Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R, FL-9]

Rooney wins over Harrell in GOP primary

2008-08-27T00:00:00Z

STUART, Fla. -- Former Army officer Tom Rooney edged out a victory in Tuesday's Republican primary and will face freshman Democratic U.S. Rep Tim Mahoney, who captured his seat after Rep. Mark Foley resigned amid an Internet teen sex scandal. Rooney

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Keller survives tough challenge in Florida primary

2008-08-26T00:00:00Z

Four-term Rep. Ric Keller (R-Fla.) escaped a closer-than-expected primary Tuesday night as a spate of other races across Florida set up some marquee November showdowns. Keller survived a challenge from radio talk show host

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Tuesday Primary Will Set Fla. Congressional Races

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Republicans have been waiting almost two years to try to take back the congressional seat they lost after Rep. Mark Foley resigned in disgrace, and Tuesday night they'll have a candidate to take on Democratic Rep. Tim

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Kill the exemptions, and FairTax could work

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

(US Rep. Gus Bilirakis is on board as well.) It is a tax rate of either 23 or 30 percent depending on who spins. But what it means is of every $100 you ...

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Weather could disrupt Tuesday's voting

2008-08-23T00:00:00Z

That's really in their hands as well." Want to size up the three Democrats running for the nomination to take on US Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor? ...

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Competition Heats Up In District 9 Democratic Primary

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

TAMPA - The battle between two Democratic lawyers fighting for the chance to unseat U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis heated up Thursday, with one hauling an old financial skeleton out of the other's closet. Bill Mitchell, a candidate in District 9, coordinated

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Haley VA didn't mislead in fatal case, Bilirakis says

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

By William R. Levesque, Times staff writer TAMPA â€” Rep. Gus Bilirakis said he is satisfied that the James A. Haley VA Medical Center did not mislead him ...

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A primer on Tampa Bay's primaries

2008-08-20T00:00:00Z

The winner of this Democratic primary takes on Gus Bilirakis, whose family name has had a three-decade hold on this seat in Congress. ...

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Ask US Rep. Gus Bilirakis about newsletter funding

2008-08-19T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Gus Bilirakis believes so strongly in "controlling spending" in Washington yet in this election year he is spending tax dollars to send out his ...

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Florida primary next week will set up bitter fall races

2008-08-18T00:00:00Z

Florida has focused primarily on the prospects for November, where Democrat Joe Garcia already has raised $1 million in his fight to unseat U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart in Miami. U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart has knocked on an estimated 2,000 doors in

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Florida primary next week will set up bitter fall races

2008-08-18T00:00:00Z

Gus Bilirakis, now in the seat that his father, Michael, had held since 1982. In a race drawing national attention in Orlando, Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Oviedo, ...

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Tarpon Springs Elementary Returning Home

2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

She credits former US Rep. Michael Bilirakis, his son and successor in the US House, Rep. Gus Bilirakis, and other officials, with persuading the School ...

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Tarpon Springs Elementary Returning Home

2008-08-15T00:00:00Z

She credits former US Rep. Michael Bilirakis, his son and successor in the US House, Rep. Gus Bilirakis, and other officials, with persuading the School ...

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Nelson demands details of death

2008-08-14T00:00:00Z

Stecher's longtime companion complained about Haley's treatment of Stecher to Nelson's office and to Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor. ...

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House approves measures that address cybersecurity, information ...

2008-08-11T00:00:00Z

HR 2490: Sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), this bill would authorize a successful pilot program that the Coast Guard has been conducting for the ...

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For a better state Legislature

2008-08-10T00:00:00Z

... in part because the GOP hierarchy didn't want someone to challenge former state Rep. Gus Bilirakis' 2006 ascent to his father's former seat in Congress. ...

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VA meets with Biliarkis over Coast Guard veteran's death

2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer TARPON SPRINGS â€” The spokeswoman for the James A. Haley VA Medical Center in Tampa told Rep. Gus Bilirakis ...

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VA letter left out details on veteran's care

2008-08-08T00:00:00Z

By William R. Levesque, Times Staff Writer TAMPA â€” Rep. Gus Bilirakis wanted answers about how the nation's busiest veterans hospital treated a Tarpon ...

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Democrats Dicks And Russell Best In Primary For Congress

2008-08-06T00:00:00Z

Its many diverse communities make campaigning a challenge, and the importance of name recognition will make incumbent Republican Gus Bilirakis hard to ...

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Bill Would Create Silver Alerts For Lost Seniors

2008-08-01T00:00:00Z

US Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Palm Harbor, introduced a bill to create $5.6 million of federal funding for states to individually establish Silver Alert systems. ...

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