Bronson Officially Endorses McCollum for Governor
Weeks after scuttling aspirations of his own, Florida Agriculture Commission Charlie Bronson on Tuesday threw his support behind fellow Republican Bill McCollum to become the state’s next governor. Bronson, who weeks ago defended the primary process as a necessary component of any gubernatorial race, said his desire to launch a vigorous primary bid was outweighed [...]
Former AT&T Chief to Lead New GM
When the reconstituted General Motors emerges from bankruptcy reorganization, Edward E. Whitacre Jr., will be chairman, the company announced Tuesday. Whitacre is the former chairman and chief executive of AT&T Inc. “The appointment of Ed Whitacre as chairman represents a very auspicious beginning for the new GM,” Kent Kresa, GM’s interim chairman, said in a [...]
Adam Lambert: ‘I’m Gay’
The “American Idol” Season 8 runner-up ends any speculation in the next issue of Rolling Stone, out Friday. “I don’t think it should be a surprise for anyone to hear I’m gay.” He explains: “I’ve been living in Los Angeles for eight years as a gay man. I’ve been at clubs drunk making out with [...]
Gelber Jumps Into Attorney General Race
In withdrawing from the U.S. Senate race, state Sen. Dan Gelber said he wanted to avoid a Democratic “circular firing squad.” But Monday he fired a shot in another 2010 ring anyway. As expected, Gelber said that he will run for attorney general in 2010, joining Sen. Dave Aronberg in the Democratic primary. Gelber, a [...]
Bribery Trial Begins for Democrat Jefferson
Nearly four years after federal agents found $90,000 in alleged bribe money in his freezer, former congressman William Jefferson goes to trial today on charges he sought money, stock and payments to his relatives in exchange for his help in landing African business deals for U.S. companies. The Louisiana Democrat has maintained his innocence since [...]
Daniel Tosh Hates Producing His Own Show
It’s almost “Hammertime” — as in A&E’s reality show built around the ’90s pop-rap sensation MC Hammer, his wife and his six kids — and the artist born Stanley Burrell lets us know that among those pulling for the series are residents of the hamlet where he and his family live, Tracy, Calif. “We’ve had [...]
Who Should Get Emmy Nominations?
With greater Emmy power comes greater responsibility. And when it comes to the nominations, all the power is back in the hands of the Television Academy’s voting members. Last year, they submitted a list of 10 finalists to a set of blue-ribbon judging panels, who then chose the final five nominees. But that experimental system [...]
Foreclosure Crisis Bleeds Into Prime Territory
The pace of prime borrowers going into foreclosure is accelerating, especially in states with mounting unemployment or property values that saw a big run-up during the housing boom. It’s a marked shift from earlier this year, when foreclosures were driven by defaults on subprime loans. And it has major implications – ravaging the credit scores [...]
Crist Gets Health Benefits Bill
The 15 day clock has started ticking on what is perhaps the most controversial health care bill of the 2009 session. The measure (SB 1122) requiring insurance companies to pay physicians, hospitals and other providers that are outside their PPO network directly if the insured person makes the request in writing was sent to Gov [...]
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