<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<person>
  <biography nil="true"></biography>
  <bioguideid>B000716</bioguideid>
  <birthday type="date">1945-06-06</birthday>
  <blog-article-count type="integer">2150</blog-article-count>
  <congress-office>1227 Longworth House Office Building</congress-office>
  <contact-webform>http://www.house.gov/boyd/zip_authen.html</contact-webform>
  <district>2</district>
  <email nil="true"></email>
  <fax>202-225-5615</fax>
  <firstname>Allen</firstname>
  <fti-names>'d':4 '-2':6 'fl':5 'rep':1 'boyd':3,8,10 'allen':2,7,9</fti-names>
  <gender>M</gender>
  <id type="integer">400044</id>
  <lastname>Boyd</lastname>
  <metavid-id>Allen_Boyd</metavid-id>
  <middlename nil="true"></middlename>
  <name>Rep. Allen Boyd [D, FL-2]</name>
  <news-article-count type="integer">806</news-article-count>
  <nickname nil="true"></nickname>
  <osid>N00002743</osid>
  <page-views-count type="integer">8367</page-views-count>
  <party>Democrat</party>
  <phone>202-225-5235</phone>
  <religion>Methodist</religion>
  <state>FL</state>
  <sunlight-nickname nil="true"></sunlight-nickname>
  <title>Rep.</title>
  <unaccented-name>Allen Boyd</unaccented-name>
  <url nil="true"></url>
  <user-approval type="float">2.125</user-approval>
  <watchdog-id nil="true"></watchdog-id>
  <website>http://www.house.gov/boyd/</website>
  <youtube-id nil="true"></youtube-id>
  <recent-news type="array">
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 21:31:32 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Is Kansas Rep. Dennis Moore, who abruptly announced his retirement on Monday, that canary? By this point in 2007, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert had ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'dem':1 'rep':9 '2007':25 'blog':34 'coal':5 'hous':27 'mine':6 'moor':11 'denni':10,29 'kansa':8 'point':23 'retir':16 'abrupt':13 'canari':2,20 'former':26 'monday':18 'nation':32 'announc':14 'hastert':30 'journal':33 'speaker':28</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6778090</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>National Journal (blog)</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Dems&amp;#39; Canary In The Coal Mine</title>
      <url>http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/ol_20091124_9626.php</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:19 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> In May, US Rep. Allen Boyd announced that his office had secured $1.5 million in economic stimulus funds for the region, $400000 of which was earmarked for ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'us':10 '1.5':20 'may':9 'rep':11 'boyd':13 'fund':25 'news':39 'park':7 'work':2 'allen':12 'begin':4 'daili':38 'offic':17 'secur':19 '400000':29 'econom':23 'region':28 'restor':1 'walton':6 'announc':14 'earmark':33 'florida':37 'million':21 'stimulus':24 'northwest':36</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757123</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>The Northwest Florida Daily News</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Restoration work to begin at Walton park</title>
      <url>http://www.nwfdailynews.com/news/walton-22932-beach-work.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>congress</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:19 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Those include other Blue Dogs like Allen Boyd (FL), Marion Berry (AR), Bart Gordon (TN) and Colin Peterson (MN). -- That said, after being in the majority ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'ar':15 'fl':12 'mn':22 'tn':18 'dog':8 'bart':16 'blog':32 'blue':7 'boyd':11 'come':3 'like':9 'moor':1 'said':24 'allen':10 'berri':14 'colin':20 'major':29 'gordon':17 'includ':5 'marion':13 'nation':30 'journal':31 'peterson':21</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757119</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>National Journal (blog)</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Moore To Come?</title>
      <url>http://www.nationaljournal.com/hotline/hl_20091123_1875.php</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:18 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Rep. Allen Boyd assured me at the Panama City town hall meeting Nov. 10 that he wanted to keep Guantanamo Bay Detention Center open &#8212; and that the proper ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'10':23 'bay':30 'nov':22 'rep':10 'tri':6 'boyd':12 'citi':18 'hall':20 'keep':28 'meet':21 'news':39 'open':33 'town':19 'want':26 'allen':11 'assur':13 'court':9 'feder':8 'center':32 'detent':31 'herald':40 'panama':17 'proper':37 'detaine':2 'viewpoint':1 'guantanamo':29</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757115</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>The News Herald</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>VIEWPOINTS: Detainees should not be tried in federal court</title>
