Alan Grayson

Democrat Alan Grayson, an attorney, is seeking his second term in Congress from the relatively conservative 8th district. During his first term, he made news with headline-grabbing remarks such as a floor speech in which he charged the GOP health care reform plan was for sick people to "die quickly."

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Latest Alan Grayson News

Florida's Alan Grayson Says Sarah Palin Instigated Arizona Shootings

By Suzi Parker

Former Florida Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson is accusing Sarah Palin of fueling violence preceding the shooting of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson Jan. 8. "There has been a stream of ...

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An Anti-War Challenge to Obama in 2012: The Case for Alan Grayson

By Mark I. Pinsky

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Current Beltway consensus holds that the 2012 race, like 2010, will be a referendum on the economy. But what if, instead, the war in Afghanistan, which Barack Obama has embraced, ...

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House Says No to Another Extension of Jobless Benefits

By Tom Diemer

About 2 million long-term jobless Americans most likely will see the last of their unemployment benefits this month after the House failed in a bid to extend the compensation program for another three ...

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The Democratic Debacle -- and What It Means

By Walter Shapiro

America has seen tidal wave off-year elections before (three, in fact, in the past 16 years). But what was epic about the glub-glub election of 2010 is that even with months of warning most imperiled ...

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Campaign Ads 2010: The Good, the Bad and the Funny

By Carl M. Cannon and Andrea Stone

More than $4 billion will be spent on the 2010 midterm elections -- the lion's share of it on advertising on television, radio, and even a bit on the Internet. But what are we getting for all that ...

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Latest From the Web

May 23, 2012

Alan Grayson Endorsing Norman Solomon: 'The FBI Had a File on Him When He Was 14'

Source: Crooks and Liars

Alan Grayson endorsed Norman Solomon yesterday.

May 22, 2012

Former U.S. Rep. Ric Keller backs Craig Miller's congressional bid

Source: The St. Augustine Record - St. Augustine FL

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Ric Keller is endorsing Craig Miller's run for Congress, the campaign announced in a news release.

May 10, 2012

U.S. Chamber of Commerce targets Sen. Bill Nelson, Alan Grayson in new TV ads

Source: Political Pulse

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has launched new attack ads against Florida's incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson , with ads airing today on Orlando broadcast stations.

May 04, 2012

Alan Grayson's biography of Herman Cain

Source: Politico

If you're a student of Internet or direct mail fundraising pitches, then you're probably familiar with the Alan Grayson oeuvre.

May 01, 2012

If it's Tuesday, there must be more handwringing over "polarization":

Source: Hullabaloo

Think Congress is a big, dysfunctional, polarized mess?