Romney campaigns in Florida, Biden in Sarasota
President Barack Obama put campaign battleground travel on hold to tour the ravaged New Jersey coast Wednesday, while down-to-the-wire campaigning resumed in swing state Florida that is critical to...
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Another unplanned Biden stop in Sarasota
SARASOTAFor the second day in a row, Vice President Joe Biden surprised Sarasota residents with an unplanned stop, this time after delivering a speech at Municipal Auditorium.At about 1:15 p.m.,...
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Presidential campaigns again on the ground in Florida
By JEREMY WALLACE and ZAC ANDERSONSARASOTAWith the devastation from superstorm Sandy still dominating the nation’s attention, the presidential campaigns delicately stepped back into campaign mode in...
View ArticleSNN video: Joe Biden rally in Sarasota
Vice President Joe Biden was in Sarasota for a campaign rally on Wednesday, Oct. 31. SNN Local News was there to cover the event.
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Biden gives shout out to Fitzgerald and his mom
Vice president Joe Biden speaking in Sarasota on Wednesday. (Herald-Tribune staff photo by Elaine Litherland)It's not unusual for a traveling national candidate like vice president Joe Biden to give a...
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Still fighting for Florida prize
The presidential candidates have left no doubt about how much they need Florida. The campaigns have combined for more than 100 stops in Florida since June, and for 13 consecutive weeks one or the other...
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Vice President Biden's joke gets spun by the media
A joke Vice President Joe Biden told at a Sarasota diner about running for president in 2016 has caused quite a stir.Vice President Joe Biden pays a visit to the Station 400 diner in Sarasota.While...
View ArticleLatest political drama has 2016 implications
WASHINGTONRep. Paul Ryan, the GOP’s 2012 vice presidential candidate, voted for the “fiscal cliff” compromise that raised taxes on the wealthiest Americans.Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and Rand Paul...
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Obama, Biden sworn in for 2nd terms
WASHINGTONStepping into his second term, President Barack Obama took the oath of office Sunday in an intimate swearing-in ceremony at the White House, the leader of a nation no longer in the throes of...
View ArticleObama plans optimistic tone
WASHINGTONOn a day of prayer, pledges and parties, President Barack Obama heard cheers in the streets of the capital Monday as he returned to the White House from a morning church service as crowds...
View ArticleObama goal: Broaden equality
PHOTO GALLERY: Presidential inauguration By MICHAEL D. SHEAR WASHINGTON — Barack Hussein Obama renewed his oath of office at midday Monday, ceremonially marking the beginning of another four years in...
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Too early for polling 2016? Not at Quinnipiac
Hilliary ClintonThough the next presidential election is more than three years away, pollsters are already beginning to test possible matchups, including with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as a potential...
View ArticleBiden weighs political future
WASHINGTONVice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. showed up late at an event last week, saying he was delayed because “the president keeps those meetings going longer.” But he walked into a Hillary Clinton...
View ArticleGun, immigration issues dent Rubio image
MIAMIFlorida voters give Sen. Marco Rubio negative marks for his handling of immigration and gun issues in Washington but still hold favorable views of the rising Republican star, a statewide poll...
View ArticleAdvocates urge Bondi to get tougher on deceptive foreclosures
TALLAHASSEEReligious and community groups urged Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday to take a tougher stance on a proposed settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage lenders over deceptive...
View ArticleLegislation to speed foreclosures sparks protest
TALLAHASSEEHomeowners would be forced to quickly mount a defense to prevent foreclosure on their property under proposals that Florida lawmakers are considering to speed up the legal process in...
View ArticleForeclosure bill moves to House floor
TALLAHASSEEA bill to speed up Florida’s residential mortgage foreclosure process is headed to the state House floor.The measure (HB 87) won approval from the House Judiciary Committee on a 12-6 vote...
View ArticleForeclosure bill clears hurdle
TALLAHASSEELawmakers rammed a controversial fast-track foreclosure bill through a second Senate committee Tuesday, limiting debate on legislation critics say weakens legal protections for...
View ArticleHouse passes foreclosure bill
TALLAHASSEEFlorida’s sluggish foreclosure process would get a jolt under legislation that cleared the House Monday, but the bill faces an uncertain future in the Senate with four days remaining in the...
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