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Feds To Investigate Florida's Housing Help Program

Sun Sentinel | Paul Owers | Posted 04.13.2013 | Miami

The federal government says it will investigate a $1 billion state housing program designed to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. U.S. Sen. Bill Nels...

Obama Accelerates NASA Mission To Land On Asteroid

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 04.05.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — NASA is planning for a robotic spaceship to lasso a small asteroid and park it near the moon for astronauts to explore, a top senat...

Another Dem Backs Gay Marriage

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 04.05.2013 | Politics

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) announced his support for gay marriage Thursday, becoming the 51st senator to do so. "If we are endowed by our Creator wi...

The Best Sequester Idea We've Heard All Day

Posted 03.01.2013 | Miami

A Florida senator wants Congress to pay for its inability to resolve the budget crisis, which may cause almost a million workers to lose a quarter of ...

LOOK: Florida Reps Respond To Obama's Gun Control Push

Posted 01.16.2013 | Miami

President Barack Obama announced swift and historic measures to combat gun violence in a press conference Wednesday, and Florida's congressional deleg...

Rick Scott: Voting Problems Were 'Just Too Long'

The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 12.19.2012 | Politics

More than a month after Election Day, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) admitted on Wednesday that his state's voting setup had its share of problems. I...

Daniel Lippman

Environmental Groups, Cheered By Election Results, Demand Climate Change Action From Democrats

HuffingtonPost.com | Daniel Lippman | Posted 11.07.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON –- Environmental leaders on Wednesday celebrated election victories of pro-environment candidates, victories they say show the public wan...

Jason Linkins

Bill Nelson Holds Lead Over Connie Mack In Florida Senate Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.06.2012 | Politics

In Florida, incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is matched up against Connie Mack IV (nee Cornelius Harvey McGillicuddy IV), the son of former Flori...

Dave Jamieson

Citizen Cane: Retired Democrats Face Harassment In A Billionaire's Republican Kingdom

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 11.06.2012 | Politics

THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- When Francis and Frances Durr returned home from a trip to Disney World with their grandchildren in mid-October, they found a pi...

Florida Nonpartisan Senate Guide, Connie Mack vs. Bill Nelson

Paul Loeb | Posted 01.01.2013 | Politics
Paul Loeb

Are you looking for a nonpartisan guide to the Mack/Nelson US Senate race, one that contrasts candidate stands in a fair way? The Campus Election Enga...

'Cinco de Macko'

New York Times | Posted 12.29.2012 | Miami

ON the one hand, Representative Connie Mack IV is blessed with an auspicious name, especially for someone who wants to be a United States Senator from...

Election Day and Veterans Day: Time to Make the Connection

Ed Crego, George MuƱoz and Frank Islam | Posted 12.26.2012 | Politics
Ed Crego, George MuƱoz and Frank Islam

Behind each of these statistics is a human story. These stories and our individual veterans must not be ignored. The plight of our post-9/11 veterans is a ticking time bomb and a national tragedy.

GOP Candidate: 'United Nations Should Be Kicked Off Of American Soil'

Posted 10.24.2012 | Politics

Florida GOP Senate candidate Connie Mack had harsh words for the United Nations while on the campaign trail on Tuesday. Mack, who is running to uns...

Accusations Fly In Mack-Nelson Face-Off

The Tampa Tribune | William March | Posted 12.18.2012 | Miami

A feisty Rep. Connie Mack IV, looking for a comeback against Sen. Bill Nelson in the Florida Senate race, went on the attack Wednesday in the only tel...

Conservative Super PAC Targets Democrats With Multi-Million Dollar Ad Buy

The Huffington Post | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 08.23.2012 | Politics

Crossroads GPS, the conservative advocacy group backed by Karl Rove, launched a $4.2 million ad buy Thursday attacking Democratic Senate candidates in...

Mack, Nelson To Face Off In Senate Race

AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 08.14.2012 | Politics

MIAMI -- Florida Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson will face Republican Connie Mack IV in November after each easily won their respective party primaries. ...

Patrick Svitek

Swing State Senate Democrats Ignore GOP Roadshow On Defense Cuts

HuffingtonPost.com | Patrick Svitek | Posted 08.01.2012 | Politics

Thanks, but no thanks. That's the message some Democratic lawmakers are sending to Senate Republican hawks as they hit the road to warn constituent...

Anthrax Hoax Targeting Rubio, Nelson Leads To Arrest

AP | Posted 07.24.2012 | Politics

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida woman is facing nine counts of mailing hoax anthrax letters to the offices of U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Bill Nelson. ...

Florida Senate Candidate Nabs Big Endorsement

The Huffington Post | Erin Mershon | Posted 06.19.2012 | Politics

The conservative non-profit FreedomWorks endorsed Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) in his U.S. Senate bid on Tuesday. Mack is running for the GOP nomination ...

WWII Vet Buried In Cardboard Box Gets Proper Funeral

Posted 06.14.2012 | Impact

When a World War II veteran died without any loved ones to lay him to rest, he was buried in a cardboard box -- a discovery that has incited Congress ...

Candidate Declares State GOP Senate Primary Over, Declines Statewide Televised Debate

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 06.08.2012 | Politics

Months ahead of voting day, Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) has effectively declared the Republican U.S. Senate primary over, declining an invitation to par...

Sam Stein

Facing Super PAC Onslaught, Democrats Take Solace In 1970s Campaign Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.01.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- As he assesses the electoral landscape, in which Democratic candidates will be pummeled with hundreds of millions of dollars in attack a...

Bitter Primaries Hurting GOP Chances In Key States

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 07.29.2012 | Politics

TAMPA, Fla. — Mutual admiration was the rule for Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson's listening session at the University of South Florida. School pro...

No Tea Party Rebellion Brewing In Florida

The Huffington Post | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.24.2012 | Politics

Florida Rep. Connie Mack has a sizable lead in the state's Republican primary for Senate, and he's evenly matched against incumbent Democratic Sen. Bi...

Florida Senate Candidate's 'Aggressive' Side Comes Out

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.23.2012 | Politics

Former Sen. George LeMieux (R-Fla.) didn't coast to his seat in the Senate. He was appointed by former Gov. Charlie Crist (R) -- an appointment for wh...