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  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    Could Connie Mack's Mass-Mail "Accident" Be an Illegal Contribution Worth $18 Grand?

    Republican Senate candidate Connie Mack has had to deal with a bit of drama the past few days. And the check pictured above could mean that the drama isn't over.The trouble started when Mack, who bills himself a fighter of liberal "spending sprees," decided to spend a pile of federal money ($18,000 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz Donates to Allen West Opponent Patrick Murphy (UPDATED)

    Update, 4/19: Got comment from Wasserman Schultz's camp. Added to the story.Original post, 4/17:Between January and the end of March, South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz donated $73,000 to Democratic campaigns across the country. It's not surprising -- she's chair of the Democratic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Allen West Gets a "Defense Fund" From Joe Miller Over Reelection Worries

    Harriet Tubman​Apparently there's great concern over Rep. Allen West's reelection bid, since Tea Party hero Joe Miller -- the guy who lost a Senate campaign in Alaska to a write-in candidate -- and his political action committee have started the "Allen West Defense Fund" to keep the congressman in ... More >>

  • News

    July 14, 2011

    A Tour of Gov. Rick Scott's Dirtiest Deeds

    Harriet Tubman​Apparently there's great concern over Rep. Allen West's reelection bid, since Tea Party hero Joe Miller -- the guy who lost a Senate campaign in Alaska to a write-in candidate -- and his political action committee have started the "Allen West Defense Fund" to keep the congressman in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2011

    Allen West Interview: Florida Tea Party Favorite Talks About Islam and Donald Trump (Part 1)

    Photo by Michael McElroy​The light is dim and smoky inside the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8182 in Pompano Beach. Red, white, and blue slogans brighten the low walls and ceilings, urging patrons to "Thank a Vet" and to remember "Freedom Is Not Free." At the far end of the small, bunker-sized roo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2011

    UPDATE: Talabisco Arrest Affidavit Details Election Plot

    BSO Talabisco's mug shot ​ UPDATED: The arrest affidavit for just-arrested Tamarac Mayor Beth Flaunsbaum-Talabisco lays out an intricate plot to deliver the 2006 mayoral election to the 57-year-old politician. Blacktie South Florida Talabisco and Lieberman before ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Tea Party Leader Ran "Gay Bashing" Campaign In Connecticut

    Note: This is the second part of a series about Gabriel Jose Carrera, a leader of the Tea Party. More than a decade before Gabe Carrera became a leader in the Fort Lauderdale Tea Party and began rubbing shoulders with the likes of Florida Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Sen. Marco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Dave Aronberg, Pam Bondi's New Pick to Fight Pill Mills, Has His Work Cut Out for Him

    Disarming pain clinics with a single smile.​Now that Rick Scott has nixed the state Office of Drug Control, which was instrumental in getting anti-pill-mill legislation passed, the duty to try to curb the illegal pill-mill industry falls on whoever will take it.Enter Pam Bondi, your new Republican ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Ritter Has Date in Tallahassee Over Election Allegations

    I hate to say it, but James Stokes -- the new School Board attorney who quit this morning before he even started -- probably made a good decision. Who would want to jump into the dysfunctional soup that is the Broward County School Board? It's a little surprising that he decided it "didn't feel rig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2010

    Palm Beach Elections Officials Embarrass County Once Again

    It's a return to 2000.​The Palm Beach County election nightmare of 2000 -- all those hanging chads, butterfly ballots, Pat Buchanan votes, and silly canvassing-board photos -- seems to have taught elections officials nothing. The county's Supervisor of Elections Office still could not count all th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    [UPDATED] Haitian Presidential Candidate Charles-Henri Baker: "The Crooks Don't Want Me in Power"

    Hours before flying back to Haiti to begin a marathon final month of his campaign, Haitian presidential hopeful Charles-Henri Baker sat in an unmarked studio at the back of a Boca Raton office park, getting makeup dabbed on his face, reading lines from a TelePrompter in Creole. He was recording tele ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Will Chris Chiari, Chip LaMarca Split the Vote Against Ken Keechl?

