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Irreverent View's ballot recommendationsCreative Loafing Tampa (blog)The district is marginal, though it used to be represented by Republican Clay Shaw before Klein beat him. The biggest ding on West is he (like Marco Rubio, ...
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The Most Exciting House Races in the Last 20 Years, State By State....Swing State ProjectFlorida--2000 FL-22 (Clay Shaw vs. Elaine Bloom) At first, I had no clue what Joe Lieberman brought to the table to be Al Gore's Vice-Presidential nominee, ...and more »
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Boy Scouts' distinguished citizen award renamed for deceased Martin County judgeTCPalmE. Clay Shaw; Edward Eissey, former president of Palm Beach State College (back when it was called Palm Beach Community College); and Golfer Jack Nicklaus. ...
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The Florida IndependentIn West-Klein race, harsh allegations and big fundraising totalsThe Florida IndependentThat political instability explains how the incumbent, Democrat Ron Klein, was able to vanquish 13-term congressman Clay Shaw in the 2006 midterm elections: ...and more »
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Black GOP Poised to Score Historic Election VictoryNewsMax.comClay Shaw in District 22, which leans slightly Republican. In an interesting twist, leading members of the Congressional Black Caucus have announced they ...
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Tampabay.comTea party favorite Allen West gunning for Ron Klein's seatTampabay.comKnocking off Klein would be major as Klein himself was a giant killer in 2006 by defeating 26-year Republican House veteran Clay Shaw. ...and more »
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PoliticoCBC to help Rep. Ron Klein fend off black Republican Allen WestPoliticoKlein defeated veteran incumbent Clay Shaw 2006 in territory with a slight Republican tilt, and his solid win in 2008 led party officials to believe he was ...and more »
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Oliver Stone: Our empire is in declineSalonI suggest all of chapter titled: "Jim Garrison's Prosecution of Clay Shaw and Oliver Stone's Movie 'JFK'" which in my hardbound edition starts on page 1437 ...and more »
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Ron Klein's own poll shows he's in a tough race with Allen WestBroward Politics (blog)Clay Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale. He won with 54.7 percent of the vote in 2008 , when he defeated West. In 2008, West had little money and spent much of the ...and more »
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Palm Beach PostBennett on Politics: Obama fund-raiser means cash for Klein, talking point for ...Palm Beach PostClay Shaw, it put $800000 into the incumbent's reelection coffers. It also fit perfectly into Democratic challenger Klein's efforts to link Shaw to Bush, ...and more »
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Ron Klein attempts to fend off challenge from tea party favorite Allen WestBroward Politics (blog)Clay Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale, in 2006. Riding a tidal wave of dissatisfaction with then-President George W. Bush, public sentiment against the war in Iraq ...and more »
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Allen West says Ron Klein repeatedly voted for amnestyPolitiFactWhen Klein ran against Republican Congressman Clay Shaw in 2006, the Miami Herald wrote on Aug. 18, 2006, "Klein does not support amnesty or a guest worker ...and more »
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Date set for Boy Scouts of America's distinguished Citizen Award DinnerTCPalm... Richmond “Dick” Harmon, US Congressman Clay Shaw; Dr. Edward Eissey, former president of Palm Beach Community College; Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus; ...
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Oliver's many misstepsCalifornia Chronicle--The script for "JFK," a film about New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison's attempts to implicate businessman Clay Shaw and the CIA in the ...
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Palm Beach PostAnti-Bush tide lifted Klein in '06; will anti-Obama wave help West?Palm Beach PostClay Shaw, relentlessly tying the Republican incumbent to former President George W. Bush and the Iraq war. Four years later, Klein is the incumbent ...and more »
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Path to reelection steeper for US Rep. Ron KleinPalm Beach PostClay Shaw, relentlessly tying the Republican incumbent to former President George W. Bush and the Iraq war. Four years later, Klein is the incumbent ...and more »
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Rematch of bitter rivals likely to be closerMiamiHerald.comAnd, in 2006, Klein pulled off one of the year's biggest upsets in knocking out 13-term incumbent Republican Clay Shaw in a race that made him a darling of ...