      <url>http://www.newsherald.com/articles/open-79279-guantanamo-city.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>congress</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:19 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Co-sponsors who&amp;#39;ve pledged support include Rob Andrews (D-NJ), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Peter King (R-NY), ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'d':20,25,30,35 'r':40 'co':10 'ct':36 'fl':31 'nj':21 'ny':26,41 've':13 'joe':32 'rob':17 'say':3 'boyd':28 'd-ct':34 'd-fl':29 'd-ni':24 'd-nj':19 'king':38 'news':44 'r-ni':39 'time':6 'allen':27 'chang':8 'folli':43 'peter':37 'pledg':14 'andrew':18 'angler':2 'bishop':23 'foster':42 'includ':16 'sponsor':11 'support':15 'timothi':22 'courtney':33 'southeast':1 'co-sponsor':9</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757122</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Foster Folly News</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Southeast Anglers Say It&amp;#39;s Time For Change</title>
      <url>http://www.fosterfollynews.com/news/2009Nov20RecreationalFishingAlliance.php</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:18 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> I was a proud participant in the mooning of Rep. Allen Boyd. Inside that &amp;quot;cavernous&amp;quot; gym with the terrible PA system, gathered several ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'pa':31 'gym':27 'rep':21 'boyd':23 'moon':19 'need':3 'news':36 'save':9 'allen':22 'insid':24 'proud':15 'sever':34 'shake':6 'cavern':26 'gather':33 'herald':37 'system':32 'america':11 'terribl':30 'particip':16 'shake-up':5 'viewpoint':1</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757118</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>The News Herald</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>VIEWPOINTS: We need a shake-up to save a America</title>
      <url>http://www.newsherald.com/articles/boyd-79285-span-security.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>democrat</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:19 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> FL-02: Al Lawson, the African-American state Senator who&amp;#39;s challenging Blue Dog Rep. Allen Boyd in a Democratic primary, is out with an internal poll via ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'al':3 'fl':1 '-02':2 'dog':15 'rep':16 'via':29 'blue':14 'boyd':18 'poll':28 'allen':17 'senat':10 'state':9,31 'swing':30 'intern':27 'lawson':4 'african':7 'primari':22 'project':32 'american':8 'challeng':13 'democrat':21 'african-american':6</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757121</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Swing State Project</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title></title>
      <url>http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2009/11/19/is_giuliani_in_or_out_of_new_york_governors_race/</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:19 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Westmoreland said he had been the one who suggested the letter to US Rep. Allen Boyd, because Perdue had complained about the difficulty of getting the ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'us':21 'get':33 'one':15 'rep':22 'war':7 'boyd':24 'said':10 'tick':2 'allen':23 'clock':1 'perdu':26 'polit':36 'water':6 'disput':8 'letter':19 'report':37 'georgia':4 'suggest':17 'complain':28 'southern':35 'difficulti':31 'westmoreland':9</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757125</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Southern Political Report</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Clock ticks on Georgia in water wars dispute</title>
      <url>http://www.southernpoliticalreport.com/storylink_1120_1125.aspx</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senate</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:19 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Monticello, also supported similar House legislation, passed in July, which approved funding for the Reserve Center. In an e-mail, ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'d':13 'e':33 'new':5 'rep':9 'also':15 'armi':6 'boyd':11 'fund':3,25 'hous':18 'juli':22 'mail':34 'news':36 'pass':20 'allen':10 'senat':1 'approv':2,24 'center':8,29 'e-mail':32 'herald':37 'legisl':19 'reserv':7,28 'similar':17 'support':16 'monticello':14 'd-monticello':12</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757124</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>The News Herald</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Senate approves funding for new Army Reserve center</title>
