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"Negro" Used On School Form

Miami Herald | Patricia Mazzei | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

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Faced with complaints from parents and students about racial insensitivity, state and local education officials have dropped the word negro from a rac...

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Notes from the Swamp - Regional McCain Manager Denies Obama's Citizenship

Stephen Elliott | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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Stephen Elliott

For Halloween I stopped by the John McCain office in Pompano Beach, Florida.

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Notes From The Swamp, Florida In The Final Days Of The Election 2 - Where's The Evil?

Stephen Elliott | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Stephen Elliott

The Florida GOP this year are like puppies on valium. They're so convinced they've lost it's seeming like a self-fulfilling prophecy. Even Roger Stone thinks McCain will lose Florida.

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Pennsylvanians On Guard Against GOP Voter Suppression

Denise Dennis | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

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Denise Dennis

In 2000, it was Florida. In 2004, it was Ohio. This year, the war over vote counts and GOP suppression efforts seem to be shifting. Some analysts hav...

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Notes From The Swamp -- Florida in the Final Days of the Election

Stephen Elliott | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Stephen Elliott

This year Governor Crist has extended early voting, which many see as waving a white flag. One Republican operative accused Crist of giving the election to Obama.

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Half-Vote Florida Solution: A Mixed Semi-Ending

Ron Levitt | Posted 06.09.2008 | Home

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Ron Levitt

The DNC's decision to give Florida delegates half votes got mixed reviews. The decision left many local party activists less than happy and supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton combative.

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Anybody For Mud Wrestling?

Mitch Ceasar | Posted 05.26.2008 | Home

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Mitch Ceasar

Each passing day, I feel more wanted. It's my status as one of the remaining uncommitted superdelegates. I feel like a character in an ultimate reality game show entitled the Democratic Nomination.

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Dean's Waffling Over FL Delegates Frustrating Key Voters

Ron Levitt | Posted 04.21.2008 | Home

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Ron Levitt

Despite DNC pledges that Florida will be allowed to participate at the Denver convention, questions abound, increasingly frustrating FL Democrats, who may refuse to vote come November.

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