<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - florida-republican-party</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/florida-republican-party</link><description>Newsvine - florida-republican-party</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:33:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:21:24 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Ex-Florida Gov. Crist officially becomes Democrat</title>
<description><![CDATA[Former Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist is officially a Democrat.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15763996-ex-florida-gov-crist-officially-becomes-democrat</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15763996-ex-florida-gov-crist-officially-becomes-democrat</guid><category>us</category><category>democratic</category><category>party</category><category>democratic-party</category><category>us-news</category><category>charlie-crist</category><category>crist</category><category>florida-republican-party</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Dec 2012 03:58:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e88ecf65-10ef-420e-913f-f9d15e466fcf.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e88ecf65-10ef-420e-913f-f9d15e466fcf.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this April 5, 2007 file photo, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist talks to the media at the Miami airport, about the plan to restore voting and other civil rights to felons who have finished their sentences. Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has announced on Twitter that he's joining the Democratic Party, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64210277-33a9-4eb3-b87b-f3d5b767dcbb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="506" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=64210277-33a9-4eb3-b87b-f3d5b767dcbb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="152" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist, smiles as he arrives at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crist officially switched his party affiliation to the Democrat party, fueling speculation that he will run for governor again. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0063511-05eb-409a-9ed3-1c9eb4681839.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="386" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a0063511-05eb-409a-9ed3-1c9eb4681839.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="159" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist, smiles as arrives at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crist officially switched his party affiliation to the Democrat party, fueling speculation that he will run for governor again. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b025fb9c-e814-4456-8ae7-0602b8c40379.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="377" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b025fb9c-e814-4456-8ae7-0602b8c40379.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="163" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist, left, gets a copy of his registration form from Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections worker Janet Hamilton Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crist officially switched his party affiliation to the Democrat party, fueling speculation that he will run for governor again. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2124bd98-7fca-4a9b-9845-ac296cad43e3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2124bd98-7fca-4a9b-9845-ac296cad43e3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist, second from right, shakes hands with a supporter after leaving the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crist officially switched his party affiliation to the Democrat party, fueling speculation that he will run for governor again. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3900175f-21c5-40fc-bf18-26f15c5ad98d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3900175f-21c5-40fc-bf18-26f15c5ad98d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Former Republican Florida Governor Charlie Crist, leaves the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crist officially switched his party affiliation to the Democrat party, fueling speculation that he will run for governor again. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Florida's GOP launches new attack on Crist</title>
<description><![CDATA[Florida's Republican Party accused Gov. Charlie Crist and two former party bosses on Saturday of misspending "hundreds of thousands" of dollars — but offered no proof, newspapers in the state reported.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/11/5093990-floridas-gop-launches-new-attack-on-crist</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/11/5093990-floridas-gop-launches-new-attack-on-crist</guid><category>money</category><category>gop</category><category>party</category><category>republican-party</category><category>republican</category><category>greer</category><category>charlie-crist</category><category>crist</category><category>thrasher</category><category>florida-republican-party</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>decision-2010</category><pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:51:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/florida senate crist-533247570_v2.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="234" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/florida senate crist-533247570_v2.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="71" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2010 file photo, Independent candidate for the U.S. Senate and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist addresses the Florida Realtors Candidate Forum at the Rosen Shingle Creek resort in Orlando, Fla. Crist says he's just an independent thinker and has the freedom to come to new conclusions on issues now that he doesn't have to toe the party line. His opponents in the Nov. 2 election, Republican Marco Rubio and Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek, say he's pandering to voters and opinion polls. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Meek wins Florida Democratic Senate primary</title>
