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Jacksonville-Area Congressmen Have Interesting Foreign Ties

By Jack Adams

There's an interesting new website that is making waves in Washington, DC.   Foreignlobbying.org is focused solely on bringing sunshine to the interactions of members of Congress with lobbyists of foreign governments. Not merely limited to lobbyist interactions, the site also looks at campaign contributions from lobbyists who represent foreign governments.  According to the... »

How To Rig An Election

By Abel Harding

Every 10 years, Florida's political power brokers drool over their next opportunity to rig a decade's worth of elections.  This is all quite legal, of course, and is done through the prospect of redistricting.  Florida, like many other states, allows the Legislature and the Governor complete control over the process.  Before Republicans begin to... »