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St. Petersburg Times: obtained e-mails reveal a lot about Koch donations to state university

By | 05.16.11 | 11:38 am | More from The Florida Independent

Though the paper came under fire by FSU’s President last week for allegedly “misconstruing the facts,” the St. Petersburg Times is continuing its investigation into a controversial relationship between billionaire Charles Koch and the public university. In an article published on Saturday, the Times‘ Kris Hundley says that some More…

Jeff Greene Threatens to Sue Florida Paper

By | 08.13.10 | 9:16 am

The St. Petersburg Times, which has been responsible for the majority of investigative barbs directed against Florida’s Democratic senate candidate Jeff Greene, received some return fire in the form of a libel suit yesterday.

More Dirt Dredged Up Against Greene in Florida

By | 08.09.10 | 10:52 am

Down in Florida, the St. Petersburg Times has launched yet another rocket at billionaire and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Greene:

White House Boosts Meek for Florida Seat, Greene Berates His Employees

By | 08.02.10 | 3:18 pm

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is hosting a fundraiser today for Florida Rep. Kendrick Meek’s (D) Senate bid. No one has come right out and said it, but the event is clearly meant to counteract criticism that Obama has offered tepid support, at best, for Meek.

Bachmann Perpetuates Boehner’s Refuted $3000 Light-Switch Tax Myth

By | 04.08.09 | 12:30 pm

Last week, MIT professor John Reilly called out Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) for intentionally misrepresenting Reilly’s cap-and-trade study to claim that President Obama’s emissions reduction scheme would cost American families more than $3,000 a year. “It’s just wrong,” Reilly told the St. Petersburg Times in reference to Boehner’s More…