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RPOF Press Release - August 11, 2007
Tallahassee— Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer announced today that the RPOF is establishing statewide leadership advisory councils to reach out to African American, Hispanic and Jewish communities in Florida. The advisory councils will be tasked with building broad-based coalitions and advising the Chairman Greer on issues of interest to these voters.
“We have created a department with the sole purpose of expanding on the vote that Governor Crist received in the African American community during the 2006 gubernatorial election,” explained Chairman Greer. “I have appointed a director and staff members because I know that if we can continue to expand our performance in the African American Community as well as the Hispanic community, there is no way a Democrat carries Florida. It is just that simple.”
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RPOF Press Release - August 11, 2007
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Palm Beach Post - August 06, 2007
House Speaker Marco Rubio appealed to Hispanic voters in Spanish on the Republican Party of Florida’s Web site, asking them to spread the GOP message among friends and neighbors.
Rubio's shout-out to Republican voters is the among the first broadcasts via a revamped RPOF Web site with insiders boast has finally come of age in the RSS era and that features Internet videos, podcasts and will soon be home to its own blog.
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RPOF Press Release - August 06, 2007
Destin—Tonight former President Bill Clinton is heading to Destin, Florida to raise cash for his wife, Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Recent media reports have highlighted that Hillary is trying to run on her husband's White House record at the same time that she is being pushed by the ultra-liberal left wing of her party to turn and run away.
“While Hillary Clinton is trying to evoke memories of her husband's administration, she's simultaneously moving further to the left and pandering to the liberal wing of her party,” said Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer. “Floridians want leaders who have a vision for the future—not Hillary Clinton's mantra that America's best days are behind us.”
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The Hill - July 31, 2007
Democratic congressional candidate Christine Jennings went more than a year without paying taxes on both of her campaign committees’ payrolls, Federal Election Commission (FEC) reports show.
Jennings paid no payroll taxes on one committee, “Chris Jennings for Congress,” until May 23 of this year, more than three years after its first salary payment. On another committee, “Christine Jennings for Congress,” Jennings paid no payroll taxes until July 31, 2006, about 13 months after its first salary payment.
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Associated Press - July 27, 2007
Orlando--The state on Thursday opened a 200,000 square-foot warehouse and joint command center for disaster response, which will hold millions worth of stockpiled commodities.
"The most important thing we can do is get a plan, be prepared and make sure that Florida is ready as she has been in the past," Gov. Charlie Crist said.
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RPOF Press Release - July 27, 2007
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Tallahassee--Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer continued his ten-day trip to Israel as a member of the Republican Jewish Coalition’s 2007 Israel Leadership Mission. The purpose of the trip is to foster ties between the American Jewish community and Republican decision makers.
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RPOF Press Release - July 03, 2007
Tallahassee - Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer today called on U.S. Reps. Tim Mahoney, Ron Klein, and Florida's other Congressional Democrats to abandon their partisan politics and pass real legislation for their constituents in Florida and for voters across America when they return to Washington after the July 4th recess.
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South Florida Sun-Sentinel - July 02, 2007
Excerpts from "Young Republicans gathered in Hollywood eager to work for party resurgence"
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RPOF Press release - July 02, 2007
The high voltage political issue in much of America these days is soaring property tax bills. And nowhere are homeowners feeling a bigger financial squeeze than in Florida, where property levies are reaching New Jersey levels. So it is big news that Governor Charlie Crist recently signed a $32 billion property tax relief plan -- the biggest tax cut in Florida history, and reminiscent of California's famous Proposition 13 tax cut initiative 29 years ago.
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