M001162 1946-10-23 8320 356 Russell Senate Office Building http://martinez.senate.gov/public/?p=EmailSenatorMartinez 202-228-5171 Mel 'r':4 'fl':5 'mel':2,6,8 'sen':1 'martinez':3,7,9 M 400621 Martinez Mel_Martinez Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL] 4965 N00026748 16383 Republican 202-224-3041 FL Mel Mel Martinez 3.20754716981132 http://martinez.senate.gov SenMartinezdotgov 400621 Person republican Mon Oct 12 22:03:58 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Charlie Crist picked a longtime aide to fill the seat vacated by Republican Mel Martinez, presumably so Crist can run for the seat in 2010. ... 'aid':16 'las':36 'mel':24 'put':4 'run':30 '2010':35 'fill':18 'pick':13 'poll':3 'seat':20,33 'vega':37 'could':8 'crist':12,28 'figur':5 'polit':1 'vacat':21 'charli':11 'ensign':10 'presum':26 'replac':9 'review':38 'journal':39 'longtim':15 'martinez':25 'notebook':2 'republican':23 6372022 true true google news Las Vegas Review - Journal OK http://www.lvrj.com/news/poll-puts-figures-on-who-could-replace-ensign-63987692.html 400621 Person sen\. Mon Oct 12 22:03:59 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 lemieux, who replaced Sen. Mel Martinez, is expected to also oppose easing the travel restrictions. ``This is a battle of perceptions. ... 'us':5 'eas':22 'mel':15 'sen':14 'also':20 'bill':1 'cuba':6 'draw':9 'open':3 'battl':29 'oppos':21 'expect':18 'replac':13 'travel':7,24 'increas':8 'lemieux':11 'percept':31 'support':10 'us-cuba':4 'martinez':16 'restrict':25 'eturbonew':32 6372025 true true google news eTurboNews OK http://www.eturbonews.com/12235/bills-open-us-cuba-travel-increasingly-drawing-support 400621 Person democrat Mon Oct 12 22:03:59 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 They picked John mccain over Mitt Romney in 2008, they picked Mel Martinez over Bill mccollum in 2004 and they picked Charlie Crist over Tom Gallagher in ... 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'mel':8 'late':5 'loaf':25 'stun':10 'want':15 'tampa':26 'august':6 'follow':20 'happen':3 'recess':23 'return':17 'summer':22 'announc':11 'creativ':24 'martinez':9 'washington':19 6372021 true true google news Creative Loafing Tampa OK http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/10/12/kriseman-doesnt-want-lemieux-redux/ 400621 Person congress Mon Oct 12 22:03:57 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 He would be a commuter congressman, and we saw how well that worked with Mel Martinez. I get the impression his family isn't keen on him running. ... 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'e':26 'mel':16 'new':12 'one':30 'glad':8 'gone':18 'hand':32 'last':19 'mail':27 'news':36 'rant':2 'rave':3,4 'sent':22 'want':15 'year':20 'chief':37 'senat':13 'three':24 'e-mail':25 'letter':34 'messag':28 'reader':1 'florida':9 'written':33 'martinez':17 'hand-written':31 6372023 true true google news News Chief OK http://www.newschief.com/article/20091012/NEWS/910125048/1014/OPINION?Title=Readers-Rants-Raves 400621 Person republican Mon Oct 12 11:15:29 -0500 2009 Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0500 2009 ...Obama's vacant Senate seat. In Florida, Gov. Charlie Crist picked a longtime aide to fill the seat vacated by Republican Mel Martinez, presumably so Crist can run for the seat in 2010. Of course, there's always the chance a governor could make an appoin 'aid':22 'gov':16 'las':55 'mel':30 'put':2 'run':36 '2010':41 'fill':24 'make':52 'pick':19 'poll':1 'seat':13,26,39 'vega':56 'alway':46 'chanc':48 'could':6,51 'cours':43 'crist':18,34 'figur':3 'obama':9 'senat':12 'vacat':27 'appoin':54 'charli':17 'ensign':8 'presum':32 'replac':7 'review':58 'vacant':11 'florida':15 'journal':59 'longtim':21 'governor':50 'lvrj.com':60 'martinez':31 'republican':29 'review-journ':57 6366673 true true daylife Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com http://www.lvrj.com/ OK http://www.lvrj.com/r?19=961&43=192612&44=63987692&32=4051&7=204882&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lvrj.com%2Fnews%2Fpoll-puts-figures-on-who-could-replace-ensign-63987692.html 400621 Person senate Sun Oct 11 22:01:50 -0500 2009 Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez introduced the Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act. The bill, a giant leap after a series of baby steps, ... 