Pope Benedict XVIs trip to Cuba later this month had the potential to greatly advance the cause of human freedom --which is, after all, the continuation of Jesus Christs work on this earth.
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Pope Benedict XVI is visiting Cuba this weekend, the first papal visit since Pope John Paul II visited in 1998. Many fear that while the popes visit will generate fervor among the Catholic faithful, it may actually be harmful to the prospects for greater freedom on the island.
WASHINGTON -- What's in a name?
Most of us, perhaps regrettably, do not get to select our own names and are saddled with our parents' projections of what we might be. It is entertaining to consider what name we might select for ourselves and what that name might suggest about us. Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum recently got this chance when they selected their Secret Service code names.
Rising inequality "is the defining issue of our time," said President Obama in his Osawatomie speech that echoed the "New Nationalism" address Theodore Roosevelt delivered in that same Kansas town a century ago.
With much ado over intemperate and ill-thought remarks by a prominent radio personality recently, it is even more critical than ever to raise a loud call for increased civility in public discourse.
The 2012 congressional redistricting cycle following the 2010 Census is just about over and done with. And it seems likely to make much less difference than many of us expected.
WASHINGTON -- Sallie James was born in Australia on July 4, 1976, which suggests that Providence planned what happened 30 years later: She moved to Washington.
Since 2007, Florida's 67 counties have trimmed more than $3 billion from local budgets. Like state government, Florida's local communities have been committed to keeping taxes low and doing more with less.
The original "Hollywood blacklist" dates back to 1947, when 10 members of the Communist Party, present or former, invoked the Fifth Amendment before the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
It was unbelievable: As soon as Newt Gingrich failed to win both Alabama and Mississippi in the GOP race for president, most members of the mainstream media and political strategists with whom I talked readily admitted, off the record, that he was the most qualified among the Republican candidates to serve as president.
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The state Board of Education will meet in Tampa next week to discuss a variety of education policies, including Common Core and new assessment tests to measure academic achievement for Florida's students.
By Kevin Derby
Liberal group Democracy for America (DFA), founded by former Gov. Howard Dean of Vermont who won national attention for his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, endorsed former state Rep. Rick Kriseman to be mayor of St. Petersburg
Democracy for America Chair Jim Dean, the brother of the former presidential candidate, praised Kriseman'sliberal credentials and pledged the group would fight for him.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., announced on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in 2014. Young made the announcement in an interview with the Tampa Bay Times.
By Kevin Derby
With tourism ranking as one of the foundations of Floridas economy, its only fitting that a congressman from the Sunshine State was named as the co-chairman of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus this week.
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., announced on Tuesday that he will join U.S. Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif., to co-chair the caucus. Bilirakis takes over from former U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Ala., who retired from Congress. Farr has helped lead the caucus since 1997.
By Kevin Derby
On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott honored businesses which are committed to employing the disabled.
"These businesses have done an incredible job in providing jobs and opportunities for individuals with disabilities, Scott said. We have to support families efforts to find jobs for their loved ones, and thats why my Florida Families First Budget invested $500,000 to provide job training skills for individuals with disabilities.
By Kevin Derby
Florida won high marks for its tax climate in a report released Wednesday by the Tax Foundation. The State Business Tax Climate Index ranked Florida fifth in the nation for tax climate in 2014, the same place the Sunshine State held last year.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., had rare kind words for President Barack Obama on Wednesday as the administration cuts foreign aid to Egypt.
By Kevin Derby
Chris Sprowls doesnt rank as the luckiest politician ever (that would be U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., who won the lottery three times) but the baseball gods (sort of) smiled on him on Tuesday night.
By Kevin Derby
Bikers from across the nation will be converging on Washington on Sunday at the World War II Memorial on the Mall to protest the Obama administrations decision to close the memorial and bar entry to World War II vets who had traveled here probably for the last time in their lives on Honor Flight visits. World War II veterans have won national attention for their rallying at the monument during the continued federal government shutdown.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016, offered a round of endorsements to Republicans across the country on Wednesday. The Allen West Guardian Fund PAC endorsed U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., who is running against U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., in 2014. West also backed Republican congressional candidates Mia Love, who is angling for a rematch against U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, and Don Bogino who is looking to challenge U.S. Rep. John Delaney, D-Md. West also backed tea party favorite E.W.
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