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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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LAS VEGAS -- Sometimes provocative people become that way because they were provoked. Sharron Angle, 60, could be enjoying the 10 grandchildren she loves even more than her .44 magnum. Instead, she is the Republican nominee against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's quest for a fifth term. Her campaign began, in a sense, three decades ago, when a judge annoyed her.
WASHINGTON -- In the days since I suggested that President Obama's rhetorical style mimics feminine tropes, I've been informed of the following:
One, a black man cannot show anger in public lest he be considered an Angry Black Man.
About 10,000 men and women have served in the United States Congress. Robert C. Byrd, who died Monday at age 92, served longer than all the rest -- more than 57 years, with six in the House and 51 in the Senate.
It's not cute when reporters play dumb. Last year, when Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court, CBS anchor Katie Couric said labeling her "won't be easy." CBS reporter Wyatt Andrews found "no clear ideology" in her public record.
Is it appropriate for government to increase the regulatory burdens and costs on Florida businesses during a recession?
WASHINGTON -- If Bill Clinton was our first black president, as Toni Morrison once proclaimed, then Barack Obama may be our first woman president.
Phew. That was fun. Now, if you'll just keep those hatchets holstered and hear me out.
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Home prices across the U.S., aided by two Florida metropolitan areas,ended 2012 with the largest gain since the housing market began to crash, according to figures released Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones.The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, a leading barometer of U.S. home prices, revealed the best year-over-year gain, through December, in home prices since July 2006. Its 10-city index showed prices up 5.9 percent, while the 20-city composite showed annual returns of 6.8 percent.
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Americas debt crisis should be reduced by incorporating spending cuts alone, according to 45 percent of voters in a new survey Tuesday.The Rasmussen Reports' poll shows a plurality of voters wants spending cuts alone as a method to reduce the federal deficit.
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One of the surprises-to-many of the opening Florida Gaming Congress session -- called "Destination Florida?" -- was Michael Yormark's strong endorsement of at least one destination casino in South Florida. Yormark is president of Sunrise Sports & Entertainment, better known as the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers.
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Miami's Spanish-language Univision TV network has leapfrogged powerhouse NBC during the most important month for television ratings, a telling sign of the Hispanic audience's expansion nationwide.
In the latest numbers from the February sweeps, Univision finished in fourth place, behind CBS, Fox and ABC. NBC rounded out the top five for the first time in history. Univision had never beaten NBC in the ratings race.
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The Orlando City Council has moved to buy land spanning two blocks in the citys downtown, which could be the future site of a soccer stadium for the Orlando City Lions.
The council took action Monday, accepting a deal to purchase four parcels of land one block from the Orlando Magics home court, the Amway Center, for $4 million, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
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As President Barack Obama is slated to visit a military community in Virginia Tuesday, House Republican leaders are blasting the president for his campaign tactics.
Answering questions from the media Monday, House Speaker John Boehner and other top GOP members said it was time for Obama to "stop campaigning" and work with Congress to avert the $85 billion in cuts that will begin Friday.
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The Florida lottery experienced another record-breaking week of sales in scratch-off tickets.
Sales of scratch-off ticketstotaledmore than $65.3 million for the week ending Feb. 24, 2013, which exceeded the previous weeks record of $64.7 million, according to the Florida lottery. The sales totals in both weeks were the largest recorded in a single week in the lotterys 25-year span.
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Sen. John Legg, R-Lutz, will hold a four-meeting pre-session listening tour in his district next week.Pasco County
Feb. 26
10 a.m. -- 11 a.m.
Copperstone Executive Suites
3632 Land OLakes Blvd., Suite 100
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Ron Davis, Ph.D., of the Scripps Research Institute in Florida has been granted $3.5 million from the Jacob K. Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award to research complex memory disorders.
The four-year award comes from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), an arm of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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David Thomas, the retired CEO and chairman of IMS Health Inc., was named by the Florida Board of Governors to the University of Florida board of trustees.
We are fortunate to have boards of trustees across the state made up of well-qualified and dedicated individuals, with broad ranges of experience and expertise, Mori Hosseini, chair of the Board of Governors' trustee nominating committee, stated in a release.
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