NEW YORK -- After living in New York City for a few weeks, I've reached a few conclusions about the great political divide in America.
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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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Few things have captured in microcosm what has gone so painfully wrong where racial issues are concerned, like the recent election for mayor of Washington, D.C.
NEW YORK -- Question of the day: Why do presidents give the White House keys to Bob Woodward?
Members of Congress may be heading home by weeks end to start the final campaign for the fight of their political life.
WASHINGTON -- Although a Niagara of vitriol is drenching politics, the two parties are acting sensibly and in tandem about something once considered a matter of constitutional significance -- the process by which presidential nominations are won.
WASHINGTON -- When facing a tsunami, what do you do? Pray, and tell yourself stories. I am not privy to the Democrats' private prayers, but I do hear the stories they're telling themselves. The new meme is that there's a civil war raging in the Republican Party. The tea party will wreck it from within and prove to be the Democrats' salvation.
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By Kevin Derby
Did Rick Scott just confirm Sunshine State News' earlier report that he was behind the torpedoing of Parent Empowerment in the Senate Tuesday morning?
By Kevin Derby
U.S. Rep. Gus Bilriakis, R-Fla., has joined Reps. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., and U.S. Rep. Takano, D-Calif., as a co-sponsor of the Troop Talent Act of 2013.
The bill seeks to facilitate service members transition from active duty to the civilian workforce and to reduce the veterans unemployment rate. A companion bill was also recently introduced by Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., in the U.S. Senate.
By Nancy Smith
What did Tim Tebow do to earn the scorn of a no-class outfit like the New York Jets? Yahoo's Les Carpenter asks a good question in a story on the 'net Monday.
By Kevin Derby
All four leaders of the U.S. Congress are disliked by strong pluralities of the American electorate, but none more so than House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
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The Boston bombings have garnered public support for surveillance cameras.
Following law enforcement's successful use ofsecuritycameras to identify the marathon bombers, Americans strongly support their use in public areas and feel they help curb crime.
GOP pollster Scott Rasmussen's latest poll finds 70 percent of American adults approve of the use of cameras. Less than 20 percent (18) oppose the eyes of Big Brother. Eleven percent aren't sure what to think.
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Florida lawmakers want to give residents a tax break for a few days this summer.
They are proposing another back-to-school tax holiday in August. The legislation eliminates state and local sales taxes on such items as clothes, shoes and school supplies.
This years version of the bill also wipes out sales taxes on certain electronics, including laptops and tablet computers costing up to $750.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., wants Americans to know the new immigration bill, long in the works, has finally been revealed and introduced to members.
The Cuban-American senator has also released a video he hopes will go viral. In an email he urges people to share with friends, saying, "I want you to know why we need to pursue immigration reform the way weve proposed it. Leaving it the way it is is simply unacceptable."
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Brevard Community College Trustees have fired a professor who urged students to vote for President Barack Obama.
Associate Professor Sharon Sweet was dismissed after a 3-month investigation into complaints that the algebra instructor, a registered Democrat, urged students and, in some cases, forced them to sign pledge cards that they would vote for Obama, reports Florida Today.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has named four Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas due to damages inflicted by the drought.
Alachua, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties will qualify for natural disaster assistance, the USDA announced Wednesday.
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