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Firefighters' fundraiser gets ethics OK, with difficult restrictions
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe good news ??? Palm Beach County???s new ethics rules don???t prohibit firefighters??? annual roadside fill-the-boot fundraiser for handicapped children. The bad news ??? When firefighters walk to waiting cars at busy intersections they better bring...Tags: Muscular Dystrophy Association, Local Government, Social Issues, Florida, Holidays
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Stacy Ritter campaign violation woes: Q&A transcript
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThings keep getting worse for Broward County Commissioner Stacy Ritter and husband/lobbyist Russell Klenet. Last month, the Florida Elections Commission found grounds to charge Ritter with 28 non-criminal misdemeanor violations for her 2008 unopposed...Tags: Rentals, Broward County, Lawyers, Judges, Broward County Commission
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County watchdog warns officials about public perception pitfalls of accepting holiday gifts
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County???s new anti-corruption watchdog has put county officials and employees on notice that the time for accepting a host of holiday gifts from lobbyists and contractors should be left a part of Christmas past. Inspector General Sheryl...Tags: Ethics, Local Government, Holidays, Politics, Employees
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More election tidbits: On Scott vs. Sink and Barbara Sharief
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsMore post-primary thoughts: --Much is being made by national political analysts about Tuesday's turnout in Florida, with more Republicans than Democrats voting on Tuesday, and what it might portend for the November races for governor and U.S. Senate....Tags: Regional Authority, Rod Smith, African Americans, Pembroke Pines, Marco Rubio
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Boynton Beach, Lantana volutarily accept county's new ethics rules
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsBoynton Beach and Lantana this week became the first two cities to voluntarily submit to the oversight of Palm Beach County???s new ethics reform measures. County commissioners on Tuesday approved agreements with Boynton Beach and Lantana to extend the...Tags: Referenda, Lantana, Boynton Beach, Local Government, Trials
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NFL Players union reaches out to politicians (UPDATED with response from NFL)
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsConcerned NFL owners are planning to lock players out when their contract expires on March 4, the NFL Players Association sent letters Monday to politicians in every NFL market to warn what the loss of football could mean to their......Tags: Regional Authority, Miami Dolphins, Kevin Mawae, Government, National Football League
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Palm Beach County sticks with outside lobbying teams, costs taxpayers $243,000
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County plans to keep hiring outside state and federal lobbying teams. On Tuesday approved spending $243,000 on lobbyists from Tallahassee to Washington D.C. The County Commission approved 12-month contract extensions totaling $195,000 for six...Tags: Florida Legislature, Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Politics, Lake Okeechobee
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Taxpayers pick up tab for Aaronson's ethics complaint
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County taxpayers should pay $5,000 for County Commissioner Burt Aaronson???s legal fees incurred defending against an ethics complaint, Aaronson???s fellow commissioners decided Tuesday. The County Commission on Tuesday approved paying the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment, Ethics, Trials, Politics
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'Survivor: Redemption Island' recap: It's getting a little twisty
Reality CheckHello, again. It’s Bucky here, back and refreshed after a week’s vacation (to the Cactus League, in the Phoenix area.) Thanks to SKK for covering for me last week, which could have been a key week, what with Andrea falling......Tags: Basketball, Chemical Industry, Game Shows (genre), Survivor: Redemption Island (tv program), Witnesses
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John McCain's power-broker: Mr. Black
The Swampby Mark Silva Hillary Clinton had to sideline Mark Penn when the adviser's professional work as a lobbyist -- flogging Colombia -- got in the way of Clinton's campaign. Barack Obama has escewed campaign money from lobbyists, but not from......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Strom Thurmond, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Business Enterprises
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Mex rips Kid for lobbying for Willie Randolph's Mets job
WatchdogHere is the small newspaper article I wrote about Keith Hernandez (and Gary Cohen) taking issue Sunday with Gary Carter's remarks on Sirius Satellite Radio Friday. Hernandez called Carter "unconscious" for openly lobbying for the managerial job...Tags: Satellite Technology, Radio Industry, Politics, New York Mets, Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.
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Product extensions: Lobbyists for McCain!
Spin CycleWe've been occasionally fascinated by the various products campaigns think of to sell themselves -- Hillary tee-shirts, McCain eco-friendly organic merchandise. Here's a new idea: Personalized McCain Banners. It is to traditional political signage what...Tags: Politics
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