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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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There is a scriptural adage that says we should avoid all appearance of evil.
At a remote spot about 90 miles east of Yemen's capital, the radical cleric was getting into a car. Suddenly, it and al-Awlaki disappeared in a fireball.
Our nation continues to be divided over abortion. The Catholic Churchs position in opposition to the liberal abortion regime initiated in our country since Roe v. Wade has been clear and unwavering.
Mitt Romney, as was clear to all who watched the first presidential debate, channeled Ronald Reagan right down to the glistening hair and respectful smiling face that listened as his opponent tap-danced and stutter-stepped his way to a resounding thumping in the contest.
One thing that many conservatives and liberals agree on is a right to privacy. Many Americans on both sides of the political spectrum oppose overreaching government.
Mitt Romney was 13 years old and Barack Obama had not been born when an energetic-looking John Kennedy, 43, and a tired-looking Richard Nixon, 47, walked into the WBBM-TV studio in Chicago for the first general election debate between presidential candidates.
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. praised both houses of Congress for voting to reauthorize the Undetectable Firearms Act which passed the Senate on Monday. First backed by Ronald Reagan in 1988 and renewed by Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, the act bans guns that arent read by metal detectors.
By Nancy Smith
Note to Allison Tant:
Are you eating your words yet, Allison? Gov. Rick Scott isn't pushing flat college tuition to win votes, he's been consistently advocating to keep tuition as low as possible for Florida's tapped-out college students. He's right on message.
By Nancy Smith
Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, was announced Monday as recipient of the 2013 First Amendment Foundations Pete Weitzel/Friend of the First Amendment Award for working to ensure Floridas government remains open and transparent.
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Two political committees associated with Attorney General Pam Bondi raised more than $140,000 in November, according to an email sent Monday.
The email read:
Two committees affiliated with Attorney General Pam Bondi have reported raisingcollectively more than $140,000 in the month of November. And Justice for All ECO raised $47,500,bringing its total raised to more than $941,500. In its first month of fundraising Justice for All PC reportedraising $102,250.
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Strong negative opinions of the new health-care law are at their level highest yet as opposition to the government requiring every insurance plan to cover the exact same set of medical procedures grows.
A new Rasmussen Reports poll found 40 percent of likely U.S. voters now have at least a somewhat favorable opinion of the health care law, while 56 percent view it at least somewhat unfavorably.
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott doubled down on his call for a $500 million cut in taxes and fees.
On Friday, the Revenue Estimating Conference estimated the state would pull in an additional $95.7 million in new revenue in fiscal year 2013-2014 due to the strong economy. The conference estimated the state will garner $225.7 million in new revnue in fiscal year 2014-2015.
Scott said this news made it more imperative to reduce taxes and fees.
By Kevin Derby
Lets Get to Work, a PAC affiliated with Gov. Rick Scott, is going on the attack, hitting former Gov. Charlie Crist for his support of President Barack Obamas federal health-care law. Despite spending most of his career as a Republican and only joining the Democrats at the end of 2012, Crist is the favorite for his new partys nomination to challenge Scott in 2014.
Lets Get to Work is now running a television ad showing clips of Crist expressing his support for Obamas law.
By Kevin Derby
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is turning up the heat on former state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic candidate running in the special election for the congressional seat vacated by the death of U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla.
At a candidate forum on Friday night, Sink called the launch of President Barack Obamas federal health-care law a disaster and insisted the Obama administration has failed us. Despite those harsh words, Sink insisted Americans deserve the right to health insurance and affordable health care.
By Kevin Derby
With the World Trade Organization (WTO) holding a meeting in Bali last week to push global free-trade agreements, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., praised the efforts.
By Kevin Derby
On Friday, Gov. Rick Scott ordered U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-mast to mark the passing of the iconic Nelson Mandela, the former South African president who passed away on Thursday. Flags will remain at half-mast until the end of Monday.
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