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Florida's lopsided contest for governor has suddenly become a dead heat, according to a new poll that boosts the stakes for tonight's first televised debate between Republican Charlie Crist and Democrat Jim Davis. The surprising results energized the longtime underdog, Davis, now trailing by only two percentage points in the Quinnipiac University survey, and put Crist on the defensive. Nearly every other poll has showed a double-digit gap.

The Powers that Be wisely decided to dump William Weld, the former liberal governor of Massachusetts, in favor of John Faso, conservative Republican. Now they have turned their backs on him giving a pass to Eliot Spitzer, who wants to run for president one day.

Why is the New York press ignoring the candidacy of Republican/Conservative John Faso. John Faso was the former minority leader for the Republican party in the State Assembly and came very close to defeating Alan Hevesi three years ago for State Controller. Now that he is running against super liberal Eliot Spitzer, the press is crowning Spitzer governor and ignoring Faso.

To the Editor: In reviewing the Denver Post's ethics policy we came across this statement: "When significant inaccuracies are committed by an editorial employee, or a pattern of errors in stories is detected, a department head or above should be informed of the problem immediately." With your policy as our guide we are contacting you regarding a recent editorial published on Monday, September 11th, regarding crime in the City of Denver. In it you mock the valid concerns of those who correctly argue that Denver did not do as well as other major cities in combating crime during the last...

Gov. Bill Richardson's re-election campaign on Wednesday launched its first advertising attack on Republican challenger John Dendahl— 11 days after Dendahl got into the race. The one-minute radio bombing run questions the manner in which Dendahl replaced Santa Fe radiologist J.R. Damron as the Republican candidate for governor. Richardson campaign chairman Dave Contarino, who has called Dendahl a "negative bomb-thrower," said in a prepared statement that the new ad is truthful. "Voters of New Mexico need to understand exactly how Dendahl operates and how and why he was selected by the Republican Party leadership," he said. Dendahl said the Richardson...

The Arizona Daily Star Published: 04.20.2006 Harris kicks $100K into campaign after cutting child support By Howard Fischer CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES PHOENIX — Scottsdale businessman Mike Harris has put $100,000 of his own money into his campaign for governor just months after convincing a judge he was too poor to make full support payments for his only child. Harris said he got the court to cut his support payments in half, to $1,000 a month, after coming close to bankruptcy. Harris said he now is in much better financial health, which is why he has committed to spend up to...

Thomas M. Long, Queens County Chairman Raquel Lacomba Walker, Political Affairs Chairwoman ***** Queens County Conservative Party Election News For Immediate Press Release March 17, 2006 Contact: Thomas M. Long (718) 748-6505 **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** INTERVIEW WITH JOHN FASO Queens County Conservative Party leaders and guests gathered at the American Legion Continental Post in Forest Hills, Thursday, March 16 for an Executive Committee Board meeting. On the agenda, the lively group of over 50 participants had an opportunity to hear John Faso’s vision for New York, and consider endorsing him for Governor in the 2006 race. Growing up in Nassau...

http://jimpetro.com/video/shame.mpghttp://www.yourfilelink.com/get.php?fid=39011Wow- sounds like the mating call of the Ohio Republican RINO! (Ken Blackwell's new ad is on http://www.kenblackwell.com" )

Jim Petro selects Coshocton State Senator Joy Padgett as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor in the Republican Primary. One of the Republican candidates for Governor makes a second choice for Lieutenant Governor. Jim Petro has selected State Senator Joy Padgett (R-Coshocton) as his running mate. She is a former teacher, and observers says she brings support from southern and southeastern Ohio to the ticket. Petro calls Padgett "someone who can create consensus for the reform needed in state government". She says Petro is the only candidate with a "record of reform", and the only candidate who can beat the...

Worcester DA snags police files By Lisa Gentes and Kristen Bradley Thursday, January 5, 2006 Two weeks after Worcester County District Attorney John Conte said he was unlikely to pursue charges in connection with a crash that killed two Southborough sisters, the DA has for the first time requested all files related to a Northborough Police investigation. The request followed a story that appeared in the Dec. 30 Daily News reporting the 17-year-old driver, Shauna Murphy, had been drinking before the crash, according to a source familiar with the case. Northborough Police Chief Mark Leahy said yesterday that a representative...

