McCollum Pulls Health Care Debate into Governor’s Race
Republican Bill McCollum weighed in Tuesday opposing efforts by the Obama administration to overhaul health care, warning that a “government-run health care option” is dangerous to state residents, particularly older Floridians. Instead, McCollum announced that his campaign for governor is forming a health care advisory board to provide recommendations in coming months. McCollum also signaled [...]
Greer Allows His Children to Watch Obama Speech
State GOP Chairman Jim Greer is interviewed on CNN about the President’s speech to students. Greer notes that he will allow his children to watch the address now that the administration has backed off from writing lesson plans that would have called for the children to write letters about how they could “help the president” [...]
The View Through Your Window
I attended a funeral recently. The man who passed away was a well-renowned religious leader, a wise, respected, accomplished man. During one of the eulogies, I learned a small detail about his life. He had insisted, when his congregation moved to a new, impressive building, to have his office overlook the playground. This way, he [...]
Court Hears Pre-term Case on Clinton Film
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court returns to the bench Wednesday for a second round of arguments in a campaign-finance case that could reshape the rules for corporate money in politics. The court’s decision could generate a greater flow of cash from wealthy interests just ahead of the 2010 elections. The case, which tests regulation of [...]
States Say They Can’t Afford Emergency Fund
Many states are walking away from a $5 billion federal fund that some economists say is a swift and effective way to help people hurt by the recession and stimulate the economy. The states say they can’t collect their share of the emergency fund for needy families because they can’t afford to put up the [...]
In Second Week, Scores to Settle
Here comes the second week of the season, and look at how long the to-do list is already. Such as: Ohio State . . . awakening, from the Big Ten’s worst nightmare, not to mention its own. Southern California, appearing Saturday night in Columbus, has beaten the Buckeyes six in a row (35-3 last year) [...]
Price of CEO Security Balloons
Companies have been slashing almost every cost imaginable to survive the recession, yet they are spending more than ever to calm CEOs who fear for their personal safety. Starbucks, which has laid off workers, closed stores and switched from whole to 2% milk to save pennies a gallon, bumped its spending to $511,079 last year [...]
Browns Keep QB Pick on the QT
Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini knows who’ll be his starting quarterback. He’s just not saying if it’s Derek Anderson or Brady Quinn. At least publicly, anyway. “I’ll just say that I will be talking to those guys,” Mangini said Monday. “I’ll clearly explain what the decision was based on, why I made the decision that [...]
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