AP: Meek wins AFL-CIO endorsement in US Senate race
The labor union AFL-CIO has endorsed Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek in the race for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat.
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Miami Herald: Kendrick Meek demands BP pay Florida more for tourism after oil spill
Rep. Kendrick Meek on Thursday demanded that oil giant BP give Florida more money to revive the state's $65 billion tourism industry.
Tallahassee Democrat: AFL-CIO endorses Meek, Sink
Union leaders gave U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek the ringing endorsement he pleaded for in his uphill U.S. Senate race Sunday.
Palm Beach Post: Seeking AFL-CIO endorsement, Meek delivers rousing speech
Democratic U.S Senate candidate Kendrick Meek confronted the state's largest labor union with an aggressive and energetic speech today that may have prevented Gov. Charlie Crist from stealing the group's endorsement.
AP: Meek: BP should give Florida $75M more for tourism
U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, the Democratic front-runner for Senate, wants BP PLC to cough up another $75 million to help Florida promote tourism.
Jacksonville.com: Kendrick Meek lets his internal fisherman and Floridian shine
If you have about a half-hour handy, check out U.S. Rep. (and Senate candidate) Kendrick Meek on the House floor late Tuesday giving an increasingly impassioned speech on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Post on Politics: Meek blisters union with plea for endorsement
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek put it on the line with the AFL-CIO this morning with a 29-minute speech that ignited the crowd and may have sealed the endorsement, which independent Gov. Charlie Crist was hoping to pocket.
Meek: ‘I Don’t Need Talking Points’ To Talk Union Issues
Meek drew sharp contrasts with Crist, saying that he had a 95 percent lifetime record of supporting positions favored by the AFL-CIO, which is gathered in Jacksonville this week to make general election endorsements.
Panama City News-Herald: Local fishermen: We need help now
In Washington, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek took the House floor during a special order hour Tuesday night and spoke of the struggling fishermen he met this weekend in Northwest Florida.
St. Pete Times: Kendrick Meek releases tax returns
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek posted seven years of tax returns on his campaign website on Monday.