Is Corzine the Next McGreevey? Enlighten-NewJersey has learned that something big is about to happen, and when it hits; it’ll make Jim McGreevey look like a Cub Scout compared to Jon Corzine. This damaging revelation is well known by key political insiders in New Jersey, the Corzine camp knows it’s coming and is waiting for the other shoe to drop. The New York Times, the New York Post, the Bergen Record, and the Star Ledger are all running down leads in the story. This story could break wide open any day. It’s not a question of if, but when....

Topics: Tax Reform OP/ED, Virginia Governor's race, 20065 Alabama Governor's race.

$139 billion spending plan headed to governor 05/29/2005 By BRANDI GRISSOM / Associated Press A $139 billion two-year budget plan is on its way to Republican Gov. Rick Perry's desk after the House passed it Sunday. With a vote of 104-40, lawmakers approved a proposal that would increase state spending by about 10 percent. The Senate approved the same plan Saturday with a vote of 30-1. Perry has the authority to veto specific items both in the budget plan and the supplemental budget plan expected to receive a vote later Sunday. "He's going to go through the budget very carefully,...

>-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: Asteinberg613@comcast.net To: Maron@njn.org (Michael Aron) Subject: Schundler LIED tonight Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 02:26:52 +0000 Michael - Although I was staying out of any involvement in this primary, I was inclined to vote for Bret, until he outright LIED tonight. At the time McGreevey and Sharpe James made their backdoor Newark arena proposal to use Port Authority moneys, Lew Eisenberg was long gone from the Port Authority. In fact, he had left the Port Authority to serve as a member of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation in January, 2002, prior to McGreevey's inauguration. As...

AUSTIN — Rural landowners carrying protest signs and shouting angry slogans gathered at the Capitol to speak their minds. Their goal: Stopping Gov. Rick Perry’s Trans-Texas Corridor. Farmers and ranchers say the huge highway project will gobble thousands of acres of their property only to make money for private toll road companies. “The government is out of control. They’re trying to take our property rights away from us,” said Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, one of the legislators who spoke at the May 3 rally. Republican Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn —one of Perry’s potential GOP primary opponents in 2006 — joined...

WASHINGTON — A political spat erupted Tuesday between Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison when the senator filed an amendment to the $284 billion transportation bill that would ban tolls on existing federal highways. The amendment would repeal existing language in the highway bill that would allow states to erect toll booths on federal highways to pay for transportation projects. "Tolling existing roads to pay for new ones is double taxation," said Hutchison, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee. But the amendment was seen as a shot at Perry's proposed $175 billion Trans...

This Monday, May 2, is the date for the next hearing in the election contest. This will be the last hearing in Chelan County Superior Court before the trial starts on May 23. In this hearing the judge will consider all pre-trial motions. ***Below are two recent news releases regarding what's been happening lately with the election contest. Highlights of Dean Logan deposition King County investigating more felon voters To subscribe to the Dino Rossi for Governor e-mail update, please send us an e-mail at update@dinorossi.com.

Abortion foes tap governor Web Posted: 01/15/2005 12:00 AM CST Peggy Fikac Chief, Express-News Austin bureau AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry, who may face a re-election challenge from within his party next year, plans to headline a Capitol rally next weekend on an issue of importance to GOP primary voters — abortion. "Join pro-life Texas Gov. Rick Perry!" says a Web posting by the Texas Alliance for Life touting next Saturday's Texas Rally for Life. "We've been putting it (the rally) on for about 15 years. This is the first time a governor has appeared. We're just ecstatic about that,"...

Dear Friend, Last Thursday the Secretary of State certified Chris Gregoire governor-elect. We have just finished the longest, most scrutinized election in Washington State history. Ballots have been checked, double-checked, and triple-checked. Democrats and Republicans from across the state have joined together to make this the most accurate election in state history. But, instead of taking Chris Gregoire's call for unity to move our state forward, Dino Rossi and the Republican Party have gone off on a bitter battle to tear down this election. They are trashing the Republican Secretary of State, they are trashing county auditors across the state,...

Help toss out this election Many readers have asked how they can help mine the county voter databases for indications of illegal voting and other irregularities. The short answer is: Yes, please! The longer answer is: Here is what you have to do to get started 1. Obtain your own copy of the voter list for your favorite county. The county auditors/election officials are required by law to make this information available to the public. This is public information, and the cost is relatively modest, but I'm not going to release my own copy for two reasons: (1) there are...