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Sen. George LeMieux by the NumbersFlorida TrendClay Shaw and retired Sen. Connie Mack. "My dad has never given a contribution to anybody or worked on a political campaign, and that really meant a lot. ...
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CNN 100: Stage set for Florida 22nd rematchCNN Political Ticker (blog)Klein, currently serving his second term, was first elected in 2006 after unseating 13-term GOP incumbent Clay Shaw. He has been a loyal Democratic vote in ...and more »
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Former Congressman Clay Shaw introduces GOP candidate Lt. Col. Allen West at his campaign headquarters' grand opening in Deerfield Beach, FL on April 17, 2010. West is running for Congress in Florida District 22 against Democratic incumbent Ron Klein.
Interview with New Orleans businessman Clay Shaw in late 1967. New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison had Shaw arrested on March 1, 1967, for conspiracy to murder President John F. Kennedy. Exactly two years later, on March 1, 1969, a New Orleans jury took less than one hour to arrive at a "Not Guilty" verdict at Shaw's trial. RELATED LINKS: DVP-Potpourri.blogspot.com google.com JFK-Online.com JFK-Online.com
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Allen West, a retired Army Lt. Colonel and an African American conservative, is making his second attempt to take away the Congressional seat in the Florida 22nd District from Democrat Ron Klein. Allen West was recently on Hannity to make his case.
Ron
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Clay & Shawn Pickering - 3 November 2009 This three and a half hour interview with researchers Clay and Shawn Pickering can only be described as epic. www.projectcamelot.org
Clay & Shawn Pickering - 3 November 2009 This three and a half hour interview with researchers Clay and Shawn Pickering can only be described as epic. www.projectcamelot.org
Clay & Shawn Pickering - 3 November 2009 This three and a half hour interview with researchers Clay and Shawn Pickering can only be described as epic. www.projectcamelot.org
Clay & Shawn Pickering - 3 November 2009 This three and a half hour interview with researchers Clay and Shawn Pickering can only be described as epic. www.projectcamelot.org
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Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Visitors from far, far away are coming to Everett for the first time.
They aren't packing side arms and beef jerky, but they are expecting to see the wild, wild West.
The
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http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091117/NEWS01/711179906/-1/RSS02
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Published: Monday, November 9, 2009
Persistent passion is something to behold.
I wrote about Mitchell Warriner 10 years ago, when he was 16, and deeply concerned about the assassination of President John F.
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HeraldNet
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20091109/NEWS01/711099943/-1/RSS02
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When a corruption scancal created a vacancy on the Palm Beach County commission in January, former Boca Raton mayor Steven Abrams was an instant front-runner for Gov. Charlie Crist's appointment to fill the seat.
Abrams had been a well-regarded mayor
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Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/2009/11/04/1104abrams.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=76
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It’s been a long time since I watched the movie JFK. I was just a kid then, and more to the point, I was a kid who believed in things like UFOs and other mysteries of the unknown. When, not long after, The X-Files came out on television, I was a fan of
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WatchBlog
http://www.watchblog.com/democrats/archives/006703.html
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In choosing LeMieux, Crist signaled that personal loyalty and political instincts mattered more than any potential perception of cronyism.
What's more, the clean-cut, well-spoken, 40-year-old LeMieux could serve as an effective
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NPR
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112330712&ft=1&f=1001
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"It's not me,'' said former U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw of Fort Lauderdale, one of the leading contenders on Gov. Charlie Crist's shortlist for a U.S. Senate appointment. "I just got a voice mail from the governor saying he was going in a different direction...
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Naked Politics
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2009/08/crists-trail-of-brokenhearted-almostsenators.html
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After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, and checking out "Selling Selling and Florida Politics", you should start your web-day with the Florida Progressive Coalition. Our digest of today's Florida political news and punditry
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FLA Politics
http://www.flapolitics.com/diary/3938/florida-political-news-august-28-2009
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Charlie Crist will likely choose a new senator to fill the remainder of Republican Mel Martinez' term by the end of the week and the pick will depend on how much the governor is weighing loyalty, experience and potential
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WAWS FOX 30
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Tallahassee's latest parlor game/game show Who Wants to Be a Senator is now featuring former U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw among the chattering classes as the likely Chosen One. A few days ago, the buzz was all about former U.S. Atty Bobby Martinez. Now, some
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Miami Herald
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Charlie Crist should have realized something was up when C.W. Bill Young arrived for the job interview in sneakers and an untucked polo shirt.
