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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Last week, I noted that various forms of the word "unexpected" almost inevitably appeared in news stories about unfavorable economic developments.
WASHINGTON -- MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says he'd own up if it were his. Jon Stewart says he doesn't remember his old friend being quite all that!
WASHINGTON -- As the sun rises in the east, the debt ceiling will be raised. Getting there, however, will be harrowing. Which is a good thing.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates leaves office this month as widely respected as any public figure in America today, appreciated for his willingness to return to public service at a moment of high danger in Iraq and to faithfully serve presidents of both parties.
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump's pathological political exhibitionism has ended, Newt Gingrich has incinerated himself with an incoherent retraction tour, Mitt Romney has reaffirmed his enthusiasm for
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By Kevin Derby
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is one of the top contenders for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. On Thursday, in an email sent out by the Campaign for Liberty which is chaired by his father former Congressman Ron Paul, Rand Paul came out swinging at President Barack Obama on a host of issues.
President Obama's NSA was recently caught spying, collecting, and storing data on virtually every American citizen, Paul wrote. And some are now saying the Obamacare database may end up being even worse.
By Kevin Derby
With President Barack Obama visiting the First Coast on Thursday to give a speech on the economy on Thursday, Republicans have been launching volleys against the president which have mostly been unanswered by the Democrats. The Duval County Democratic Party fired back on Thursday insisting Obama should get credit for the economic turnaround in Florida and blaming the economic downturn on President George W. Bush.
By Nancy Smith
Aaron who?
He lost his freedom, lost his job and his jersey with the NFL's New England Patriots, and now maybe the unkindest, hurtingest cut of all -- at least for any University of Florida alum -- Aaron Hernandez has lost his standing as a Florida Gator.
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Nan Rich is joining the protest against Stand Your Ground laws at the Florida Capitol. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate is the first political candidate in Florida to join in on the protest, which entered its 10th day Thursday.
The lack of equality in this state and how our laws are administered are important issues, said Rich. Stand Your Ground and the juvenile justice concerns these young people have raised are worth talking about.
Rich actually voted for the law in 2005 when it was approved by the Florida Senate 39-0.
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced Thursday that air emissions from Florida's industrial facilities hit the lowest levels ever in 2012. The FDEP began tracking emissions in 1985 in order to curb pollutants.
Annual air emissions have declined nearly 22 percent since 2010, bringing the emissions to 412,628 tons. A decade ago, Florida's industrial facilities were emitting nearly 1.1 million tons of pollutants each year. The decreased air emissions mean Florida's air quality has improved as a result.
By Kevin Derby
Once and perhaps future Republican presidential hopeful Gov. Rick Perry of Texas will be speaking at Americans for Prosperitys (AFP) Defending the American Dream Summit in Orlando in August.
By Kevin Derby
With President Barack Obama in Jacksonville on Thursday, most eyes on the First Coast are focused there, but U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., issued a statement late Wednesday insisting the region will be helped by the fiscal year 2014 House Defense Appropriations Bill. Crenshaw, who sits on the Defense Appropriations Committee, noted the bill will keep three cruisers based at Naval Station Mayport.
By Kevin Derby
With President Barack Obama in Jacksonville to give a speech on the economy on Thursday, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) welcomed him to the First Coast with a full-page ad in the Florida Times-Union insisting Gov. Rick Scotts policies are responsible for the recent economic gains in the Sunshine State.
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Gov. Rick Scott is joining a number of state and local officials who are voicing their opposition to legislation denying tax deductions for certain reinsurance premiums paid to foreign-based affiliates of domestic insurers. In a letter to Congressman Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., the governor warned that the legislation could have a "disastrous impact" on small businesses and homeowners in Florida.
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President Obama will be stopping in Jacksonville Thursday morning to speak about the economy. Obama will be delivering remarks at the Jacksonville Port Authority as part of a larger campaign to emphasize the Obama administration's attempts to build the economy by boosting the middle class.
Obama began the campaign in his home state of Illinois at Knox College.
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