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Feb 4, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

Bill McCollum talks up Newt Gingrich on ‘Political Connections’

The TV Guy - Orlando Sentinel
Flashpoint" focuses on foreign tourists and investors in wake of President Barack Obama's executive order to make it easier for travelers to get visas to visit the United States, moderator Lauren Rowe said. The program airs at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-...

Feb 4, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Magic arrive in Indianapolis, thanks to one strange itinerary

Orlando Sentinel’s Magic BasketBlog
INDIANAPOLIS — The Orlando Magic have arrived at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for their game tonight against the Indiana Pacers. It's been a strange trip already. Unable to secure hotel rooms here because of Super Bowl XLVI and not permitted to fly...

Mar 7, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

State to subsidize bus route between OIA and Disney World

Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
In addition to spending much more on travel advertising and dangling incentives for pro soccer teams that train in Central Florida, the Florida Legislature’s $70 billion budget also sets aside money to help employees of area tourism businesses get...

Mar 21, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport: a woman finally gets a (half) airport name

Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
(Reluctantly updated, 4 p.m. 3/21/12 with reference to the Amelia Earhart Airport in Atchison Kansas.) So Little Rock has voted to rename its airport Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, after the former president and current U.S. secretary of...

Mar 27, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

Ian Poulter makes short work of raising $100,000 for Nemours

The Downswing Golf Blog
On Monday, the inaugural Ian Poulter Charity Classic managed to raise $100,000 for the Nemours Children’s Hospital set to open in Orlando later this year. Not too shabby for a fundraiser that was barely in the conceptual stage even 2 1/2 months ago....

Apr 11, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

Give $10,000 and get $2.2 million

Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
Just before the Florida Legislature opened its 2012 session, Walt Disney World gave a $10,000 donation to a political committee associated with the lawmaker in charge of writing the Florida House of Representatives’ budget, according to updated...

Apr 13, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

TaxWatch urges veto of $150 million ‘budget turkeys’

Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
TALLAHASSEE — The business-backed Florida TaxWatch trotted out its list of “budget turkeys,” more commonly known as pork, in a report Friday that said the Legislature had spent $150 million on special projects at a time when they cut...

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Nov 28, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

Phil Diamond fights USPS closing, slams Dyer for inaction

Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Commissioner Phil Diamond is fighting the possible closure of a U.S. Postal Service distribution center adjacent to Orlando International Airport. Diamond, who is running for mayor in the April 3 election, said incumbent Buddy Dyer hasn't done...

Oct 11, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

Obama lands, shakes hands, goes where the money is

Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
Scott Powers reports from Orlando International Airport that President Barack Obama touched down on Air Force One at 5 p.m. He was greet by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and veteran Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown of Jacksonville. Dyer was to give him a...

Oct 11, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

Photos: Obama raises a glass, cash in central Florida

Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando Sentinel
President Barack Obama hoisted a glass of Guinness beer in a toast with unemployed construction workers during an impromptu stop at the Harp & Celt Irish pub in downtown Orlando, Tuesday evening. Obama made the stop between campaign fundraisers, where...