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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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WASHINGTON -- Five days before his inauguration, President-elect Obama told The Washington Post that entitlement reform could no longer be kicked down the road. He then spent the next two years kicking -- racking up $3 trillion in new debt along the way -- on the grounds that massive temporary deficit spending was necessary to prevent another Great Depression.
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President Obama shrugged Edward Snowden and the National Security Agency leaks off his shoulders Thursday, calling Snowden a "29-year-old hacker" and suggested the pressure Obama and his administration have been placing on China and Russia to extradite the former national security contractor was not worth damaging relations with those countries.
By Kevin Derby
With Vice President Joe Biden presiding over the chamber, the U.S. Senate passed the immigration reform bill backed by the Gang of Eight. Both of Floridas two senators -- Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio -- supported the bill. The final vote was 68-32.
By Kevin Derby
Om Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced SIMTEC will be moving its international headquarters from Madison, Wis., to Miramar.
By Kevin Derby
Former Congressman Allen West has opened the door in recent days to a political comeback in 2016. His Allen West Guardian PAC is having an online straw poll for Republican presidential hopefuls in 2016 but the Florida Republican did not include himself as one of the contenders.
Washington is broken and it's time we said enough is enough, West wrote supporters. The moment to restore our liberty and fight for the principles and values this country was founded on is right now.
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NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has come a long way since 2009, when he explained he had nothing but contempt for those who leaked classified information to news sources.
Snowden used the online handle "TheTrueHOOHA" to speak out in a chat in 2009 after a New York Times article detailed secret negotiations between the U.S. and Israel in regard to Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program.
By Kevin Derby
Relating his familys history and invoking the Statue of Liberty and the biblical Exodus, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., closed on his immigration reform bill in a speech on the Senate floor on Thursday afternoon.
No one should dispute that, like every sovereign nation, we have a right to control who comes in, Rubio said. But unlike other countries, we are not afraid of people coming in from other places. Instead, inspired by our Judeo-Christian principles, we Americans have seen the stranger and invited them in.
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The Republican Party of Lake County will be hosting a forum Thursday evening to discuss the pros and cons of the Common Core State Standards.
The free public forum will be held at 7 p.m. at the Tavares Community Center in Tavares. Another forum will be held in Clermont in July.
The Common Core State Standards is a U.S. educational initiative set to ensure students are prepared for college and beyond by focusing onEnglish and Language Arts and literacy in history/social studies, science, technical subjects standards, and mathematics.
By Kevin Derby
Michael Levi from the Council of Foreign Relations (CFR) will be the keynote speaker at the 2013 Florida Energy Summit, state Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam announced on Thursday.
Michael Levi is a great addition to the lineup for the 2013 Florida Energy Summit, said Putnam. The summit will be an opportunity for Floridas energy stakeholders to hear from this national expert on what the sweeping changes in this countrys energy policies and resources will mean for the future of Florida.
By Kevin Derby
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, R-Fla., announced he would be hosting a conference on federal contracting at Florida Tech in Melbourne on Aug. 5-6.
Many of our local businesses specialize in technology, innovation and services that are applicable to meeting the needs of federal agencies, said Posey. Learning how to navigate the federal procurement process and accessing decision-makers within federal agencies helps Space Coast businesses and workers compete.
By Kevin Derby
A major Democratic primary is forming in Broward County for an open Florida House seat.
With Rep. Jim Waldman, D-Coconut Creek, facing term limits next year, former Rep. Steve Perman filed to run as a Democrat for the seat at the end of February. For four months Perman was the only candidate in the race -- but a new Democratic contender has jumped in the race. Broward County Mayor Kristin Jacobs, who has served on the Broward County Commission since being first elected to it in 1998, filed her paperwok to run for the House seat on Thursday.
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