Could Connie Mack's Mass-Mail "Accident" Be an Illegal Contribution Worth $18 Grand?

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Republican Senate candidate Connie Mack has had to deal with a bit of drama the past few days. And the check pictured above could mean that the drama isn't over.

The trouble started when Mack, who bills himself a fighter of liberal "spending sprees," decided to spend a pile of federal money ($18,000 on postage alone) to send postcards to Florida voters. Mack's allowed to do it because he's a congressman, and when you're a congressman, you get to spend tax dollars sending postcards.
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Mandy Dawson to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion as Soon as She Figures Out How Much She Evaded

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"Oh oh oh TAXES... You really wanted those?"
​Former Fort Lauderdale state Sen. Mandy Dawson will plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion and three counts of failure to file a tax return, according to documents filed yesterday in federal court. She faces up to 13 years in prison.

Dawson was indicted last year after authorities say she failed to file income taxes for 2004 through 2008, failing to pay at least $24,855 in taxes in the first two years alone. The indictment also says she concealed her "true and correct income by directing payment of taxable income to a third party."

The motion filed yesterday asks the court to extend the February 21 deadline for Dawson to file a guilty plea; it says that "the defendant needs a period of time to check the accuracy of the amount of income tax owed" and that
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Republican Primary Quiz: Whom Should You Vote For?

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In case you were not aware, Florida's Republican primary is tomorrow, at which time thousands of Florida Republicans will emerge to support somebody and give the media a fresh narrative to invent and take into the upcoming caucuses. But it's perfectly natural to feel a little anxiety when it comes time to pull that magic lever or punch that card or lick that stamp or however it is you choose to vote.

Relax -- we're here to help, and we've developed a handy quiz to aid you in deciding which of the fine candidates to vote for come Tuesday. Instructions for calculating your results are at the end.
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Newt Gingrich Says Nobody Cares About the Right to Privacy, Challenges Obama to 21 Hours of Debates

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Spotted at the rally: The best idea we've heard all day.
​Newt Gingrich's stump speech at Wings Plus in Coral Springs had a lot of meat to it -- he criticized President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, made fun of the media, and was heckled mercilessly for the first half of the event by a protester who was eventually booted from the parking lot. Let's just go down the issues approximately in order of importance.

1. He doesn't think anyone gives a crap about the nation's right to privacy.

Gingrich insisted that moderators aren't necessary in debates and that the stupid reporters who are
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Gingrich, Santorum Build Florida Campaigns With Help From Antigay Crusaders

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"Legitimate talking point."
​The Republican presidential candidates can figure out a way to disagree on any topic -- we saw last night they could argue about everything from Terri Schiavo to beet sugar -- but there's one thing they all have in common: None of them has any plans to go anywhere near gay rights, and two -- Santorum and Gingrich -- have been collecting Florida allies who have a long history of public hatred toward the LGBT community.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch Happen to Get Money From SOPA Supporters

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Believe it or not, South Florida Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch -- supporters of the Stop Online Piracy Act -- happened to get a lot of money from interest groups supporting the legislation.

According to the nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization MapLight, Wasserman Schultz and Deutch took in nearly $1 million combined in contributions from interest groups supporting SOPA, compared to only around $125,000 in contributions from interest groups not in favor of it.

SOPA and its Senate counterpart, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), were pretty much the talk of the nation yesterday, when several websites went down in protest of the potential for internet censorship that the bills' language carries.

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch Are Sponsoring the Bill That's Upsetting the Internet

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If you go to Wikipedia's website today, you may cry after finding it's not giving out information today. The Google logo is also blacked out on that website, and Reddit and other sites are also blacking themselves out today.

If you're looking for someone local to blame for any of your internet-related problems, look no further than Democratic Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch.

That's because they're two of the 30 cosponsors of a House bill titled the "Stop Online Piracy Act" -- and the Senate side's bill, the "Protect Intellectual Property Act" -- which nerds have been freaking out about for weeks and the rest of the world is discovering today.

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz Accused of Blaming Tucson Shooting on Tea Party (She Didn't)

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If Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said something profoundly stupid, we'd be all over it.

Unfortunately, this is a case of a Fox News writer saying something profoundly stupid.

When the headline "DNC Chair Blames Tea Party for Tucson Shooting" comes with a chopped-up video clip and an ellipsis right in the middle of the quote, that's a bit suspect.
 
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Donald Trump Still Bitter About Nobody Wanting to Join His Circus/Debate

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Donald Trump, the chump of Palm Beach, is apparently still upset that nobody wanted to go to his Newsmax debate/circus that ended up getting canceled.

Now he's taking it out on Rep. Michele Bachmann, saying so few people voted for her in Iowa's Republican caucus last night because she didn't want to go to the debate.

On the other hand, former Sen. Rick Santorum -- who lost by just eight votes -- did want to go to Trump's debate.

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South Florida Tea Party Leader Reportedly in on Donald Trump's Possible Presidential Run

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Donald Trump is still threatening to run for president as a third-party candidate, and he appears to be getting help setting it up from the founder of the South Florida Tea Party.

Everett Wilkinson, who was acting as a promoter for Trump's miserable failure at hosting a debate among the GOP presidential candidate, is reportedly looking for state chairmen for Trump's campaign.

It still doesn't make Trump's presidential run official, but he needs to have campaign chairmen set up just in case.

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