Reporter, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Veteran political reporter in Florida, covering the capitol for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune; a contributor to the New York Times, he blogs at The Fine Print
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Gary Fineout
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FROM Gary Fineout
To the Point
Florida's Marco Rubio Is Suddenly a GOP Rising Star When Governor Charlie Crist hugged President Obama and supported the federal stimulus plan, Florida politics changed forever. In his US Senate run, Republican Crist had to turn Independent, and proceeded to lose big Tuesday to a rising GOP star. Today's New York Times quotes a supporter calling Marco Rubio , "our Cuban Barack Obama."
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The march toward a teachers strike sounds familiar Higher salaries, larger class sizes, more counselors, librarians and nurses. Those are just some of the demands that members of United Teachers, Los Angeles - the union that represents teachers' at LAUSD - are asking for.