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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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The Rev. Terry Jones may just have exposed the ultimate futility of America's war in Afghanistan. Consider the portrait of frustrated impotence America presented to the world last week.
Congress comes back to D.C. this week after its August recess, which was packed with overseas travel, some constituent meetings and lots of hours spent dialing for dollars.
When you spot the word "triage" in a political news story, you know someone is in trouble.
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- The libretto of this operatic election season, understandably promoted by Democrats and unsurprisingly sung by many in the media, is that Republicans have sown the seeds of November disappointments by nominating candidates other than those the party's supposedly wiser establishment prefers. This theory is inconvenienced by two facts: South Carolina's Nikki Haley and Tim Scott.
The midterm elections this fall will feature young people born in 1992 -- in other words, four years after Ronald Reagan left office. What do they know about this man?
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President Barack Obama used his weekly address Saturday to explain to Americans his budget compromise plan.
Obama's budget was delayed because of fiscal cliff negotiations and is expected to be released on Wednesday, the same night he dines with GOP senators.
In his address, the president says that under his actions, the deficits are reducing.
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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has signed on to Sen. Rand Paul's move to filibuster an upcoming gun-control bill that is expected to land on the Senate floor this week.
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Due to injuries to the Gator's offensive line, the University of Florida's annual Orange and Blue spring game is getting a little tweak.
With the challenges facing his quarterback's wall of protection, Head Coach Will Muschamp had to get creative with the fan-favorite early look at what Gator football has to offer in 2013.
Gator Boosters received an email Friday assuring them that even with the changes, there would be "some special additions to enhance the experience for fans."
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Friday told of plans for a NASA mission to retrieve an asteroid from space and bring it back for research.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that it will delay the closure of 149 federal air traffic control towers, including 11 in Florida, until June 15.
On March 22, the FAA said it would be eliminating funding for the towers as part of its $637 million budget cuts under sequestration.
The FAA said that during the delay it will try to resolve the legal challenges against it, of which Florida is involved. It also said the extra time will allow the agency and airports to move forward with changes to the National Airspace System.
By Nancy Smith
Heads still in the clouds, the high-flying Florida Gold Coast University Eagles basketball team will stop in for a look at the Florida Legislature sometime before the current session ends.
If they can work out scheduling arrangements and accept the invitation.
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On Thursday, Gov. Rick Scott announced a new economic daily update via Twitter.
Friday's message was on Florida's jobless rate. @ItsWorkingFL had this to say: "Since @FLGovScott took office, the states unemployment rate has dropped 3.4 percentage points, the second largest drop in the nation."
The governor clearly hopes his economic success will resonate with voters to send him back to the state's chief executive spot in the next election.
By Kevin Derby
The Miami Dolphins, and two Miami-Dade Republican legislators, suffered a symbolic blow on Thursday night to their push for taxpayer subsidies to renovate Miami's Sun Life Stadium, as the Miami-Dade GOP narrowly passed a resolution condemning the effort as just so much corporate welfare.
By Nancy Smith
What a shame to see the Internet sweepstakes cafe bill go to the governor with harmless senior arcades attached.
And why? Because the pari-mutuels want it all. Because at the eleventh hour, their lobbyists convinced gaming committee members that senior arcades were no different from Internet cafes. Presumably now, they believe, seniors will hobble into track casinos and play slot machines instead -- given that their arcades are standing empty.
This is crazy.
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The Florida Senate followed the Florida Houses lead Thursday, voting in favor of a ban on Internet cafes.The bill will now go to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott, since the House approved it last week. While some senators argued that the ban would overreach and take out senior arcades with it, the bill received a vote of 36-4.
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