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House-Senate Conference Could Put Obama in Keystone Bulls-Eye

With the Keystone XL Pipeline included, the House of Representatives approved the Surface Transportation Extension Act on Wednesday.

HR 4348, which passed 293-127, now goes to a conference to iron out differences with the Senate version. If the Keystone provision survives, President Obama won't be able to have it both ways on the pipeline.

Last month, he disingenuously touted Keystone by approving a southern segment while continuing to block the northern section from Canada.

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Rick Scott Applauded for Signing Military Gun Law

State Rep. Paige Kreegel, R-Punta Gorda, applauded Gov. Rick Scott for signing a law expanding access to concealed weapons permits to Florida military service members and honorably discharged veterans.

Kreegel, who authored House Bill 463, said, We have successfully enhanced the Second Amendment rights of our fighting men and women. We entrust them with firearms to defend our nation, that trust should extend to allowing them to carry concealed weapons in civilian life.

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Even Senate Democrats Are Jumping Off High-Speed Trains

The Democrat-controlled Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, which usually marches in lockstep with the White House, has disallowed all of the Obama administration's fiscal 2013 request for high-speed rail.

Transportation analyst Ken Orski reports that instead of spending $4 billion more on HSR, the panel voted to allocate $1.45 billion for Amtrak and $100 million for the High Performance Passenger Rail grant program to assistwith the improvement of existing intercity services and multistate planning initiatives.

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Astronauts, Bill Posey Want NASA to Cool Its Jets on 'Global Warming'

A group of former astronauts and the leader of Mission Control are pleading with NASA to cool it on "global warming."

In a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Apollo 7 astronaut Walt Cunningham and fellow space farers maintain that, The global-warming hypothesis has never been proved look at the data."

The signatories, who include Mission Control boss Chris Kraft, charged that the agency is endangering the reputation of science itself by advocating the extreme position that carbon dioxide is the major cause of climate change.

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State Rep. Fred Costello Makes It Official: He's Running in CD 6

State Rep. Fred Costello, R-Ormond Beach, affirmed Monday that he will seek the GOP nomination in the 6th Congressional District.

Costello told Sunshine State News he waited until April 15 to "be sure" that Rep. John Mica, R-Orlando, would not be returning to CD 6. Mica has opted to run against freshman Rep. Sandy Adams in the neighboring 7th Congressional District.

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Video: Barack 'No Excuses' Obama Blames Everyone for the Economy ... Except Himself

Blaming everything from the Arab Spring to the earthquake in Japan, President Obama has dodged responsibility for the lousy state of the U.S. economy.

Ironically, Obama has also said he would make "no excuses" for any shortcomings in his policies. That haunting statement is echoed repeatedly in a new GOP-produced video, which includes a snippet from Fort Myers.

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Marco Rubio Carries Plea From 'Women in White'; Obama's Security Detail Takes Hits in Hooker Scandal

Making the rounds at the Summit of the Americas, Sen. Marco Rubio on Saturday met with Paraguay President Fernando Lugo and Chilean President Sebasti Pira (pictured here).

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Ben Powell Succeeds Erik Fresen as Miami-Dade GOP Chair

Ben Powell has been named chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade, succeeding state Rep. Erik Fresen.

Powell, a political appointee in the Reagan administration, has been a businessman for the past 20 years.

In addition to accountability, a major theme of mine will be openness," Powell said in a statement Friday. "I believe strongly in party unity and the concept of a Big Tent. Though we may support different candidates and have different ideas on certain issues, we also share common principles.

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Voter 'Suppression'? Florida Democratic Registration Says Not

Florida Democrats announced Friday that they out-registered Republicans in March.

Democrats said they registered 4,405 more voters than Republicans, beating the GOP by 8 percentage points.

The Florida Democratic Party also boasted that Hispanics registered Democrat 46 percent of the time, versus 17 percent for Republicans.

Curiously unmentioned by the FDP was any reference to its widely alleged claims of "voter suppression" by Florida's election and registration laws.

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CFO Jeff Atwater Endorses Gary Aubuchon in CD 19 Race to Succeed Connie Mack

State Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater on Friday endorsed Gary Aubuchon's bid for the 19th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Connie Mack, R-Naples.

Gary Aubuchon will change the financial mentality in Washington, said Atwater. He is the right man to cut spending, balance the budget and hold government accountable again.

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