      <url>http://www.newsherald.com/news/bill-79261-senate-included.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
    <recent-news type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:19 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt> US Rep. Allen Boyd, who represents Apalachicola, has filed the Gulf Oyster Protection Act which would ban enforcement of the FDA rule. ... </excerpt>
      <fti-names>'us':9 'act':22 'ban':6,25 'fda':5,29 'rep':10 'boyd':12 'file':17 'gulf':19 'rule':30 'safe':2 'allen':11 'would':24 'enforc':26 'oyster':1,20 'propos':4 'repres':14 'citizen':32 'protect':21 'chiefland':31 'apalachicola':15</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757126</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">true</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google news</scraped-from>
      <source>Chiefland Citizen</source>
      <source-url nil="true"></source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Oysters safe from proposed FDA ban, for now</title>
      <url>http://www.chieflandcitizen.com/cgi-bin/c2.cgi?022+article+News+20091120180550022022001</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-news>
  </recent-news>
  <recent-blogs type="array">
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>congress</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 10:22:40 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>And when you trade in that clunker, you could drive off the lot in a new Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) &#8220;Accord&#8221; or a Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-NY) &#8220;Integra.&#8221; But please read the fine print. This offer is Rep. Allen Boyd &#8220;Where Prohibited&#8221; (D-FL). ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'d':27,36,54 'ca':28 'fl':55 'ny':37 'lot':19 'new':22 'rep':23,32,48 'boyd':50 'd-ca':26 'd-fl':53 'd-ni':35 'fine':43 'mike':24 'read':41 'allen':49 'could':15 'drive':16 'honda':25 'lobbi':5,58 'offer':46 'pleas':40 'print':44 'trade':10 'accord':29 'arcuri':34 'clunker':13 'integra':38 'michael':33 'nicknam':2 'speaker':4,57 'prohibit':52 'congression':1 'foxnews.com':6</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6795964</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>The Speakers Lobby </source>
      <source-url>http://congress.blogs.foxnews.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>&#187; Congressional Nicknames The Speakers Lobby &#171; FOXNews.com</title>
      <url>http://congress.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/11/26/congressional-nicknames/</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Thu Nov 26 21:30:31 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>11/10/2009 &#169; Panama City News-Herald US Rep. Allen Boyd has filed legislation that, if passed, would hinder the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to implement a recently floated ban on Oysters during summer months.</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'us':13 'act':2 'ban':38 'rep':14 'abil':26 'boyd':1,16 'citi':9 'drug':31 'file':18 'food':29 'news':11,45 'pass':22 'allen':15 'float':37 'month':43 'would':23 'health':44 'herald':12 'hinder':24 'legisl':19 'oyster':5,40 'panama':8 'recent':36 'summer':42 'florida':46 'protect':4 'industri':6 'administr':32 'implement':34 '11/10/2009':7 'news-herald':10</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6800299</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Health News Florida </source>
      <source-url>http://www.healthnewsflorida.org/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Boyd acts to protect oyster industry</title>
      <url>http://www.healthnewsflorida.org/index.cfm/go/public.articleGo/article/14917</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>congress</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 21:31:28 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>McKain is trying to unseat Democratic Representative Allen Boyd who was first elected to congress in 1996. SOURCE: http://twitter.com/PaulCMcKain. Posted by the-thirds at 2:43 PM. Labels: 2010, Florida, Florida Whigs, Paul C. McKain, ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'2':39 'c':48 '43':40 'pm':41 '3rd':3 'say':6 'tri':14 '1996':28 '2010':43 'boyd':20 'hook':11 'paul':47 'post':33 'ring':8 'whig':46 'allen':19 'elect':24 'first':23 'label':42 'parti':4 'phone':7 'sourc':29 'third':2,37,51 'candid':5 'mckain':12,49 'repres':18 'unseat':16 'florida':44,45 'congress':26 'democrat':17 'the-third':35 'twitter.com':31 '/paulcmckain.':32 'twitter.com/paulcmckain':30</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6778087</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>The Thirds </source>
