Naked Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lincoln Diaz-Balart and challenger Raul Martinez will go head to head Sunday on Univision's Al Punto. Univision promises the two will discuss the economy, U.S. policy towards Cuba and Latin America, "pre-conditions for meeting with rogue states, and why they...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Versailles Beat, a conservative blog, has made what it acknowledges is a surprise endorsement in the clash of the Titans, backing Democrat Raul Martinez over incumbent Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart. "Go ahead, punch yourself now to make sure you're not dreaming....
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
That's Ileana Ros-Lehtinen making out with Bush. Here's Lincoln Diaz-Balart, the incumbent in Florida 21, trying to give Mr. 22% a terrorist fist bump: Lincoln's brother Mario, who holds the 25th, has somehow lucked out. I couldn't find any pictures of him and Bush. And there won't be one today, either, when Bush is down in South Florida raising money for Ileana, Mario, and Lincoln . They've got a...
Shakespeare's Sister (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
President Bush will be in Miami today for a fundraiser for local Republicans. Except that the three local Republican members of the House of Representatives, Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen , all have "previous commitments" and won't be able to make it.
Bark Bark Woof Woof (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
President Bush will be in Miami today for a fundraiser for local Republicans. Except that the three local Republican members of the House of Representatives, Mario and Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, all have "previous commitments" and won't be able to make it.
Florida Progressive Coalition Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Miami Herald Now things are really heating up! Raul Martinez and state Democrats at a Miami press conference today looked to tie Lincoln Diaz-Balart to Puerto Rican senator Jorge de Castro Font, who was arrested by the FBI. Dems charge that de Castro Font has “implicated” Diaz-Balart by alleging to “have traveled to Miami with Congressman Luis [...]
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
You can't make this stuff up . The Miami Herald blog reports: Now things are really heating up! Raul Martinez and state Democrats at a Miami press conference today looked to tie Lincoln Diaz-Balart to Puerto Rican senator Jorge de Castro Font, who was arrested by the FBI. Dems charge that de Castro Font has "implicated" Diaz-Balart by alleging to "have traveled to Miami with Congressman Luis Fortuño...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
One half of the team of Puerto Rican policitians who allegedly delivered a "suitcase" of campaign contributions to Lincoln Diaz-Balart says the accusation leveled by indicted Puerto Rican Sen. Jorge de Castro is "false and malicious" and part of an...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Florida Democrats on Wednesday sought to link South Florida Republican Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to a video on a Puerto Rican TV website in which an indicted Puerto Rican senator claims he and another island politician carried an unspecified amount of money to Diaz-Balart from a prominent Puerto Rican family.
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
The temperature in the heated race between U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and challenger Raul Martinez climbed Wednesday when Democratic Party officials alleged the incumbent Republican from Miami has been implicated in a Puerto Rican bribery scandal.
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Florida Democrats -- who have accused Lincoln Diaz-Balart of accepting a "suitcase" full of cash -- are now accusing him of lying about how much money he's accepted from Puerto Rico. Diaz-Balart's campaign says the Dems have their facts wrong...
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Annette Taddeo has accused Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of being a rubber stamp for President Bush; Joe Garcia accused Mario Diaz-Balart of being absent on the Wall Street bailout and now Raul Martinez is accusing Lincoln Diaz-Balart of lying about him. "He's...
Talking Points Memo (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
From the Miami Herald ... Now things are really heating up! Raul Martinez and state Democrats at a Miami press conference today looked to tie Lincoln Diaz-Balart to Puerto Rican senator Jorge de Castro Font, who was arrested by the...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
The temperature in the heated race between U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and challenger Raul Martinez rose considerably Wednesday when Democratic Party officials alleged that the incumbent Republican from Miami has been implicated in a Puerto Rican bribery scandal.
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Democrats on Wednesday are expected to seek to tie Miami Republican Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart to a video posted on a Puerto Rican television station featuring indicted Puerto Rican Senator Jorge de Castro Font claiming he and another island politician, carried...
