WASHINGTON -- The 2011 off-year elections are a warning to Republicans. The 2010 party is over. 2012 will be a struggle.
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My family, like most families in America, has its share of veterans. My Uncle George served in the Army under General George Patton during World War II. Other uncles served in the Navy and Air Force during Vietnam. My father-in-law was a radio man in the Marines serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Whether the candidates acknowledge it, the GOP presidential field is shrinking.
Some of my friends in the conservative blogosphere have been ridiculing a New Yorker named Joe Therrien. I want to put in a good word for him.
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Moviegoers will have the chance to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film version of the groundbreaking Broadway musical "West Side Story" with a one-night-only screening in theaters nationwide.(www.fathomevents.com)
WASHINGTON -- A few millennia from now, when archaeologists from an ascendant Brazil or Turkey or wherever sift the shards of American civilization and find the ruins of the Big House in Ann Arbor, Mich., they will wonder why a 109,901-seat entertainment venue was attached to an institution of higher education.
Will Ron Paul bail on the Republican Party again?
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., posted a piece on Fox News which was published Wednesday on the first anniversary of the attacks on the American embassy in Benghazi. Rubio jabbed the Obama administrations handling of the matter.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi released a statement Wednesday on the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Gov. Rick Scott issued a statement on Wednesday as the nation marks the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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Former U.S. Rep. Allen West had harsh words for President Barack Obamas policy in the Middle East on Tuesday. Taking to Facebook, West, who has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016, ripped Obama before the presidents speech on Syria.
Thanks to Obamas ineptitude, the balance of power is shifting in the Middle East, and its not in our favor, West wrote. In a couple hours, well watch the president take credit for avoiding military action no one supported thanks to his deft diplomatic touch.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., issued a statement on Wednesday as America marks the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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Former U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fla., died Tuesday evening after a battle with cancer. He was 74.
Shaw served as Fort Lauderdale mayor and spent 26 years in Congress under four different presidents from 1981-2007.
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Gov. Rick Scott announced on Tuesday the appointment of Anna Dooley and the reappointments of Mike Bauer and Cari Roth to the Environmental Regulation Committee.
Dooley is the executive director for Greenscape of Jacksonville and will fill a vacant seat for a term beginning Sept. 10, 2013, and ending July 1, 2015.
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Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday that Cyalume Technologies Holdings Inc. will be relocating its headquarters from West Springfield, Mass., to a new facility in Fort Lauderdale.
The relocation will create 25 jobs that will pay more than $86,000.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., continued to push against President Barack Obamas federal health-care law on Tuesday as he wrote U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, urging her to visit SeaWorld workers who are losing hours due to the law which goes into effect on Oct. 1. Sebelius will be in Orlando on Friday.
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Gov. Rick Scott kicked off his new four-day tax cut tour in West Palm Beach Tuesday. The "It's Your Money" tour follows Scott's recent announcement of his plan to cut taxes and fees for Florida families by $500 million in the next proposed budget.
Scott will be making stops in five major cities, including Tampa, Orlando and Jacksonville.
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