Young was among 10 people, including former U.S. Rep. Mike Bilirakis of Palm Harbor, the governor had
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1203550.html
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What a difference losing an election makes. Former U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw of Fort Lauderdale -- who lost his seat in the backlash that cost the GOP control of Congress in 2006 -- seems honored to be considered by Gov. Charlie Crist for appointment to the
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Miami Herald
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TALLAHASSEE -
Florida's political universe is on tenterhooks, with a decision due within days on a summer cliffhanger: Who will Gov. Charlie Crist name to the U.S. Senate?
No announcement is on Crist's schedule for today, but the governor said Tuesday
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Nine candidates remained in the running Monday after U.S. Rep. C.W. "Bill" Young told Gov. Charlie Crist he wasn't interested in filling the remaining term of resigning U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez.
Crist is expected to name a
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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Charlie Crist should have realized something was up when C.W. Bill Young arrived for the job interview in sneakers and an untucked polo shirt.
Young was among 10 people, including former U.S. Rep. Mike Bilirakis of Palm Harbor, the governor had
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TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article1030542.ece
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• AR-Sen: Blanche Lincoln is getting yet another challenger, except this time it's a Democrat: Bob Johnson (no, not that Bob Johnson... he's the Arkansas Senate President, and former Arkansas House Speaker). Surely the netroots will rejoice that
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Swing State Project
http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/5462/ssp-daily-digest-824
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"You want to be on it?'' Gov. Charlie Crist asked this intrepid blogger, who inquired about the ever-growing, 10-person shortlist for a U.S. Senate appointment. Asked if it will get any longer, he said, "I don't think so, but we reserve the right to be
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Naked Politics
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2009/08/whats-with-the-long-shortlist-gov.html
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Gov. Charlie Crist on Sunday announced three more candidates for Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez's job.
According to a statement from Crist's office, former U.S. Reps. Mike Bilirakis, Lou Frey and Clay Shaw have been asked to fill out a
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/1199593.html
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TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist added three more Florida politicians to his possible appointees to fill U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez's soon-to-be-vacated seat.
Former U.S. Reps. Mike Bilirakis, Lou Frey and Clay Shaw are now among the candidates Crist is
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Palm Beach Post
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/state/epaper/2009/08/24/a9a_crist_0824.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=0
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âGov. Charlie Crist has asked yet another round of former politicians to fill out applications for Senate. When will this end? When every Republicans to ever hold public office in Florida has submitted to Charlie Crist's questionnaire.
The latest
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Miami New Times
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2009/08/charlie_crist_will_ask_just_ab.php
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Charlie Crist's short list for a U.S. Senate appointment is no longer so short.
On Sunday, the list grew to 10 people, including former U.S. Rep. Mike Bilirakis, R-Tarpon Springs, who will be interviewed by the governor in Tampa along with a fellow
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TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times
http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/state/article1030182.ece
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Just a day after suggestng it was unlikely more senate would be added to his short list for US senate appointments, Gov Charlie Crist asked former congressmen Mike Bilirakis, Clay Shaw and Lou Frey to fill out applications
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Miami Herald
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2009/08/bilirakisshaw-frey-added-to-senate-short-list.html
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FLORIDA: The Hill: "Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart said in a statement late Monday that he will not seek the appointment to replace Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.). Diaz-Balart was one of three people Gov. Charlie Crist (R) said he requested questionnaires from,
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MSNBC
http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/08/18/2033477.aspx
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• FL-Sen: As the angling for a one-and-a-half-year fill-in for Mel Martinez's Senate seat continues, there's already been one prominent "no thanks," from Jeb Bush (not that anyone would expect Charlie Crist to pick him, as there's been a lot of
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Swing State Project
http://www.swingstateproject.com/diary/5404/ssp-daily-digest-811
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Another Broward name – former Florida Senate President Jim Scott – is on the minds of political types thinking about who might be tapped to fill the vacancy created by U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez’ resignation.
Scott said this afternoon in a phone interview
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