"… ders — and the giant banks that owned or backed them.“Next, we can put Americans to work today building the infrastructure of tomorrow. From the first ra …"

"… tives that will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy in America. I am grateful to the House for passing such a bill last year. And this ye …"

"… earmark requests on a single Web site before there’s a vote, so that the American people can see how their money is being spent.”Disclosure is vital, but …"

"… corporations — to spend without limit in our elections. I don’t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests, or …"

"… at home, that comes out to just over $200 in Crist contributions per month. …"

"… m GOP-er Mel Martinez.A search of Federal Elections Commission records and Florida campaign finance reports reveals that while the newest Senator has been a …"

"… as given Crist include:• Two $100 contributions to his 2000 campaign for Florida Education Commissioner• One $200 donation to his 2002 campaign for Flori …"

"… orida Education Commissioner• One $200 donation to his 2002 campaign for Florida Attorney General• A $250 check, a $100 check, two $25 checks, and a $135 …"

"… investigation of his ties to convicted felon and lobbyist Jack Abramoff.* Florida Republican Congressman Tom Feeney, who ran ads personally apologizing for …"

"… report.Hypoxia has been found stretching along the Atlantic coastline from Florida’s Biscayne Bay north to Boston Harbor. One of the largest dead zones is …"

"… e passport office in Washington D.C., GAO investigators used a counterfeit Florida birth certificate and a fictitious West Virginia driver’s license, submi …"

"… the poster children for Medicare’s fraud problem, particularly in South Florida. But a new government watchdog report suggests that the Medicare Part D pr …"

"… contacted insurance companies because he was receiving refill requests for Florida patients he did not recognize. “One of the insurers sent me a list of 20 …"

"… an 18-month delay that was mandated by Congress. But a bill introduced by Florida Democrat Kendrick Meek that would scrap the competitive bidding program fo …"

"… nst the program, has found a new champion in Meek — a 2010 candidate for Florida’s open U.S. Senate seat. In mid-October, Meek introduced House Bill 3790 …"

"… our jurisdiction.” …"

"… but the home was in St. Lucie County. Woolf never worked that far north on Florida’s Atlantic coast.Woolf suspected Serge R. Wainer. A year before, Wainer …"

"… xed it on the appraisal, Woolf reported the incident to the police and the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation.Wainer, who could not b …"

"… r, who could not be reached for comment, never faced criminal charges. The Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board, however, found him guilty of ten violations o …"

"… le,” said Illinois appraiser Don Martin about a recent experience with a Florida appraisal management company. “They tried to pressure me to do it fast, …"

"… o it fast, to reduce our fee, to change the value.”The man who runs that Florida company is himself a former appraiser whose license was revoked. Stay tune …"

"… .” …"

"… �s appraisal.Fudging the numbersRichard Frank, an appraiser in Vero Beach, Florida, started appraising homes in 1998, when values were climbing. From the beg …"