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The pay per view Golovkin vs Lemieux fight night at Madison Square Garden is on. In the middle of a round the fans begin to cheer and the announcer, somewhat deflated, says the the fans are cheering as Trump entered in the arena. The other lib announcer mentions Trump is running for the Presidency "for the moment". Anyway, catty lib boxing announcers aside, a little surprising to see such a warm crowd response to Trump.

The message to former Gov. Charlie Crist from good friend and confidante Jim Greer was ominous-sounding: “Listen I just wanted to call and tell you something as a man, not like these other people that have put knives in your back and never had the courtesy of calling you directly or talking to you.” Just about a year after Greer was indicted on felony charges of organized fraud, theft and money laundering, Crist found the voice mail and a text message on his cell phone from the former chair of the Republican Party of Florida. To Crist, it sounded like...

Former appointed Sen. George LeMieux, whose reputation as former Gov. Charlie Crist‘s "maestro" once made him the embodiment of the Florida GOP establishment, has been endorsed by Herman Cain, who hailed LeMieux’s anti-establishment credentials at a Hernando County GOP dinner over the weekend.

The U.S, Senate race between George LeMieux and Adam Hasner continues to heat up, with LeMieux issuing a snarky release blasting Hasner for calling attention to LeMieux’s French heritage. Specifically, Hasner is distributing a bumper sticker that says “LeMieux: It’s French for Crist.” It’s part of Hasner’s effort to hang Crist, the moderate former governor who lost to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio last year, on LeMiuex, who at various times was the governor’s chief of staff, the “architect” of his campaign and Crist’s appointee to the U.S. Senate.Today, LeMieux issued a release calling attention — “In Case You missed It”...

Three Republican senators from states on the Gulf of Mexico have introduced a bill they say will make it easier for the United States to accept foreign ships to help the BP oil spill clean-up effort. Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison joined with Florida Senator George LeMieux and John Cornyn of Texas to draft a bill that would temporarily suspend the Jones Act in the Gulf region, which they say is keeping foreign ships from offering aid. The 90-year-old law, which already includes a provision that allows waivers for foreign ships on a case-by-case basis, mandates that vessels may only...

SNIPPET: "Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and George S. LeMieux of Florida made their comments a day after one of the court's conservative icons, Justice Antonin Scalia, undercut Republican criticism of Kagan's lack of a judicial background." SNIPPET: "Scalia last week volunteered that he considers Kagan a friend." Chief Judge Royce Lamberth of U.S. District Court in Washington said

The White House is set to step up pressure on some key Republicans in hopes of winning support for comprehensive immigration reform. But it’s shaping up to be a struggle, based on interviews with the senators President Barack Obama has approached on the issue. The administration is starting with a pool of 11 Republicans who voted for immigration reform in 2006. Subtract a few who are dead-ends — such as John McCain, who faces a tough primary in Arizona — and that leaves the White House zeroing in on several others, including Dick Lugar, Judd Gregg and Lisa Murkowski and...

Florida Senator George LeMieux blasted federal officials this week for reneging on a promise to contain premiums for a long-term-care insurance program.

Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkCKjPnpT94Here is the transcript: “Hello, I’m Senator George LeMieux of Florida. It’s an honor and privilege to be serving the people of the Sunshine State in the United States Senate. “We’ve all seen the headlines and know that one of the biggest issues pending before Congress is health care. “Families in Florida and across America are struggling with the increasing costs of health insurance, and tens of millions Americans have no health insurance at all. “We in the Congress have a duty to tackle this problem, but the solution we settle upon should not be rushed, and the...

Immigration advocates are wondering if Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's pick for a temporary Senate seat will be as friendly to their cause as the outgoing Sen. Mel Martinez was. America's Voice issued a statement today asking if Crist appointee George LeMieux will be favorable to the kind of immigration reform that would allow for the legalization of millions of undocumented immigrants -- such as Sen. Martinez had championed. That much is not clear, since Crist has made statements about supporting his party's outreach to the Hispanic community, but has stayed away from the controversial subject of immigration reform -- an...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Charlie Crist chose trust and loyalty Friday over Washington experience or potential political gain in choosing former chief of staff George LeMieux to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez. State Rep. Jennifer Carroll, who was considered for the position, said Crist told her he is choosing LeMieux. LeMieux is Crist's closest political adviser and the governor's pick shows he wants someone who thinks like him to hold the Senate seat Crist hopes to win in the November 2010 election. As LeMieux said after interviewing for the position: "I'm a Charlie Crist Republican."

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) on Friday named one of his closest confidants to fill out the term of resigning Sen. Mel Martinez (R), assuring that he will have an ally serving as a caretaker senator as Crist seeks election to the seat himself in 2010. Crist named George LeMieux, a lawyer and Crist's former chief of staff, to serve the final 17 months of Martinez's term, ending several weeks of speculation about how the governor would deal with the politically tricky issue of appointing someone to a job he wants for himself... LeMieux, 40, will become the fifth senator,...

Gov. Charlie Crist chose trust and loyalty Friday over Washington experience or potential political gain in choosing former chief of staff George LeMieux to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez.

A state lawmaker says Gov. Charlie Crist is picking his former chief of staff George LeMieux (leh-'MEW) to replace Republican Sen. Mel Martinez, who is resigning. State Rep. Jennifer Carroll, who was considered for the position, said Crist told her he is choosing LeMieux. Crist planned to make the announcement later Friday.

PITTSBURGH -- They chugged Labatt Blue and shared man hugs at Happy Hour just down from 66 Mario Lemieux Place on Tuesday night because the planets aligned and the politicians agreed and hockey was staying in Pittsburgh. Lemieux was nowhere to be found. He slipped out of a press conference a mile across town, shielded in a herd of dark power suits, away from the handshakes and backslaps. The job was done, Lemieux saved hockey in Pittsburgh a third time, and the quiet Canadian who has somehow become the face of a blue-collar American city was tired. "In the deal...

Lemieux expected to retire By Kim Lyons TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, January 24, 2006 Penguins owner and Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux is expected to retire today for the second time. Lemieux, 40, will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. at Mellon Arena to make the announcement, officials said. The league's No. 7 all-time scorer has not played since Dec. 16, when he was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat. In 1993, Lemieux was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease, which he beat. He scored a goal and assist after his final chemotherapy treatment, which further added to his mystique.

End of NHL season may signal the end for aging stars 2/16/2005, 5:31 p.m. ET By LARRY LAGE The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The last time Detroit Red Wings star Steve Yzerman played in an NHL game, during the 2004 playoffs, he had to be helped off the ice when a puck broke bones near his left eye. Yzerman vowed to return, with a visor, but didn't get the chance. With the league canceling the season over its labor woes Wednesday, Yzerman — along with a handful of NHL legends — may have been pushed into retirement. Yzerman, who...