      <source-url>http://the-thirds.blogspot.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>The Thirds: 3rd Party Candidate says, &#8220;Phone ringing off the hook ...</title>
      <url>http://the-thirds.blogspot.com/2009/11/3rd-party-candidate-says-phone-ringing.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senator</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 10:22:57 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>Rep. F. Allen Boyd (D-2) Fax: 202-225-5615. Rep. Corrine Brown (D-3) Fax: 202-225-2256. Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-4) Fax: 202-225-2504. Rep. Virginia Brown-Waite (R-5) Fax: 202-226-6559. Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-6) Fax: 202-225-3973. Rep. ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'d':15,24 'f':12 'r':33,44,53 '-2':16 '-3':25 '-4':34 '-5':45 '-6':54 '202':18,27,36,47,56 'fax':8,17,26,35,46,55 'jay':1,60 'rep':11,21,30,39,50,59 '-225':19,28,37,57 '-226':48 'blog':5,64 'boyd':14 'wait':43 '-2256':29 '-2504':38 '-3973':58 '-5615':20 '-6559':49 'allen':13 'ander':31 'brown':23,42 'cliff':51 'right':4,63 'senat':10 'corrin':22 'smoker':3,62 'stearn':52 'crenshaw':32 'virginia':40 'brown-wait':41</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6768910</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Jay's Smokers Rights Blog </source>
      <source-url>http://www.prossmoker.net/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Jay&amp;#39;s Smokers Rights Blog: How to FAX the Senators</title>
      <url>http://www.prossmoker.net/2009/11/how-to-fax-senators.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>sen\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 21:32:17 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>House (2010) A Research Network poll; conducted 11/12-16 for state Sen. Min. Leader Al Lawson (D); surveyed 441 Dem primary LVs; margin of error +/- 4.7% (release, 11/19). Tested: Lawson and Rep. Allen Boyd. Primary Election Matchup ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'d':22 'al':20 'fl':4 '-02':5 '4.7':31 '441':24 'dem':25 'lcv':1,43 'lvs':27 'min':18 'rep':37 'sen':17 '2010':6,8 'boyd':39 'hous':3,7 'poll':2,12,44 'test':34 '11/19':33 'allen':38 'elect':41 'error':30 'state':16 'lawson':21,35 'leader':19 'margin':28 'releas':32 'survey':23 'conduct':13 'matchup':42 'network':11 'primari':26,40 '11/12-16':14 'research':10</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6757112</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>LCV Polls </source>
      <source-url>http://lcvonlinenews.blogspot.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>LCV Polls: House - FL-02 (2010)</title>
      <url>http://lcvonlinenews.blogspot.com/2009/11/house-fl-02-2010.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senate</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 10:24:24 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>Rep. Allen Boyd (FL-02), a prominent Blue Dog who voted against the Stimulus and the Healthcare Bill, is trailing state Senate Minority Leader Al Lawson in the primary, with Lawson leading 35%-31%. Understand that the rule of thumb is ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'35':36 '40':45 'al':28 'fl':7 '-02':8 '-31':37 'dog':2,12 'rep':4 'bill':21 'blue':1,11 'boyd':6 'lead':35 'rule':41 'vote':14 'walk':3 'year':46 'allen':5 'minor':26 'senat':25 'state':24 'thumb':43 'trail':23 'desert':49 'lawson':29,34 'leader':27 'promin':10 'primari':32 'stimulus':17 'healthcar':20 'understand':38</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6745581</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>40 Years In The Desert </source>
      <source-url>http://40yrs.blogspot.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Blue Dog Walking</title>
      <url>http://40yrs.blogspot.com/2009/11/blue-dog-walking.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>congress</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 10:24:30 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>...violate our policy. Report abuse: abuse@tampabay.com A poll commissioned by Al Lawson's campaign shows him even&#160;with U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District. In the head-to-head match up, Lawson took 34.9 perce</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'al':19 '2nd':37 'rep':28 'u.s':27 '34.9':50 'abus':13 'boyd':3,30 'buzz':53 'even':25 'head':43,45 'perc':51 'poll':1,16 'race':6 'show':2,23 'took':49 'allen':29 'match':46 'polit':55 'tight':5 'lawson':8,20,48 'polici':11 'report':12 'violat':9 'commiss':17 'florida':54 'primari':34 'campaign':22 'democrat':33 'district':39 'congression':38 'head-to-head':42 'abuse@tampabay.com':14</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6745586</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>daylife</scraped-from>
