The Swine Line (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today expressed support for a provision in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R. 4137) introduced by Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.) that will redirect wasteful grants from sex offenders to the hard-working students who need them. … READ MORE
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
There's never been a wider, more competitive field of Democrats fighting to kick Republican U.S. Rep. Ric Keller out of Congress. Two, business consultant Charlie Stuart and lawyer Alan Grayson, tried unsuccessfully for the 8th District in 2006. This time,...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Mike Smith of Winter Garden is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. House District 8 seat now held by Ric Keller. But he used to be a Republican. Smith said he grew up in a Republican family, so...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
The debate between incumbent U.S. Rep. Ric Keller and his challenger in the Republican primary last night turned into the Todd Long Power Hour. Keller didn't show, as is the case at previous debates. "Incumbents feel they don't need to...
Taking Names the Blog (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
A note to send out last week and usher in the next... First, an interesting bit of trivia that most probably missed in all the hubbub between Ric Keller and Todd Long last week: You know how Long mentioned that...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Todd Long, the Republican challenging U.S. Rep. Ric Keller for his party's nomination, wants you know that he still has lots of conservative support, despite his troubles with alcohol. On Tuesday, Long sent an email to supporters saying as much...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
In his campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Ric Keller, Democrat Alan Grayson has touted his success suing contractors in Iraq for gouging American taxpayers. So it's no surprise that Grayson's history of going after "war profiteers" would make him...
Taking Names the Blog (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Ric Keller made an interesting choice to go after primary opponent Todd Long -- hard. As you may have seen in this morning's paper, the Republican congressman from Orlando put out a mailer that was all about Long's criminal history...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
U.S. Rep. Ric Keller put his re-election campaign on the attack this weekend, sending his opponent's mugshot and arrest record to voters across Central Florida. Todd Long, an attorney who faces Keller in the Republican primary in three weeks, was...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
Long doesn't dispute flier's contents but says GOP race should be about issues U.S. Rep. Ric Keller put his re-election campaign on the attack this weekend, sending his opponent's mugshot and arrest record to voters across Central Florida.
Entertainment Base! Fun! Daily! (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
The Associated Press reported in March that dozens of rapists and child molesters have taken higher education classes at taxpayer expense while confined to treatment centers. “Today, the most insane wasteful spending program in America comes to an end,” Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla., said on the House floor Thursday before his plan won approval. Keller cited the [...]
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Ric Keller shed some major pounds-- and a GOP registration edge Over the course of the last month, DWT has had an underlying theme running through it about how democracy doesn't thrive when big corporate entities flood the airwaves with billions of dollars to create "conventional wisdom" that the corporate candidate-- whether a Republican or a nominal Democrat from the Republican wing of the Democratic...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
A mini-campaign battle is being waged in Central Florida mailboxes. Two of the five Democrats running for the U.S. House seat now held by Republican Ric Keller are spending tens of thousands of dollars to boost their name recognition before...
Taking Names the Blog (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
A few random bits of tid: * I'm not even sure what to say about this one. But a fellow consumer of all news political just passed along word that Ric Keller's office has apparently been deemed "The Hill's Most...
tampabay.com blogs (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
The Hill's "Most Beautiful" edition concludes that Ric Keller has the most beautiful office on Capital Hill. Mario Diaz-Balart's aide Emily Zammit makes the top 10.
