s one mor ...

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17 days ago by Anthony Man

Staff Writer Peter Franceschina reports: The Florida Elections Commission is going forward with an investigation into whether Broward County Mayor Stacy Ritter violated campaign finance laws during her unopposed bid for re-election last year. Lawyer and airport expansion opponent Brenda Chalifour fi ...

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36 days ago by admin

Since the whole thing with sara palin has become top story I wanted to know is this common to spend campaign money on clothes and things of that sort… If so can anyone give examples of politicians that have done this? Email Campaign Is it common for politicians to use campaign money for personal use ...

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55 days ago by Rayan Ali

This article was reported in the Wall Street Journal by Elizabeth Williamson. Charities once refused donations carrying even a hint of scandal, but many now find themselves the unwitting beneficiaries of the nation’s financial scandals and, with the substantial drops in giving in 2008, feel they are ...

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57 days ago by Anthony Man

Broward's political-legal-business-lobbying elite -- at least as far as the Democrats are concerned -- are joining forces to help the state's top Democrat raise campaign money. They're hosting a Riverside Hotel fundraiser on Thursday for Alex Sink, the state's chief financial officer. She's the lead ...

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59 days ago by Edgar Treiguts

Allegations have surfaced over some money raised by a candidate for Georgia governor. An investigative report by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found two insurance companies in the state headed by the same person directed $120,000 dollars to the campaign of John Oxendine. The paper found money was ...

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