<description><![CDATA[Rep. Kendrick Meek is the Democratic nominee for Senate, overcoming billionaire Jeff Greene's massive television and mail onslaught to win a bitter Florida primary.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brendan Farrington]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brendan Farrington]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/19/4930750-meek-wins-florida-democratic-senate-primary</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/19/4930750-meek-wins-florida-democratic-senate-primary</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>florida</category><category>politics</category><category>democratic-senate</category><category>jeff-greene</category><category>florida-republican-party</category><category>kendrick-meek</category><category>marco-rubio</category><category>response-so</category><pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:52:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9d0c42aa-cdd2-4d2a-b900-c297670e1df1.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9d0c42aa-cdd2-4d2a-b900-c297670e1df1.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-In this July 17, 2010, Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., who is being challenged by billionaire Jeff Greene in the Democratic Senate primary, talks to reporters before the Florida Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Hollywood, Fla. The level of political discourse in the Democratic Senate primary boils down to: Your celebrity friends are low lives. The reply: So's your mom. Four-term Rep. Kendrick Meek and real estate billionaire Jeff Greene have been relentless in criticizing each other, and the vitriol is unlikely to end with Tuesday's primary. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d8d0ac67-bfcb-436d-9854-419b116d5557.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="384" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d8d0ac67-bfcb-436d-9854-419b116d5557.jpg" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE-In this July 17, 2010 file photo, billionaire Jeff Greene, who is challenging Rep. Kendrick Meek for the Democratic Senate nomination, speaks at the Florida Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner  in Hollywood, Fla.  The level of political discourse in the Democratic Senate primary boils down to: Your celebrity friends are low lives. The reply: So's your mom. Four-term Rep. Kendrick Meek and real estate billionaire Jeff Greene have been relentless in criticizing each other, and the vitriol is unlikely to end with Tuesday's primary.(AP Photo/Brendan Farrington, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d3cd885d-bb89-4b4a-a064-ac83ce4e9708.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="318" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d3cd885d-bb89-4b4a-a064-ac83ce4e9708.jpg" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Democratic senate candidate Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., holds a sign as he prepares for his victory speech in Hollywood, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Meek defeated Jeff Greene for the Democratic Senate nomination. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/8f85892a-95c4-4263-b3ff-896f8dcf2ef6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="304" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/8f85892a-95c4-4263-b3ff-896f8dcf2ef6.jpg" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Democratic senate candidate Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., right, is greeted by friends and relatives as he arrives for his victory speech in Hollywood, Fla., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Meek defeated Jeff Greene for the Democratic nomination for Senate. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ex-Fla. GOP chairman charged with felony theft</title>
<description><![CDATA[The political unknown once tapped by Gov. Charlie Crist to lead the state GOP was arrested Wednesday on charges he ran a scam to bilk the party, officials said.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schneider]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mike Schneider]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/02/4451443-ex-fla-gop-chairman-charged-with-felony-theft</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/06/02/4451443-ex-fla-gop-chairman-charged-with-felony-theft</guid><category>us</category><category>arrest</category><category>florida</category><category>republicans</category><category>associated-press</category><category>republican-party</category><category>us-news</category><category>charlie-crist</category><category>florida-gop</category><category>florida-republican-party</category><category>jim-greer</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 14:30:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d830afd6-ac21-448e-bd38-906d789acdeb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="501" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d830afd6-ac21-448e-bd38-906d789acdeb.jpg" width="120" height="150" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Wednesday, June 2, 2010 Seminole County Sheriff Office booking photo, former state Republican Party chairman Jim Greer is seen after he was arrested at his home near Orlando, Fla. The charges were not released, and there was no immediate word on whether they were linked to a probe of his finances. (AP Photo/Seminole County Sheriff Office)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Fla. GOP: Obama to spread socialism in schools</title>
<description><![CDATA[Florida's Republican Party chairman is objecting to President Barack Obama's plans to give a back-to-school address next week, saying Obama's real motive is to indoctrinate students with his "socialist ideology."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3219382-fla-gop-obama-to-spread-socialism-in-schools</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/09/02/3219382-fla-gop-obama-to-spread-socialism-in-schools</guid><category>us</category><category>florida</category><category>republicans</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>florida-republican-party</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:00:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>