Elwar
08-28-2009, 01:11 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/28/ST2009082802062.html
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.
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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.
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