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...This final Romney gambit is likely to determine more than just the fate of one, well-heeled candidate. It could set the course for the Republican Party. In the old days, those who supported tax cuts for the wealthy worked closely with those who wanted to amend the constitution to ban gay marriage. Those who wanted to grow the size of the military made common cause with those who saw global warming as an environmentalist scare-tactic meant to interfere with free markets. Those who wanted to overturn Roe v. Wade also wanted to overturn campaign finance reform...
...Gubbins, editor of Screen Daily, thinks the two film centers complement one another. "Only X amount of films can be made in Hollywood. And Hollywood isn't a cheap place to film, either." The British government recognizes the importance of the film industry to the economy. It recently enacted tax cuts for movies made here with a British component. The industry contributed nearly $9 billion to the British economy in 2006, according to the U.K. Film Council, an increase of 39% over 2004. But while inward investment from overseas filmmakers jumped 28% to nearly $650 million in the first half...
...Crist is also waging his own campaign in this primary: a state ballot measure to lower Florida's property taxes and reform the tangled way they're assessed. A burgeoning number of Floridians complain that those taxes are spiraling out of their reach. But despite his personal popularity, the initiative is hardly certain to pass. Some critics consider it too watered down; others argue that it will deal a blow to Florida's already thin education spending. Yet even that decision could have an effect outside Florida, since many other states are grappling with the conundrum of exorbitant property taxes...
...things will produce a turnout closer to 50%. And although he knows that the Democratic boycott could keep it down, all indications from the early voting that has already begun suggest turnout for both parties could hit record highs. That in turn could boost the chances for his property tax measure...
...even if it loses - most voter polls show it getting less than the 60% required to pass - Crist stands to remain popular. Despite the very real problems he's had with the tax and insurance efforts, his approval ratings still hover in the high 50s. Pundits agree that's largely because Crist is at least making the effort on issues that Floridians consider crucial to keeping the middle class viable in a state whose demographics make it an uncanny microcosm of the nation as a whole...