Archive for April, 2010
Full List of Florida’s Qualified Congressional Candidates
The following is a list of candidates who filed qualifying papers by the deadline Friday to run for House seats in Congress in Florida. Write-in candidates, whose names won’t be on the ballot, not included unless they serve to keep a primary closed CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 Jeff Miller, REP, Incumbent Joe Cantrell NPA John Krause [...]
Rain Could Help Pletcher’s Horses
LOUISVILLE – If it wasn’t for bad luck, the 136th Kentucky Derby would seemingly have no luck at all. No matter the outcome Saturday at Churchill Downs, this edition of the 1 1/4-mile classic will always have a question mark attached to it rather than an exclamation point. What if potential superstar Eskendereya, a winner [...]
Partners’ Derby Dreams Riding on Noble’s Promise
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Every morning at Barn 6 on the backside of Churchill Downs, a small group of people gather, rain or shine, to see about their horse. It’s a group of 25 partners, all Kentuckians, who feel they hit the jackpot just by getting to this year’s Kentucky Derby. “We’re just being blessed,” said [...]
Illegal Immigrant Houseguest Accused of Impregnating Ohio Teen
FOREST PARK, Ohio – A 19-year-old illegal immigrant faces charges he impregnated the 13-year-old daughter of a family who helped him by moving him into their home after they met at church. Estuardo Ruiz of Forest Park was booked into the Hamilton County jail Thursday on one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. [...]
Man Brings Dead Wife to Police, Admits Stabbing Her
PHOENIX – A man accused of driving his wife’s corpse to police headquarters after he stabbed the woman to death over their pending separation had struggled with her in a past incident where she threatened him with a kitchen knife, court records show. Dwight Wesley, 58, reported the murder to police late Wednesday when he [...]
GOP-Backed Redistricting Proposal Goes to Ballot
Helped by a pair of black Democrats, Senate Republicans successfully added a proposed redistricting amendment to the November ballot Friday which opponents say will undermine two other proposals designed to loosen the GOP’s grip on the Florida Legislature. The 25-14 vote largely broke along party lines. Senate Republicans said the additional measure (HJR 7231) will [...]
John Thrasher: Take Down Crist’s Picture, Put It On eBay
When asked to comment on Charlie Crist’s decision to leave the Republican primary and run as an independent for U.S. Senate, State Senator and Florida GOP Chairman John Thrasher had this to say about the governor’s future with the party:
Republican Women Send Governor Crist an ‘Open Letter’
Republican Party leaders have been busy putting out statements since Governor Charlie Crist announced yesterday that he was dropping out of the Republican primary to run for U.S. Senate with no party affiliation. Crist’s move angered many within the party, who are now rallying around likely Republican nominee Marco Rubio. Cindy Graves, President of the Florida Federation of Republican [...]
Abortion Bill Passes Senate
After more than an hour of contentious debate, the Florida Senate voted Wednesday to require women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound and, in most cases, have the image of the fetus described to them. The women wouldn’t have to look at the image afterward, if they sign a form declining to do so. Women [...]
EXCLUSIVE: Stanley Switching to NPA in Race Against Crenshaw
Congressman Ander Crenshaw’s electoral fate won’t be officially resolved until November. That’s because the Jacksonville Observer has learned that Troy Stanley, who had been planning to challenge Crenshaw in the Republican primary, has now decided to run without party affiliation. “Troy Stanley intends to open the election to all registered voters in the Fourth Congressional District by qualifying as [...]
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