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By Craig Pittman
St. Petersburg TimesRelated: Obama's BP claims czar pledges prompt aid for oil spill victims
Local and state officials are still finding flaws in the way BP and the Coast Guard are responding to oil washing ashore across the Florida Panhandle, they said Thursday.Weather hampers oil spill response but plans unveiled
By Bruce RitchieFloridaEnvironments.com
Bad weather hampered oil spill cleanup operations Thursday as state officials weighed in on efforts to help wildlife, fishermen and counties that are battling the spill.Lacking G.O.P. Largess, Crist Turns to Democrats
By Michael LuoNew York Times
Gov. Charlie Crist seemed very much in his element as he worked the room at a fund-raiser here last week -- clapping backs, leaning in for small talk, touching an elbow here and a shoulder there, always making sure to introduce himself: "Hi, I'm Charlie."Ouster of PSC members is shameful
By Beth KassabOrlando Sentinel
Any pretense of fairness in the process for selecting who regulates our electric, water and telephone rates in this state went out the window this week.BEST OF THE BLOGS
By Jeff Weinberger
End HomelessnessIn the meanest of all of the states in the land -- at least so says the National Coalition for the Homeless -- a mean season looks to have been put on hold.
BP Turning My Kid Into Eco-Activist
By Daniel Tilson
Progress FloridaIt's hard to know what to tell young children about the biggest news story of our time, the BP Gulf Oil Spill.
Johnson Turns on Greer as Florida GOP Corruption Scandal Deepens
By Buck Banks
Pensito ReviewEt tu, Delmar? That must have been what Jim Greer, former chair of the Republican Party of Florida who is under indictment for money laundering and fraud, thought when he learned his executive director and godfather of his son, Delmar Johnson, had ratted him out.
Why it is downright silly to count out Kendrick Meek
By Steve Schale
Steve SchaleConventional wisdom is a lot of things, but one thing is for certain, it is often wrong in the long run.
Earth To Marco Rubio
By Inkberries
Beach PeanutsGosh, Marco Rubio is having a real problem making up his mind as usual.
FLORIDA POLITICS
By Michael Kruse
St. Petersburg TimesRelated: Crist says no hookers on Bahamas trip
An Orange County judge on Thursday set an October trial date for the ousted chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.By Bill Cotterell
Tallahassee Democrat
Former Republican Party chairman Jim Greer pleaded not guilty to six felony charges Thursday as Florida Democrats sought to cash in politically on his case.Stay tuned for episode 2 of Greer's GOP drama
By Frank CerabinoPalm Beach Post
For those of you who miss the HBO series, The Sopranos, there's a new organized crime saga unfolding closer to home.Fallout continues over ousting of Florida PSC members
By Bruce RitchieFloridaEnvironments.com
Related: Nominating council could limit governor's PSC picksIndependent candidate for governor Bud Chiles on Thursday called on Gov. Charlie Crist to aks for a grand jury to investigate the Florida Public Service Commission.
POLITICAL RACES
By Beth Reinhard and Mary Ellen Klas
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee BureauThe nation's worst environmental disaster could be Gov. Charlie Crist's lucky charm.
Panhandle residents share oil spill frustration in Rubio's virtual town halls
By Steve Bousquet
St. Petersburg Times/Miami Herald Tallahassee BureauBad weather grounded Marco Rubio's campaign plane Thursday, but it didn't stop the Republican U.S. Senate candidate from hearing bad economic news from Panhandle residents frustrated about the gulf oil spill.
Marco Rubio's next act
By Chris Cillizza
Washington PostDid Marco Rubio win the Republican Party nomination four months too early?
Rick Scott sketches states' rights, small government plan to a Pinellas 912 Project crowd
By Martine Powers
St. Petersburg TimesRick Scott, the billionaire, self-financed Republican candidate for governor, told a crowd of about 250 voters Thursday night that he would fight for "states' rights'' by suing the federal government to limit its influence over Florida.
Webster: Grayson a 'tough candidate'
By Alex Isenstadt
PoliticoFacing the prospect of running against a deep-pocketed Democratic opponent, Florida Republican congressional candidate Dan Webster acknowledged this week that Rep. Alan Grayson would be difficult to defeat this fall.
BALLOT INITIATIVES
By Maryann Tobin
ExaminerOutside the clouds of doubt about the Gulf oil spill, there is a ray of hope in Florida's future.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY
The Associated Press
Palm Beach PostFlorida officials are seeking inventors to save the state's pristine beaches from the Gulf of Mexico spill.
Teen Sacrifices College Fund to Help save Florida Wildlife from Oil
By Gina Presson
Public News Service FloridaA 14-year-old Ohio girl is sacrificing her college fund to help save wildlife injured by the Deepwater Horizon spill, and she's encouraging other teens to follow her example.
Climate Peacocks
The Progress Report
Think ProgressLike deficit peacocks who pretend to be hawkish on budgets but refuse any real solution, climate peacocks are politicians who strut with fine words about science, energy reform, and the environment, but reject solutions to the threat of climate change.
LGBT
By Steve Rothaus
Miami HeraldStonewall Democrats, a Washington, D.C.-based national gay political group, announced Thursday it has endorsed Congressman Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, for U.S. Senate.
Gay U.S. citizens seek to claim residency for foreign spouses
By Alfonso Chardy and Steve Rothaus
Miami HeraldJuan Carlos GalĂ¡n and Greg Nardi of Miami Beach live together as a family and would like to get married.
JOBS, BUDGET, AND ECONOMY
By Julie Patel
South Florida Sun-SentinelState officials are contesting a congressional report that said Florida's government-backed and private insurers would be on the hook for up to $2.57 trillion in damage claims, in the event of a catastrophic storm season.
Florida rolls out amnesty program for overdue state taxes
By David Bauerlein
Florida Times-UnionFlorida taxpayers with any unpaid state tax bills hanging over their heads can clear that liability at a reduced cost during a three-month amnesty period that started Thursday and runs through Sept. 30.
Last 2 shuttle flights delayed, final trip in 2011
The Associated Press
Palm Beach PostNASA's space shuttle program will keep going until next year.
HEALTH AND SENIORS
By Richard Martin
St. Petersburg TimesRelated editorial: Another benefit of health care reform launched Thursday
Help is on the way for people who are uninsured because of a pre-existing condition such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer or AIDS -- if they can afford it.Obama's Health Plan Getting Tested In Court
By Carrie JohnsonNPR
The Obama administration's biggest domestic policy accomplishment -- the new health care law -- is under steady legal attack.Criminal probe of execs confirmed
By Jim SaundersHealth News Florida
Atty. Gen. Bill McCollum's office confirmed Wednesday that a criminal investigation into former executives accused of committing fraud at WellCare Health Plans is still going on.CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE AND SOCIAL ISSUES
By Marcos Restrepo
Florida IndependentThe Florida Independent recently spoke with Juan Rodriguez, who attended a meeting with President Obama at the White House on Monday to discuss the current state of immigration reform.
10 years on, Elian not angry at Miami relatives
The Associated Press
Palm Beach PostElian Gonzalez says he's not angry at his Miami relatives who fought to keep him in the United States during a nasty international custody battle a decade ago, and is thankful "a large part of the American public" supported him being reunited with his father in Cuba.
JUSTICE AND THE COURTS
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
New York TimesThere is only one question left in the debate over the Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan: How many Republican votes will she get?
Fla. justices OK some lethal injection challenges
The Associated Press
Miami HeraldA sharply divided Florida Supreme Court has agreed to let state lawyers for death row inmates challenge lethal injection in federal courts.
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