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Grayson watches Fla. redistricting process as he contemplates a comeback

By | 09.02.11 | 9:42 am | More from The Florida Independent

This report is part of collaboration with WNYC’s “It’s a Free Country” to cover the 25 most captivating congressional races from around the country.

Alan Grayson, the former Democratic representative from Orlando who made national headlines for his pointed criticisms of the Republican Party, is running for Congress — More…

Republicans Bash Democrats For Not Extending Tax Cuts

As GOP rides wave to House majority, Dems defeat Tea Partiers to hold Senate

By | 11.03.10 | 12:48 am

Pundits may differ over which natural disaster analogy was most fitting — tidal wave or  earthquake? — but Republicans made large gains in both chambers of Congress and various statehouses across the country on election day. And while, at the time of writing, races in several key Western states were More…

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Too big to fail rears its head again

By | 10.14.10 | 7:44 am

Yesterday, Wall Street giant J.P. Morgan Chase announced a $4.4 billion profit in the third quarter. Wall Street analysts should have cheered. Instead, they golf-clapped, while the bank’s chief executive officer, Jamie Dimon, went on the defensive on an earnings call.

[Economy1] The reason: foreclosures, again threatening everything from More…

Grayson Camp Dismisses Poll That Shows Him Trailing

By | 09.29.10 | 12:22 pm

A fast-circulating Sunshine State News poll showed Rep. Alan Grayson’s (D-Fla.) dramatically trailing his Republican opponent, Daniel Webster, but today Grayson’s campaign forcefully dismissed the poll, citing the political leanings of its source. The poll shows him trailing Webster by 7 points.

Florida Primary Round-Up

By | 08.25.10 | 8:42 am

Kendrick Meek beats a billionaire, still faces an uphill battle.

Jeff Greene’s election night party draws 15.

Rick Scott upsets Bill McCollum in GOP governor’s race.

McCollum refuses to endorse him.

Meet the mystery man who grabbed nearly 10 percent of the gubernatorial vote (and More…

Live Coverage of Tonight’s Florida Primary

By | 08.24.10 | 5:44 pm

Two of the most negative and expensive primary battles this cycle are coming to an end tonight in Florida, and our sister site, The Florida Independent, will be covering the results live. This page will be updating throughout the night (so bookmark it!) with results and dispatches from our More…

Grayson Opponent Advocates Cutting Social Security to Balance Budget

By | 08.16.10 | 5:17 pm

Representative Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) earned a national reputation as a bomb-thrower in the House by saying that the Republicans “want you to die quickly” during the debate on health care reform. Now, one of the Republicans seeking to run against him, Former Florida state Senate Majority Leader Dan Webster, More…

In Florida, Tea Party Movement Takes on Political Party of the Same Name

By | 06.21.10 | 10:50 pm

It isn’t the first time a schism within the Tea Party led conservative activists to question one another’s bona fides.

Back in October, a bitter feud broke out between the Tea Party Patriots and the Tea Party Express, with the former accusing the latter of aligning too closely with More…

Could the Tea Party Give Grayson a Boost?

By | 06.14.10 | 11:59 am

It’s looking like the Tea Party might be Rep. Alan Grayson’s saving grace. The firebrand freshman Democrat from Florida won a close election in his swing district in 2008, and his race this November is expected to be a tough one. But now the Florida Tea Party is running More…

More Robust Amendment to Audit the Fed Fails to Pass

By | 05.11.10 | 12:37 pm

Just minutes after the Senate passed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) Audit the Fed amendment 96-0, an amendment proposed by Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) to strengthen Sanders’ amendment failed, 37-62.

Vitter wanted to sub in language requiring the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed continually. He proposed substituting language More…