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Social Security is a "Ponzi scheme for these young people," said Gov. Rick Perry in his first debate as a presidential candidate. "The idea ... that the current program is going to be there for them is a lie."
A few weeks into the fall semester of my senior year at the U.S. Air Force Academy, I began Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001, like virtually any other school day.
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WASHINGTON -- The legacy of 9/11 can't be fully measured even now, but perhaps the most damaging aspect can be found in our national discourse.
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By Kevin Derby
On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced that PODS Enterprises is expanding its headquarters in Pinellas County, creating 40 new jobs and adding $2.1 million to the local economy.
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U.S. Congressman Steve Southerland, R-Fla., met with business owners Tuesday in Tallahassee to discuss the impact of overregulation challenging small-business owners.
By Kevin Derby
Lenny Curry, the chairman of the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF), is having a field day with the Florida Democratic Partys support last week and retreat this week from Allie Braswell who was, for four days, running to be state CFO.
By Kevin Derby
Former U.S. Rep. Allen West, a favorite of the tea party movement, slammed President Barack Obamas handling of the Middle East on Tuesday.
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A majority of Americans want the U.S. to end its aid to Egypt, according to a new Pew Research Poll. The poll found 51 percent of Americans want to cut off military aid to Egypt in order to pressure the Egyptian government, while only 26 percent want to continue to provide such aid.
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The Republican Party of Florida has wasted no time drawing attention to former chief financial officer candidate Allie Braswell's short-lived campaign. The latest jab at Braswell is called "8 Things That Lasted Longer Than Allie Braswell's CFO Campaign" and highlights, through animated GIF form, all the pop culture and political stories that had longer lives than the Orlando Democrat's bid for CFO.
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Unipharma, a pharmaceutical company, will move from Venezuela to Tamarac creating 100 jobs and $50 million in new investments.
We are excited to announce that Unipharma has chosen to locate their pharmaceutical headquarters in Broward County, Scott said. Floridas unemployment rate is below the national average and weve created more than 333,000 private-sector jobs since December 2010. The jobs being created by Unipharma are another example that its working in Florida.
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The tables have turned for short-lived chief financial officer candidate Allie Braswell, and now the Florida Democratic Party is backing away from supporting him in his campaign.
We advised Mr. Braswell to slow down so he could better prepare, said spokesman for the Florida Democratic Party Joshua Karp. He was very eager to announce and its clear now he was unprepared for mounting this kind of campaign.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., is one of the top targets in Florida in 2014 for Republicans and conservatives. The freshman Democrat will be reminded of that on Tuesday when the Florida chapter of Americans for Prosperity will rally at Palm Beach State College before Murphy speaks there at a town hall event.
By Kevin Derby
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is taking aim at the Florida Democrats after Allie Braswell dropped out of the state CFOs race on Monday, only four days after he entered. The RPOF slammed Florida Democrats Chairwoman Allison Tant for backing Braswell before looking at his personal finances which include three bankruptcies.
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