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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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When you get into discussions about the Middle East with certain people, you start hearing that the great mistake was the partition of Palestine and the creation of the state of Israel in 1948. If that had somehow just not happened, you hear, everything would be all right.
As much as liberals complain about conservative "misinformation" and incivility, they never seem to find it on channels like MSNBC, and we know there are small bands of liberals that wander over there.
One of the sad and dangerous signs of our times is how many people are enthralled by words, without bothering to look at the realities behind those words.
All the Legislature had to do Friday was pass the budget, drop the hanky, and smile for the camera.
This week the House of Representatives intends to continueefforts to address rising gas prices by improving domestic production.
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Florida's high school and college students will now have access to new online developmental education courses from a new grant issued by the Florida Department of Education, according to a press release from FLDOE Friday morning. The departmentseeks to increase the number of underrepresented students who enter and remain in higher education through this grant.
By Nancy Smith
A University of South Florida graduate student has begun a petition drive on behalf of the exhumation of bodies buried under suspicious circumstance at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys.
Maryann Cairns of Tampa hopes a petition will motivate Gov. Rick Scott, Secretary of State Ken Detzner and Attorney General Pam Bondi to expedite USF's work at the site
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Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee, who had been calling for Gov. Scott to 'come home' to speak with protesters camping out at the Capitol, has spoken out yet again about the protests taking place in Tallahassee.
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Gov. Rick Scott is calling for a statewide day of prayer for unity in Florida on July 21 to reflect on the Trayvon Martin case, which has caused protests not only in Florida but across the nation, as people call for a review of the Sunshine State's Stand Your Ground laws.
By Kevin Derby
The president of a group chaired by former Congressman Ron Paul is warning supporters that, with the filibuster deal in place, Democrats in charge of the U.S. Senate could turn next to gun control.
John Tate, the president of the Campaign for Liberty which Paul chairs, sent a message to supporters on Thursday insisting U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., could soon push gun control legislation.
By Kevin Derby
Freshman U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is the vice chairman of the U.S. Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs. From that perch, DeSantis invited Eddie Creamer, the president and CEO of Prosperity Bank in St. Augustine, to testify before the subcommittee on Thursday on how Dodd-Frank impacts community banks -- and, in particular, Prosperity Bank and its ability to serve Florida's 6th District..
By Kevin Derby
The American Conservative Union (ACU) is leading a campaign to impeach U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder due to his actions after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the death of Trayvon Martin.
Gregg Keller of the ACU sent out a message to supporters on Thursday announcing the campaign.
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Gov. Rick Scott unexpectedly returned to Tallahassee Thursday evening, where throngs of protesters have been camped out for days to speak out on Stand Your Ground laws in Florida, racial profiling, and the war on youth. Scott sat down with the protesters, many of whom are with an organization called Dream Defenders, a group which has been particularly vocal about their disapproval of Zimmerman's acquittal last Saturday.
By Nancy Smith
The conservative newspaper National Review -- highly critical of Jacksonville State Attorney Angela Corey since the Zimmerman trial ended -- sees a sinister collusion between Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and Gov. Rick Scott.
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Rep. Alan Williams, D-Tallahassee, is urging Gov. Rick Scott to come back to Tallahassee after protesters have flooded the governor's office, pledging they'll only leave after the governor properly addresses their concerns about Florida's "Stand Your Ground" laws and expressing their general discontent over George Zimmerman's acquittal.
"Governor, come home. Come home and talk to these students, these citizens of the state of Florida who are in your lobby. Come home and speak with them," said Williams.
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