    Flickr: Chris Chiari CampaignChiari says that voters know enough about Keechl to know they don't like him.​Tuesday's election returns proved that there's strong anti-incumbent sentiment toward the Broward County Commission, especially as regards the leader of the scandal-plagued dais, Mayor Ken Ke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Arlen Specter's Charitable Donation Too Tiny to Clean Rothstein From Campaign

    Flickr: radder photosSen. Arlen Specter will only give away a small portion of his Rothstein money.​Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter was another far-flung politician to ride the Scott Rothstein gravy train, to the tune of at least $4,200. This morning, Specter's reelection campaign is reporting tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Finally, a State Poll That's Relevant

    Flickr User: drewanteyeTill recently, every poll for the 2010 Florida election was filled with "ifs." If Crist runs for Senate will you vote for him? If Alex Sink runs for governor, will you vote for her? With the flurry of campaign announcements the last few weeks, the new poll from Mason-Dixon is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    What About Bob? Florida Senior Bids to Be Florida's Junior Senator

    Bob SmithBob Smith, who for 12 years served as New Hampshire's U.S. Senator, is betting that his brand of retro-Republicanism will carry him to victory in the 2010 race to be U.S. Senator from Florida. Smith retired in Sarasota six years ago and declared his candidacy this month. If elected, he woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Liveblogging the Muni Election

    The brains of the operation 8:31 Welcome to the Juice muni elections liveblog. I will be doing the play-by-play. At my left is the color commentator, a highly flatulent greyhound who somehow managed to cast a ballot (for Al Capellini, natch) and has been flaunting her "My Vote Counted" sticker to al ... More >>

  • News

    November 27, 2008

    Banana Republic

    America downscales

  • News

    September 4, 2008

    Trickster in Chief

    Famed political hit man Roger Stone takes a special interest in would-be Broward Sheriff Scott Israel

  • Film

    August 28, 2008

    Beyond Gonzo

    Call hell-raiser Hunter S. Thompson's style what you will — a new doc succeeds when saluting his substance

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    The New Pistolero in Town

    On the dusty, Old West streets of Davie, a political hotshot takes aim

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2006

    A Bousquet Case

    On the dusty, Old West streets of Davie, a political hotshot takes aim

  • News

    October 5, 2006

    Die Bold, Die Wussy

    An Invitation to Steal an Election

  • News

    June 9, 2005

    The Next Ex-Mayor

    After two years in office, West Palm Beach Mayor Frankel has little to show except blocked streets

  • News

    October 28, 2004

    Be Very Afraid

    Broward's elections office has been hijacked by Republican activists. Blame local Democrats.

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2004

    Forget Milk

    Broward's elections office has been hijacked by Republican activists. Blame local Democrats.

  • News

    April 29, 2004

    Late-night Confession

    What exactly did the mayor say to the commissioner at City Hall?

  • News

    November 6, 2003

    Workin' for Doodle

    For Bob Graham's troops, word that he was quitting the race came straight from Larry King

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Taking Stock of Bob Graham

    The South Florida senator and presidential candidate wheels and doodles

  • News

    February 28, 2002

    The Enforcer

    John Garon may be a partial quadriplegic, but he wields federal civil-rights lawsuits with consummate skill

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    Politically Incorrect

    Fort Lauderdale's mayor packs a pistol, opposes gay rights, and hopes to hang 'em high

  • News

    September 14, 2000

    Missing Moore

    Broward County commission candidate Carlton Moore has done less for some concerned citizens

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    The Plot To Depose King Jenne

    Democrats and Republicans, blacks and whites, have banded together for one simple reason: to stop Ken Jenne from becoming Broward's first strong mayor.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    The Reeducation of Ms. Kristin Jacobs

    Broward's leading reform candidate discovers that money really is the root of all influence

  • News

    October 15, 1998

    The Sheriff's Criminal Association

    If Ken Jenne were like most cops, he'd be investigated for being friends with felons who give him money

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    The Brat PAC

    Broward gays have a new voice in the Political Advocacy Coalition, which has the old voice -- the Dolphin Democratic Club -- up in arms

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    Letters

    Broward gays have a new voice in the Political Advocacy Coalition, which has the old voice -- the Dolphin Democratic Club -- up in arms

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