MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, today issued a statement following reports that the jobless rate fell to 9.7%:
"Today's news makes me cautiously optimistic that we're turning the page from recession to re ...
Posted Friday, June 4th 2010 at 10:55AM
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One of the most closely watched elections this fall will be for the open Senate seat in Florida. Up to now, most of the attention has been on the Republican side, where the momentum of ...
Posted Friday, June 4th 2010 at 10:45AM
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It's only June, but Florida's three-way U.S. Senate contest is already shaping up as a race to remember. It will have Republican Marco Rubio, the young and formerly unsung conservati ...
Posted Friday, June 4th 2010 at 10:22AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - The affidavit released after the arrest of Governor Crist's handpicked Republican party chairman Jim Greer raises some serious questions about the governor's interaction with Greer and the RPOF under his leadership.
"While th ...
Posted Thursday, June 3rd 2010 at 2:47PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - The Kendrick Meek for Florida campaign released the following statement regarding today's arrest of Jim Greer, Governor Charlie Crist's handpicked chairman of the Republican Party of Florida:
"Governor Crist is trying to walk ...
Posted Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 at 12:40PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek released the following statement regarding today's news that the Justice Department plans to launch a civil and criminal investigation into the BP spill:
"Launching a civil and criminal investigation of BP's rol ...
Posted Tuesday, June 1st 2010 at 4:42PM
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LEESBURG -- U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Miami), the Democratic candidate who is now seeking his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate, did more than hand out campaign bumper stickers during his visit to Le ...
Posted Tuesday, June 1st 2010 at 4:37PM
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BROOKSVILLE - Local Democrats showed up Saturday afternoon to meet their frontrunner for the U.S. Senate.
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek is traveling up, ...
Posted Tuesday, June 1st 2010 at 4:34PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, today issued the following statement on Memorial Day:
"Today, we honor the courageous men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service of our nation. We can n ...
Posted Monday, May 31st 2010 at 9:40AM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - The Kendrick Meek campaign released a web video today showing Governor Charlie Crist applauding the discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy only to flip his position just three days later, saying that he was "inclined to s ...
Posted Friday, May 28th 2010 at 11:10AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, issued the following statement today after President Obama announced a six-month ban on drilling new deepwater oil wells:
"From the beginning, offshore drilling has posed s ...
Posted Thursday, May 27th 2010 at 1:39PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - People For The American Way Voters Alliance endorsed Kendrick Meek today citing his lifelong fight for a woman's right to choose and his support for public education. The announcement comes three days after the Florida AFL-CIO ...
Posted Wednesday, May 26th 2010 at 1:26PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - On Monday, the White House announced it would back a vote to repeal the Pentagon's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which has prevented gays and lesbians from openly serving in the military for nearly two decades. In the past, bot ...
Posted Wednesday, May 26th 2010 at 11:00AM
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Dear Friend,
Just yesterday, the White House made a big announcement: they would back a vote to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
In my opinion, it is a vote that is long overdue. My opponents, however, both oppose changing this intolerant polic ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2010 at 2:25PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek released the following statement regarding yesterday's news that the White House will back a vote to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell:"
"For too long, the Pentagon's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy has dishonored th ...
Posted Tuesday, May 25th 2010 at 7:19AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek received the full endorsement of the Florida AFL-CIO yesterday, even after Governor Crist told the group on Friday, "I want your help. I want your vote. I want your support. I want your endorsement. I am asking for ...
Posted Monday, May 24th 2010 at 4:33PM
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Kendrick Meek released the following statement after receiving the Florida AFL-CIO's endorsement for the general election:
"My entire life I have stood alongside the hardworking men and women of this state who are building up ...
Posted Sunday, May 23rd 2010 at 10:43AM
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 22, 2010..........Saying that Gov. Charlie Crist’s speech to one of the state’s largest labor unions was not enough to make the newly independent U.S. Senate candidate a friend of the group, Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek ...
Posted Sunday, May 23rd 2010 at 10:36AM
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. - Kendrick Meek released the following statement after receiving the Florida Education Association's endorsement for the general election:
"For over a decade, a prolonged and mean-spirited battle has been waged against our teach ...
Posted Sunday, May 23rd 2010 at 10:31AM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek responded to today's news that Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 12 percent in April.
"Today's announcement is a stark reminder that Floridians are still hurting. We are a ...
Posted Friday, May 21st 2010 at 9:32AM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek issued the following statement today on Cuban Independence Day:
"Today, we celebrate the independence of Cuba and remember all those who fought against Spanish rule over 100 years ago. Those freedom fighters cou ...
Posted Thursday, May 20th 2010 at 7:04PM
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Join Kendrick today - click here to call for a stop to offshore drilling.Five million gallons. That is how much crude oil is estimated to have leaked into the Gulf.
Just this week, NASA released a new image that shows the massive spill heading sou ...
Posted Thursday, May 20th 2010 at 12:39PM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - Kendrick Meek demanded $75 million more in aid from BP to revive Florida tourism, the state's number one industry, in a letter sent today to BP CEO Tony Hayworth.
The letter comes just days after BP's promise to the state tha ...
Posted Thursday, May 20th 2010 at 12:28PM
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MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. - Kendrick Meek, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, issued the following statement today as Senate Republicans prepare to go down fighting, defending the Big Banks and BP during the final debate on holding Wall Street accountab ...
Posted Wednesday, May 19th 2010 at 10:32AM
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http://www.tampabay.com/news/kendrick-meek-releases-tax-returns/1095657
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek posted seven years of tax returns on his campaign website on Monday.
Charlie Crist released his more than a month ago.
"Ke ...
Posted Wednesday, May 19th 2010 at 10:08AM
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