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Whatever you think about raising America's debt ceiling, there's a stunning contrast between the credit-challenged U.S. government and the soaring profits of U.S. multinational corporations.
The Florida Legislatures current debate on immigration threatens the economic stability of Florida.
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A juror in the George Zimmerman case, known as juror B-37, has dropped her plans to write a book on her account of the case. Buzz had been swirling yesterday after the juror spoke with CNN's Anderson Cooper at length about the trial. The juror's literary agent, Sharlene Martin, had announced B-37's plans to co-author a book with her husband, who is an attorney.
By Kevin Derby
Former Congressman Allen West, who has opened the door to a political comeback in 2016, weighed in on the Trayvon Martin decision on Tuesday.
By Kevin Derby
After his bid for the Republican presidential nomination and retiring from Congress in 2012, Ron Paul shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, Paul is now launching an alternative media outfit, the Ron Paul Channel.
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A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows more than half of likely American voters lack confidence in President Barack Obama's health care law and believe it will only add to the deficit and cost far more than expected.The health care law provides subsidies for low-income Americans who don't have insurance access from their employer.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. News and World Reports released a list on Tuesday of universities bringing in the most transfer students -- and three of them are based in Florida.
The University of Central Florida ranks second in the nation, behind only Arizona State University, with 6,324 transfer students.
Florida International University places fourth on the list with 4,536 transfer students.
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., weighed in on Tuesday after news broke that a North Korean ship headed from Cuba back to North Korea with missile equipment. The ship was stopped by the Panamanian government.
By Kevin Derby
Nathan Gonzales over at Roll Call placed a congressional race in North Florida as one of the Top 5 Races to Watch in the South.
Looking at the battle brewing in the Big Bend, Gonzales made U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland a slight favorite over potential Democratic challenger Gwen Graham.
By Kevin Derby
Beth Reinhard over at National Journal has an article on how U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has moved to the sidelines now that his immigration reform bill has passed the Senate and is now in the House, where conservative Republicans who control that chamber are expected to sink it. Instead, Rubio is focusing on other issues:
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The prosecution and the defense have had a vigorous back-and-forth since George Zimmerman's acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, with both sides weighing in on the other's handling of the case.
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Monday brought another speedbump in the exhumation of possible bodies at the Dozier School for Boys, as the permit sought to exhume bodies by the team of researchers from the University of South Florida was denied.
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