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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Private companies from around the world are lined up at the starting gate, anxious for the opportunity to move Floridas high-speed rail initiative forward.
Hosni Mubarak, it appears, is not going to go quietly, or quickly.
He is not going to play the role assigned him in the White House script that has him resigning and fleeing Egypt in the face of mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square.
Old politicians never go away, they just become political "experts."
WASHINGTON -- In 1994, when Rick Santorum was a second-term Pennsylvania congressman seeking a U.S. Senate seat, a columnist asked him how he was going to win. "Guns," he replied serenely. Pennsylvania's legions of deer hunters do not use assault weapons, which President Bill Clinton was trying to ban, but the hunters suspected that this, like Clinton's wife's health care plan, reflected a pattern of assaults on liberty.
Among the biggest losers of the Egyptian uprising are, first, the Mubaraks, who are finished, and, next, the United States and Israel.
Hosni Mubarak will be out by year's end, if not the end of this month, or week. He will not run again and will not be succeeded by son Gamal, whom he had groomed and who has fled to London.
Despite the old saying, "Don't cry over spilled milk," the Environmental Protection Agency is doing just that.
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By Kevin Derby
Rick Santorum going Hollywood? Well, not exactly, though the former senator from Pennsylvania and Republican presidential hopeful is taking over as CEO of EchoLight Studios which makes movies for Christian families.
"This is the right place and right time, and I've jumped in with both feet," Santorum said. "I often say that culture is upstream from politics, and I know entertainment also can be strength and light for people who want to be uplifted and reinforced in their values."
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Flightstars Hangar 935 at Cecil Airport on the First Coast and said this development would lead to new jobs.
With room to expand services and add 250 new employees, Flightstar will shine brighter than ever into Northeast Floridas economic future, said Crenshaw about the Jacksonville-based company that supports commercial airlines. Thats a win-win for the regions economy and the commercial airline industry that Flightstar serves.
By Kevin Derby
A three-judge panel ofFlorida's 1st District Court of Appeal has denied the appeal of the Broward Police Benevolent Association (PBA) from a decision by the statePublic Employees Relations Commission, upholding the right of the city of Hollywood to declare a state of "financial urgency" more than once during a fiscal year.
The court did not accompany its ruling with a written opinion.
By Kevin Derby
On Monday, in Jacksonville, Gov. Rick Scott announced Deutsche Bank will expand on the First Coast, creating 300 new jobs over the next three years.
By Kevin Derby
Gov. Rick Scotts trade mission to Chile continues to produce results for Florida. On Monday, Gov. Rick Scott noted that he met with Bci Bank, one of the largest banks in Chile, when he was there in May. Bci recently bought City National Bank of Florida, which, at more than $880 million, is the largest Chilean investment ever in an American company.
By Kevin Derby
Republicans should not be counting on a second Massachusetts miracle on Tuesday. Suffolk University unveiled a poll on Monday showing Democratic candidate U.S. Rep. Ed Markey with a solid lead over Republican hopeful Gabriel Gomez in the battle for the U.S. Senate seat vacated when John Kerry became secretary of state. Markey takes 52 percent in the poll while Gomez gets 42 percent of those surveyed.
By Kevin Derby
Last week, the Tampa Port Authority held board officer elections and, on Monday, it was announced that the current officers were unanimously selected to continue in their positions.
William Hoe Brown will continue as chairman while Stepehen Swindal remains vice chairman and Carl Lindell is the secretary/treasurer.
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, past chairman Lawrence Shipp, Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandy Murman and Patrick Allman will also remain on the board.
By Kevin Derby
The Republican leadership in Tallahassee continues to rally behind Republican Party of Florida Vice Chairman Blaise Ingoglia who is running for the Florida House in 2014. Ingoglia is running for the seat currently held by Rep. Rob Schenck, R-Spring Hill, who faces term limits next year. The seat represents parts of Hernando County and, currently, Ingoglia is the only candidate in the race.
On Monday, Rep. Dan Raulerson, R-Plant City, announced he was backing Ingoglia.
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President Barack Obama and his administration have been putting pressure on Russia to send the National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden back on a plane to the U.S., but it appears Snowden is headed to Ecuador to seek political asylum instead.
Russia remained defiant against U.S. pressure to send Snowden home. A spokesperson for President Vladimir Putin said Russia has no intention of intervening in the matter by keeping him in Russia or sending him back to the U.S.
By Nancy Smith
Melbourne-based Florida Institute of Technology has announced it will turn a former NASA tracking site in Vero Beach into a marine research center.
The private college is raising money for the $10 million, 20,000-square-foot project planned for completion within four years.
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