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Former businessman and Gubernatorial candidate Winton Blount III dies
2015-02-09 23:24:56| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange has confirmed that former Gubernatorial Republican Candidate Winton M. Blount III died in his sleep on Monday. Winton Blount III was a Gubernatorial candidate in Alabama in 1998, and had a very bitter Republican primary battle against incumbent Republican Governor Fob James.
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Former Oregon gubernatorial candidate lands a Texas energy gig
2015-01-15 08:15:20| Energy - Topix.net
Ron Saxton will succeed the outgoing president of Houston-based Swift Energy on the company's board of directors. Portland attorney and former candidate for Oregon governor Ron Saxton has been appointed to the board of Houston-based Swift Energy Company .
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Gubernatorial candidates spar on outsourcing
2014-10-16 12:56:50| IT Services - Topix.net
Democrats stepped up their criticism of GOP gubernatorial nominee Charlie Baker on Wednesday over claims that as head of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, he allowed 200 jobs to be outsourced to India, while Republicans denounced the attack as misleading. The spat over outsourcing, a potential hot-button issue with both candidates stressing their job-creating ability, began a day earlier when Democrat Martha Coakley's campaign released a photograph of a tuxedo-clad Baker accepting an ''Outsourcing Excellence Award'' in 2008.
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Florida Gubernatorial candidate, Wyllie, calls into question objectivity of FPA
2014-10-15 14:55:45| IT Services - Topix.net
Tonight, October 15, 2014, the most widely watched Florida governor's debate will be televised through local television stations, as well as on CNN. As with most debates, it will present the Republican and the Democratic candidate while leaving out the only third party candidate in the race -- Adrian Wyllie .
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Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins gains traction Democrats unhappy Cuomo
2014-10-11 20:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NY Daily News: The only thing standing between Gov. Cuomo and his hopes for a resounding victory on Election Day might be a 61-year-old United Parcel Service worker from Syracuse. Howie Hawkins has taken a leave of absence from his job unloading UPS trucks to run as the Green Party candidate for governor. Casting himself as the progressive choice in the race, he has gained traction among Democrats unhappy with Cuomo for embracing tax cuts and charter schools, and for not banning fracking, a gas-drilling...
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