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Bill Rufty's Love Letter to Rep. Putnam
Thu, Jul 29, 2010 - 05:30 AMPosted by Eric Saporito in Florida Politics

In Sunday’s Ledger, Bill Rufty wrote a shameless love letter to Congressman Adam Putnam(R-Bartow). Congressman Putnam is out raising Scott Maddox in the Agriculture Commissioner Race by taking money from the special interest groups in Washington D.C. and Florida – as he always has. Congressman Putnam has always

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Tags: Scott Maddox, Polk County Democrats
Media Matters: "Context is everything": Why you should (still) never trust Andrew Breitbart‏
Sat, Jul 24, 2010 - 07:07 AMPosted by Eric Saporito in U.S. Politics

Viewers Duped Again:

The Republican Noise Machine within the "Fox News Channel," or the Faux News Channel as I prefer to call it, did it again to roil up the right without even verifying Andrew Breitbart's story first or getting a second source to confirm the story

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Tags: Andrew Breitbart, Shirley Sherrod
This Time Is Different
Sun, Jun 13, 2010 - 05:40 AMPosted by Eric Saporito in
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Tags: Oil Spill Responsibility, Addiction to Oil
Oil spill 'blame game' needs to start at home
Sun, Jun 13, 2010 - 05:36 AMPosted by Eric Saporito in

Oil spill 'blame game' needs to start at home

Published Tuesday, June 8, 2010

I'd like to join the blame game that has come to define our national approach to the ongoing environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

This isn't the fault of BP or Transocean. It's not the government's fault.

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Tags: Gulf Oil Spill, Personal Responsibility
Presidential Teachers Award
Mon, Jun 7, 2010 - 05:52 PMPosted by Eric Saporito in

WASHINGTON, DC -- President Obama today named 103 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.  The educators will receive their awards in Washington, D.C. later this year. The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching is awarded

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Seniors Host Local Meetings, Health Care Tele-Town Hall Meeting wit
Mon, Jun 7, 2010 - 05:49 PMPosted by Eric Saporito in

Senior Obama Administration Officials to Attend Local Meetings WASHINGTON—On Tuesday morning, senior citizens across the country will gather at a series of local meetings to participate via phone in a national tele-town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act with President Barack Obama. Additionally, more than a dozen senior Obama

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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen
Mon, Jun 7, 2010 - 05:47 PMPosted by Eric Saporito in

James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:10 A.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Good morning, everyone. We are joined this morning by -- with Thad Allen, our national incident commander dealing with the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. He is also here for a meeting with Cabinet agencies that are

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Tags: Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Remarks by the President After Meeting with Cabinet Members to Discuss the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spi
Mon, Jun 7, 2010 - 05:46 PMPosted by Eric Saporito in

12:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Well, I just completed a meeting with the Cabinet that is directly in charge of dealing with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  From the beginning, we activated 15 agencies for what is now the largest national response ever to an environmental disaster.  And what we

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POLK DEC Resolution
Mon, Sep 21, 2009 - 04:09 PMPosted by Jessica Barrett in

Below is a copy of the POLK DEC's resolution that was sent to all members of congress.

Polk County Democratic Party Resolution

WHEREAS, the health care system of the United States is in crisis, with almost fifty million Americans lacking any health insurance, tens of millions more lacking adequate coverage, and

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Upcoming Meetings:

Polk County Democratic Executive Committee will meet Monday, September 13th, at 7:00 p.m. in the County Commissioner's Chambers, Bartow. All Democrats are invited to attend.

Club Meetings:

Auburndale Democratic Club will meet Tuesday, September 7th, at 7:00p.m. in the Auburndale VFW.  All Democrats are invited to attend.

Greater Winter Haven Democratic Club will meet Tuesday, September 28, at 7:00 p.m. in the Southwest Complex. All Democrats are invited to attend.

Haines City Democratic Club: Coming Soon.

Lakeland Democratic Club will meet Thursday, September 2nd, at 7:00 p.m.  in The McArthur Center, 811 Lakeside Avenue. All Democrats are invited to attend.

Lake Wales Democratic Club will meet Tuesday, September 21st, at 7 p.m. in the B Street Center. All Democrats are invited to attend.

Solivita Democratic Club will meet September 22nd, at 7:00 p.m. in the Solivita Community Ballroom.

Young Dems  will meet Thursday, September 23rd, at 7:30 p.m.