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    SunRail The Orlando Sentinel editorial board: "Too bad U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's pitch on Monday for SunRail didn't play out in front of state lawmakers in Florida who still oppose the commuter train. Instead, he delivered it in Orlando to a room packed mainly with SunRail supporters, leaving it to them to spread the message." "A boost from Washington". Full Article at FLA Politics
    Too bad U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's pitch on Monday for SunRail didn't play out in front of state lawmakers in Florida who still oppose the commuter train. Instead, he delivered it in Orlando to a room packed mainly with SunRail supporters, leaving it to them to spread the message.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 months ago
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Florida Political News: October 7, 2009
  1. The timing could not be better
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 months ago
  2. The Republican effort to unseat U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson next year continued to unfold Tuesday as Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty walked firmly out of the picture, saying he didn't want to join Washington's political rancor, and a deep-pocketed pro-business candidate emerged as a contender.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 months ago
  3. Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, the leading Democratic candidate for governor, said Monday that she raised $1.6 million, bringing her donations to $4 million. That's roughly four times what the 2006 Democratic nominee for governor, Jim Davis, had raised at this point in the campaign. Her Republican r...
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 months ago
  4. The staff of the Florida Public Service Commission is expected to recommend new targets next week for how much energy the state's power companies should save through conservation efforts. The timing could not be better.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 months ago
  5. The FBI's long-running undercover operation to ensnare corrupt elected officials, lobbyists and fundraisers is sending ripples of fear washing over Broward County's political and power class.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 months ago
  6. Florida should not backtrack on one of the state's most progressive changes because of ACORN politics.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 months ago

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