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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney's recent losses to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota revealed a truism that Romney might want to study -- but not too much!
Yes, Virginia, there is a religious war going on. It is for the soul of America. And traditional Christianity is besieged.
The Republican presidential candidates, except for Ron Paul, haven't been paying much attention to young voters in the primaries and caucuses so far. But any Republican nominee -- which is to say probably Mitt Romney, or maybe Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum -- had better be paying attention to them in the summer and fall.
WASHINGTON -- Most Americans can hardly believe we're having a national debate about birth control in the 21st century -- more than 50 years after The Pill became available and decades after condoms became as commonplace as, well, balloons.
Gov. Mitt Romney's statement about not worrying about the poor has been treated as a gaffe in much of the media, and those in the Republican establishment who have been rushing toward endorsing his coronation as the GOP's nominee for president -- with 90 percent of the delegates still not yet chosen -- have been trying to sweep his statement under the rug.
In "The Book of Man," his new book offering readings to help educate boys, William Bennett offers a quick profile on U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., to illustrate two forms of polis -- democratic America and tyrannical communist Cuba.
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By Kevin Derby
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking to remind hunters, fishers, hikers, campers and others that the federal shutdown could change their plans.
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Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that the state of Florida has filed suit against Georgia for its refusal to "share the waters" ofApalachicola Bay.
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Put down your phone: As of Tuesday, texting while driving is officially illegal in the Sunshine State.
Last May, Gov. Rick Scott signed the bill banning texting while driving into law, making texting and driving a secondary offense. That means drivers have to be pulled over for a separate traffic violation before they are ticketed for texting behind the wheel.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, who earlier in the day called for the removal of all 100 senators and 435 congressmen if they let the federal government shut down, ripped into Democrats in Washington late on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., who sits on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, will be speaking at the First Coast Defense Expo which will run from Oct. 16-17 at Cecil Field. The event is being sponsored by Jacksonville Aviation Authority, the Florida League of Defense Contractors, and the Jacksonville Chamber.
By Kevin Derby
Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to Democrats across the nation, released a poll on Tuesday which finds President Barack Obama is upside down in the Sunshine State.
While Obama won Florida twice, the new poll finds 46 percent of those surveyed approve of his performance in the White House while 48 percent disapprove of it.
By Kevin Derby
Public Policy Polling (PPP), a firm with connections to Democrats across the nation, released a poll on Tuesday which finds former Gov. Charlie Crist leading Gov. Rick Scott. Crist takes 50 percent when matched up against Scott who garners 38 percent.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scott will be speaking at Florida Right to Life's annual Pro-Life Awards dinner in Orlando come the middle of October.
Former state Rep. Rachel Burgin, the executive director of Florida Right to Life, announced on Monday that Scott will receive the 2013 Pro-Life Champion Award for protecting innocent human life from conception to natural death.
By Kevin Derby
With a federal government shutdown looking increasingly likely at midnight, Gov. Rick Scott ripped into President Barack Obama on Monday.
By Kevin Derby
As expected, the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate rejected a proposal from the GOP-run U.S. House to pass a continuing resolution for the federal government while delaying the federal health-care law backed by President Barack Obama a year ago. U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., weighed in on Monday afternoon and blamed the law for the looming federal shutdown.
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