Charlie Crist

Source: online.wsj.com --- 34 days ago
McCain, heavily outspent, loses his Florida edge. ...

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 10 days ago
Hit by a bad economy and election-year politics, Gov. Charlie Crist's popularity is starting to fade a bit, according to a new poll. ...

Source: www.sun-sentinel.com --- 14 days ago
Governor tours Central Florida, pushes safety Getting a break from a daily drumbeat of grim economic news, Gov. Charlie Crist assumed a new role this week: leading pitchman for storm safety, as slow-moving Tropical Storm Fay made a wobbly, watery trek around the state. ...

Source: www.sun-sentinel.com --- 17 days ago
As Tropical Storm Fay dumped gushers of rain on Central Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday asked President Bush to make a federal disaster declaration, citing heavy rains and tropical storm-force winds in Broward and Palm Beach counties among the reasons. ...

Source: www.miamiherald.com --- 11 days ago
Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday ordered his Office of Executive Clemency to close some of the gaps that have prevented felons who have served their time from restoring their civil rights, including the right to vote. ...

Source: www.sun-sentinel.com --- 9 days ago
Seizing an unprecedented opportunity to shape the Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Charlie Crist began Thursday wiping away the last remnant of Democratic power in Tallahassee by naming his first justice to a court best known for its decision in favor of Al Gore in the 2000 presidential recount. ...

Source: www.sun-sentinel.com --- 22 days ago
Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday he was directing state agencies to ramp up construction projects already in the pipeline in an effort to offset news that Florida's economy — and tax revenues — are in a deep slump. ...

Source: www.sun-sentinel.com --- 21 days ago
Its projected path has shifted left and right. Its winds have weakened and strengthened. Tropical Storm Fay certainly has been fickle. ...

Source: www.orlandosentinel.com --- 7 days ago
Percentage of Floridians who think Crist responded well to Fay Don't tell residents in flood-stricken DeBary, but an Orlando Sentinel poll this week found that a majority of state residents think Gov. Charlie Crist and local officials responded well to Tropical Storm Fay's soggy romp. ...

Source: blogs.orlandosentinel.com --- 28 days ago
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist will have a chance to weigh in on the presidential race -- and answer speculation that he could be John McCain's running mate -- on CNN's "Late Edition." The program starts at 11 a.m. Sunday. Wolf... ...

Source: blogs.orlandosentinel.com --- 6 days ago
Now that Charlie Crist won't be riding shotgun on John McCain's presidential campaign, Florida's left-at-the-altar Republican governor faces a critical juncture in crafting his national political resume. Will he need to resurrect the conservative image of "Chain Gang Charlie" as... ...

Source: blogs.orlandosentinel.com --- 4 days ago
"God bless Disney." Those were the first words that Jon voigt uttered at the Florida delegation's party for Charlie Crist. Voigt - star of Disney's "National Treasure" - is the special surprise guest at the Disney-sponsored party at the James... ...

Source: www.orlandosentinel.com --- 23 days ago
Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday that he was directing state agencies to ramp up construction projects already in the pipeline in an effort to offset news that Florida's economy -- and tax revenues -- are in a deep slump. ...

Source: www.jossip.com --- 11 days ago
While Joe Lieberman is arguably not a wise VP pick for John McCain, choosing the Connecticut senator would have on effect on politics: Florida's Gov. Charlie Crist could get un-engaged. That's the theory Chuck Todd floated today, sort-of-but-not-entirely outing Crist — who's widely suspected to be gay — while discussing McCain's potential running mates and the [...] ...

Source: www.wkrg.com --- 7 days ago
Florida Governor Charlie Crist today declared a State of Emergency in Florida that will allow Florida to respond proactively in providing mutual aid to neighboring Gulf Coast states. More ...

Source: blog.indecision2008.com --- 4 days ago
Tonight, NBC anchro Brian Williams will replace the scheduled guest Florida Governor Charlie Crist on The Daily Show. Crist will be in Florida to manage the state in the wake of hurricane Gustav. Tomorrow night, Newt Gingrich will join Jon Stewart in St. Paul, MN to discuss Sarah Palin, John McCain and the RNC so far. This [...] ...

Source: miamiherald.typepad.com --- 29 days ago
Jihan Nassar, a homemaker in Corona, Calif., is listed as a $500 donor to the campaign of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. But she insists she never gave a dime. ''I can't make any donations, financially,'' Nassar said Friday. ``We never made any donations, sir. I have no idea what you are talking about.'' Nassar and her husband, Waleed, are among more than three dozen California donors listed as giving to Crist's campaign on June 19, 2006 -- donations bundled by a controversial Delray Beach defense contractor now under scrutiny for contributions to GOP presidential candidate John McCain, who is considering Crist as a potential running mate. On Thursday, the McCain campaign said it would return $50,000 in donations tied to businessman Harry Sargeant III, finance chairman of the Florida Republican Party and a college buddy of Crist's. Sargeant has said the California donors were solicited by a business partner, Mustafa Abu Naba'a, a Jordanian with an apartment in Miami-Dade, records show. Full story is here ...

Source: www.gaywired.com --- 27 days ago
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gets roughed up on her book tour; former VP nominee and North Carolina senator John Edwards finally admits he had an affair; the McGreevey affair comes to an end; Democrats ponder the timing of Barack Obama 's vacation plans; Hillary Clinton rallies the troops behind her formal rival; and Florida's Gov. Charlie Crist changes his tune on same-sex marriage. ...