'act':19 'mel':9 'babi':29 'bill':6,21 'leap':24 'news':4,32 'seri':27 'step':30 'feder':17 'giant':23 'cooper':2 'herald':5,33 'nation':14 'nelson':7 'robert':1 'florida':16 'muscoge':13 'introduc':11 'martinez':10 'recognit':18 6363576 true true google news The News Herald OK http://www.newsherald.com/news/bruce-78204-deserve-win.html 400621 Person sen\. Sun Oct 11 22:01:49 -0500 2009 Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0500 2009 George LeMieux, Crist's former campaign manager and his appointment to replace former US Sen. Mel Martinez when he retired, said Friday that he hoped the ... 'us':22 'mel':24 'sen':23 'use':7 'hope':33 'said':29 'show':3 'wise':8 'crist':1,11 'georg':9 'manag':15 'retir':28 'former':13,21 'friday':30 'observ':37 'replac':20 'review':2 'appoint':18 'florida':4 'lemieux':10 'campaign':14 'martinez':25 'stimulus':5 'jacksonvill':36 6363575 true true google news The Jacksonville Observer OK http://www.jaxobserver.com/2009/10/11/crist-review-shows-florida-stimulus-being-used-wisely/ 400621 Person democrat Sun Oct 11 22:01:49 -0500 2009 Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0500 2009 The support among Democrats and independents that resulted led NRSC chair John Cornyn to actively recruit Crist to run after Sen. Mel Martinez announced his ... 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'gop':2,29,38 'mel':25 'sen':9 'tap':18 'feed':52 'fill':20 'gave':27 'left':23 'plan':46 'rush':8 'site':51 'week':30,40 'becom':36 'georg':10 'senat':3 'theme':41 'attack':43 'examin':50 'health':6 'newest':1 'reform':7,48 'vacanc':22 'address':31 'continu':33 'denounc':4 'florida':13 'lemieux':11 'democrat':5,45 'martinez':26 'saturday':32 'republican':14 'washington':49 6355803 false true google blog Washington Examiner Site Feed http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/templates/rss OK http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/63929382.html 400621 Person senator Sat Oct 10 22:29:54 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 Charlie Crist picks ex-chief of staff to replace retiring US Sen. Mel Martinez. August 28th, 2009 Fla. governor taps ex-aide to replace US senatorTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Charlie Crist is giving Florida a preview of what he'd be like as ... 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'gop':2,29,38 'mel':25 'sen':9 'tap':18 'fill':20 'gave':27 'left':23 'plan':46 'rush':8 'week':30,40 'becom':36 'georg':10 'senat':3 'theme':41 'attack':43 'health':6 'newest':1 'reform':7,48 'vacanc':22 'address':31 'beltway':49 'continu':33 'denounc':4 'florida':13 'lemieux':11 'democrat':5,45 'martinez':26 'saturday':32 'confidenti':50 'republican':14 6363569 false true google blog Beltway Confidential http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/ OK http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Newest-GOP-denator-denounces-Democratic-health-reform-rush-63929382.html 400621 Person senate Sat Oct 10 11:09:26 -0500 2009 Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 LeMieux was appointed to fill the seat left vacant by Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) in early September by Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R), who is running for Senate in 2010. While Crist has posed as more of a centrist, having supported the ... 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