Those who favor universal background checks on gun buyers make some ridiculous arguments.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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WASHINGTON -- The biggest obstacle to the Obama administration's push for tighter gun control may be its own best argument: Newtown.
The legendary British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died, and the national media tried to pay their respects, not only for breaking Britain's "glass ceiling" with a "bruising" political style, but for transforming Britain and helping wind down the Cold War.
As a small-pharmacy owner, I am used to government rules and regulations guiding every aspect of my business.
President Obama's statement honoring Margaret Thatcher was an example of the chameleon-like nature of liberalism.
Since when has it been considered smart to tell your enemies what your plans are?
That America created only 88,000 jobs in March, less than half the number anticipated, was jolting news, indicating the recovery that the White House has boasted about may not be at hand.
We Americans are lucky, though we seldom reflect on it, that we have good neighbors.
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By Kevin Derby
Already facing criticism over their crackdown on protesters demanding more democratic reforms, the Venezuelan government kicked CNN and CNN en Espal out of the nation. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticized the Venezuelan regime on Friday.
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Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that Azalea Health has selected Gainesville for a corporate expansion, creating 10 new jobs over the next year with a capital investment of $30,000.
Azalea is a leading provider in cloud-based electronic health records software, practice management software, and revenue cycle management services.
Scott pointed to Azalea's expansion as merely part of the thousands of jobs created since he took office in 2011.
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Billionaire Tom Steyer -- who inked headlines in recent days for his pledge to raise and spend $100 million in the upcoming election condemns the mechanism that allows him to do it.
There have been some legal decisions, some court decisions, which I absolutely disagree with, like Citizens United, which have led to this explosion of money, Steyer told MSNBCs Chuck Todd on Friday.
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On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that Technology by Designs Partners (TBD Partners LLC) will be relocating its headquarters and expanding operations in Flagler County.
By Nancy Smith
Needless to say, I've read a lot of stories about Charlie Crist. Even Charlie Crist's story about Charlie Crist. But never have I seen a piece as well-crafted, as close to the bone, as entertaining and precise in tone and substance as Ben Terris' "Survival of a salesman: Former Fla. governor Charlie Crist tries to get back where he was" in Wednesday's Washington Post.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott said on Thursday that he was pleased that state House Minority Leader Perry Thurston, D-Fort Lauderdale, said earlier in the day that reducing fees was on his legislative agenda. One of Scotts main priorities in the upcoming legislative session is cutting $400 million in vehicle registration fees enacted back in 2009.
By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott said online jobs are booming in Florida. Scott cited Help Wanted OnLine numbers showing more than 282,000 job openings in Florida last month, an increase of 5.1 percent from January 2013.
By Kevin Derby
Veteran Brian Gibens announced on Thursday that he was ending his bid for the Republican nomination to replace former U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, R-Fla., in Congress and was endorsing Florida Senate Majority Leader Lizbeth Benacusito, R-Fort Myers, in the primary next month.
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On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott spoke out on the current unrest in Venezuela asprotests escalated against President Nicolas Maduro's socialist government.
"We need to stand with the people in Venezuela who are working for democracy and freedom," said Scott. "As Americans, we are blessed to live in the greatest nation in the world that cherishes liberty. It is our obligation and calling to support those striving for freedom in places like Venezuela and Cuba who are struggling under oppression.
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Florida's Stand Your Ground law caused controversy last year after George Zimmerman was acquitted in the death of Trayvon Martin, but the self-defense law resurfaced in headlines again in February after a Florida jury found Michael Dunn not guilty of first-degree murder for shooting a teenager after an argument over loud music.
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