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Lugar's legacy in Senate: Cooperation and security
… R-Tenn., quit the leadership for his independence and the opportunity to help fashion bipartisan solutions. Sen . Bill Nelson , D-Fla., who faces a tough challenge in his re-election bid, bemoaned "an intolerance that is creeping …
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Rubio shrugs off veep talk but just wait till 2016
… Romney would be supportive of," he said. On a more local front, Rubio said he works closely with fellow Florida Sen . Bill Nelson and "won't say anything negative about" the Democrat. He did say he was counting on Republicans to pick a solid …
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What's on your facebook?Companies want access to your facebook page before they hire you. Is this over the line and is there anything on there that could get you disqualified?
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Who is the current front runner in the GOP field?A new poll shows Rick Santorum has pulled ahead of Mitt Romney. Ron Paul is now in third followed by Newt Gingrich. The former Pennsylvania Senator climbed to the top with the help of conservatives. He has a 14 point lead over Romney and is 26 points ahead of Newt Gingrich. With Gingrich losing four straight contests and some suggesting he drop out, Santorum is starting to see this as his two-man race with Romney. Who is the current front runner in the GOP field?
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Pimm Fox from Bloomberg TV on commoditiesPimm Fox from Bloomberg TV joins Lunch Money to give an update on commodities
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Political Reporter Locked in ClosetOrlando "Sentinel" reporter Scott Powers is talking more about how he was locked in a closet while covering Vice President Joe Biden's recent appearance at a $500-a-head fundraiser for Senator Bill Nelson . Powers was the pool reporter at the private event hosted in a Winter Park, Florida home, meaning his account of the fundraiser would be shared with other journalists. He says he was locked in a storage closet for 90-minutes and prevented from mingling with the guests until Biden and Nelson spoke to the crowd then he was ushered back inside. Would you have stayed locked in the closet?
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Obama Sychophants
It's hard to be an Obama sycophant these days. Your hero delivers a Ramadan speech roundly supporting the building of a mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero in New York. Your heart swells and you're moved to declare this President Obama's finest hour, his act of greatest courage. Alas, the next day, at a remove of 800 miles, Obama explains that he was only talking about the legality of the thing and not the wisdom -- upon which he does not make, and will not make, any judgment. Where does Obama really stand?
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West For Senate?
There's talk of Allen West joining the race for the US Senate held by Democrat Bill Nelson . Now, the speculation has been revived after Congressman West stated on a West Palm Beach newscast that the door to a U.S. Senate …
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Ben Folds
… for a vote by the time of the President's State of the Union address in January. Asked if he was prepared to support the bill , Nelson said, "Yeah." As expected, the Public Option which the President and fellow Democrats fought to include over the last …
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Expensive Option
… move a bill that is bad, I won't vote to move it," he added. "For sure." The $1.1 trillion price tag on the House bill , Nelson said, is "absolutely" too high. Just as in the house, the fight in the senate is how to create a plan that Democrats …
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P.O. No Go
… that his vote remains uncertain for a bill with a public option. "I'm not going to make any kind of commitment until I see the bill ," Nelson said, adding that he has not given Reid any assurance or "secret" acknowledgment of support.
