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Thanks for visiting. On a semi-daily basis we scan Florida's major daily newspapers for significant Florida political news and punditry. We also review the editorial pages and political columnists/pundits for Florida political commentary. The papers we review include: the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Naples News, Sarasota Herald Tribune, St Pete Times, Tampa Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Tallahassee Democrat, and, occasionally, the Florida Times Union; we also review the political news blogs associated with these newspapers.

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The Blog for Friday, August 12, 2005

From the "Values" Crowd

    Palm Beach County
    Commissioner McCarty never should have turned to developers to help her out of legal troubles caused by bad judgment and ambition. After the 2000 election, she agreed to head a committee that aimed to oust three Florida Supreme Court justices who issued rulings that Republicans didn't like. When that committee violated election law, Commissioner McCarty spent $50,000 on attorneys to defend herself. Rather than pay her bill, she passed it on to those who appear before her. Commissioner McCarty says she personally solicited no contributions — the state ethics probe agreed — but her legal defense woes were publicized on a Republican Party Web site. Did she seek the party's help? The investigator doesn't answer that question. Although forewarned about the $100 limit by her attorney, Commissioner McCarty ignored it.
    "McCarty devalues ethics in trying to beat the rap". Meanwhile, GOoPer Lobbyist
    Jack Abramoff, a key figure in investigations involving House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on fraud charges arising from a deal to buy casino boats.
    You know Abramoff, he's the guy who
    collected more than $100,000 for President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign and raised thousands of dollars for DeLay and other Republican members of Congress. He also was friends with former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, now a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor in Georgia.
    "Key figure in DeLay investigation indicted in Florida".

    Much more at Talking Points Memo.

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