      <source>The Buzz: Florida Politics</source>
      <source-url>http://blogs.tampabay.com/buzz/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Poll shows Boyd in tight race with Lawson</title>
      <url>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tampabaycom/blogs/buzz/~3/L2qfi02DefA/poll-shows-boyd-in-tight-race-with-lawson.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>rep\.</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 10:24:24 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>The Infamous 53 are led by US Rep. Debbie &amp;#39;Dubbya&amp;#39; Wasserman-Schultz, the leader of the equally infamous Gang of 66. The 53, like the Gang of 66, are anti-Cuba, and take cash &amp;quot;contributions&amp;quot; from the fascist US-Cuba Democracy PAC. ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'53':3,14,35 '66':33,40 'us':18,53 'dog':11 'led':16 'new':10 'old':5 'pac':56 'rep':19 'anti':43 'cash':47 'cuba':44,54,57 'gang':31,38 'like':36 'take':46 'crowd':6 'debbi':20 'equal':29 'infam':2,13,30 'dubbya':21 'leader':26 'fascist':51 'journal':58 'schultz':24 'us-cuba':52 'anti-cuba':42 'contribut':48 'democraci':55 'wasserman':23 'wasserman-schultz':22</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6745583</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Cuba Journal </source>
      <source-url>http://cubajournal.blogspot.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>The Infamous 53: Same Old Crowd with a Few New Dogs</title>
      <url>http://cubajournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/infamous-53-same-old-crowd-with-few-new.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>senate</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 10:24:24 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>Leader Al Lawson showing Lawson leading Blue Dog Rep. Allen Boyd in the FL-02 Dem primary. Conservative bloggers are disappointed that the Senate voted to confirm Judge David Hamilton, Obama&amp;#39;s nominee for the 7th Circuit Court of ...</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'al':10 'fl':22 '-02':23 '7th':44 'dem':24 'dog':16 'rep':17 'blue':15 'boyd':19 'caus':4 'judg':36 'lead':14 'love':6 'show':12 'vote':33 '11/20':3 'allen':18 'court':46 'david':37 'obama':39 'senat':8,32 'lawson':11,13 'leader':9 'nomine':41 'blogger':27 'circuit':45 'confirm':35 'conserv':26 'everyon':5 'primari':25 'blogomet':2,48 'hamilton':38 'disappoint':29</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6745575</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Blogometer </source>
      <source-url>http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>The Blogometer: 11/20: &amp;#39;Cause Everyone Loves Some Senate ...</title>
      <url>http://blogometer.nationaljournal.com/archives/2009/11/1120_cause_ever.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
    <recent-blog type="Commentary">
      <average-rating type="float" nil="true"></average-rating>
      <commentariable-id type="integer">400044</commentariable-id>
      <commentariable-type>Person</commentariable-type>
      <contains-term>republican</contains-term>
      <created-at type="timestamp">Mon Nov 23 10:24:24 -0600 2009</created-at>
      <date type="timestamp">Fri Nov 20 00:00:00 -0600 2009</date>
      <excerpt>&amp;quot;California was very successful at creating great quality of life, a pretty good infrastructure system and a good education system,&amp;quot; said state Rep. Will Weatherford, a Wesley Chapel Republican slated to become House speaker in 2012. ... An  inte</excerpt>
      <fti-names>'int':40 'rep':25 '2012':38 'educ':21 'good':15,20 'hous':35 'life':12 'said':23 'becom':34 'creat':8 'great':9 'polit':2,42 'slate':32 'state':24 'chapel':30 'pretti':14 'system':17,22 'wesley':29 'florida':1,41 'qualiti':10 'speaker':36 'success':6 'california':3 'republican':31 'weatherford':27 'infrastructur':16</fti-names>
      <id type="integer">6745582</id>
      <is-news type="boolean">false</is-news>
      <is-ok type="boolean">true</is-ok>
      <scraped-from>google blog</scraped-from>
      <source>Florida Politics </source>
      <source-url>http://flapolitics.blogspot.com/</source-url>
      <status>OK</status>
      <title>Florida Politics</title>
      <url>http://flapolitics.blogspot.com/2009/11/rpof-in-fix.html</url>
      <weight type="integer" nil="true"></weight>
    </recent-blog>
  </recent-blogs>
</person>
