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Not even vetted?

ABC’S John Karl [K]nowledgeable Republican sources tell me that [Marco] Rubio is not being vetted by Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search team. He has not been asked to complete any questionnaires or been asked to turn over any financial documents typically required of potential vice presidential candidates.   Although it is possible that Rubio may [...]

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The Obama campaign magic is dead.

By DAVE LEVINTHAL  That’s the conclusion of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), speaking on “Fox News Sunday.”   “All the things that made him different and special four years ago are gone,” Rubio told host Chris Wallace during an interview that focused heavily on President Barack Obama’s record on the economy.   “He told the American [...]

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Marco Rubio courts establishment Republicans

By SCOTT WONG SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — It might look like tea party hero Marco Rubio waded into enemy territory with stops in San Francisco and Beverly Hills this week. But rubbing shoulders with a different crowd is the point of the freshman senator’s three-day swing through the Golden State. The Florida Republican is out [...]

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Rubio: “We don’t need new taxes. We need new taxpayers”

Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) on July 6, 2011, Senate speech. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Marco Rubio rollout aims to manage expectations

By MOLLY BALL POLITICO As Marco Rubio arrives in Washington in the coming week for Senate meetings and orientation, the hype is almost deafening. The handsome, 39-year-old Florida senator-elect has graced the covers of National Review, The Weekly Standard, Time and The New York Times Magazine. He’s been called “the Great Right Hope” and “the [...]

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Florida Senate: Rubio 38%, Crist 33%

The race for the U.S. Senate in Florida continues to be all about Governor Charlie Crist and former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, regardless of which Democrat they face. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Florida shows Rubio with 38% of the vote and Crist at 33% if Congressman Kendrick Meek [...]

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Mitt Romney Backs Bill McCollum and a Dozen Other Florida Republicans

sunshinestatenews.com On Monday former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, best known for his stab at the 2008 Republican presidential nomination and widely considered a candidate for the GOP nod in 2012, backed Attorney General Bill McCollum for governor and offered endorsements for other Sunshine State Republicans. Under the auspices of Free and Strong America, a leadership [...]

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FBI, IRS investigating Rubio, FL GOP?

Just when the Republican primary in Florida couldn’t look any screwier, the feds have parachuted into the middle of it — and both candidates may have trouble coming their way. The St. Petersburg Times reports this morning that the IRS and the FBI have opened investigations into irregularities involving the use of Republican Party credit [...]

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Mitt Romney to Endorse Rubio Over Crist

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will endorse Marco Rubio over Gov. Charlie Crist in Florida’s Republican Senate primary more than two years after Crist helped crush Romney’s presidential aspirations by endorsing rival John McCain. Romney plans to announce the endorsement Saturday and campaign with Rubio in Tampa on Monday, according to a Romney adviser who [...]

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With veto, Crist sets stage for independent run

TAMPABAY.COM    By: Steve Bousquet TALLAHASSEE — With a stroke of his veto pen, Gov. Charlie Crist declared his independence from Republican policy and politicians Thursday and set the stage for a go-for-broke independent run for the U.S. Senate. For Crist, such a defiant strategy would complete his political evolution. He called himself a “Jeb Bush [...]

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