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November 1, 2019 - 6:00am
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President Obama is being hailed for toughness in his firing of Gen. McChrystal and brilliance in his replacing him as Afghan field commander with Gen. David Petraeus, who managed the George W. Bush "surge" in Iraq that saved this nation from an ignominious defeat.
Herewith, a dissent.
Congress will spend this final week beforeitbreaks for a week to celebrate our nations birthday spending more money, adding to our exploding debt and hoping to help small businesses expand and be able to borrow money. Well see how well they do when this writer submits the Friday column.
NEW YORK -- In the catalog of life-altering surprises, few compare to the query that came my way a few weeks ago from CNN/US President Jon Klein: How would you like to co-anchor a prime-time show on CNN?
WASHINGTON -- President Obama was fully justified in dismissing Gen. Stanley McChrystal. The firing offense did not rise to the level of insubordination -- this was no MacArthur undermining the commander in chief's war strategy -- but it was a serious enough show of disrespect for the president and for the entire civilian leadership to justify relief from his post.
This past week Congress played a tough game of tug-of-war between the House and the Senate. Here is how it all ended up.
WASHINGTON -- In 1932, during a lunch in Albany with Rexford Tugwell, an adviser, Gov. Franklin Roosevelt paused to take a telephone call from Louisiana Gov. Huey Long. When the call ended, FDR referred to Long as the second-most dangerous man in America. Who, Tugwell asked, is the most dangerous? FDR answered: Douglas MacArthur.
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Good news for Floridas real-estate market as prices are on the rise statewide.
The median price for an existing single-family home across the state rose 12.4 percent to $145,000 in January, year-over-year, with an 11.7 percent rise in sales. Meanwhile, the median price for condos jumped 18 percent to $112,000, according to Florida Realtors.
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President Barack Obama called Republican congressional leaders on Thursday to discuss the sequestration cuts that both sides have jockeyed to pin on the opposing party.
Obamas conversations with House Speaker John Boehner, of Ohio, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, weregenerallydescribed as good by the White House, but lips remained sealed about details.
By Kevin Derby
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Florida has moved up two slots, to No. 4, nationwide for percentage of high school graduates in 2012 who had passed at least one Advanced Placement (AP) course during their four years of study.
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Rep. Bryan Nelson, R-Apopka, is working with a seniors coalition to ward off what they expect will be predatory legislation that will be pushed before legislators as the 60-day regular session draws to a close.
The STANDUP for Seniors Coalition, a group of senior advocates, veterans and concerned Floridians, announced Wednesday at the Capitol that they will be advising members to lobby legislators against proposals promoted as bolstering the Stranger-originated Life Insurance (STOLI) market.
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Florida House Majority Leader Steve Precourt, R-Orlando, and Majority Whip Dana Young, R-Tampa, have named four new deputy whips in advance of the start of the 60-day regular session.
The new House whips are: Reps. Travis Cummings, R-Orange Park; MaryLynn Magar, R-Tequesta; Dan Raulerson, R-Plant City; and David Santiago, R-Deltona.
It has been a privilege getting to know these new representatives over the last several months and I look forward to working more closely with them this year in their new role, Precourt stated in a release.
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The Florida House Democratic Caucus will propose a series of revisions to the Republican-backed sweeping election reform effort, House Bill, 569, that is to go before the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday.
The caucus announced in a release that members object to portions of the bill by Rep. Robert "Rob" Schenck, R-Spring Hill, that:
-- Increase maximum contributions to $10,000. The caucus prefers the cap to remain at $500.
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Rep. Carlos Trujillo, R-Miami, has filed the House version of the Parent Empowerment in Education, better known as the parent trigger, that was narrowly defeated in the Senate last year.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that her office has entered a multimillion-dollar settlement with CCH Inc., a law book publisher, over allegations of automatic subscription renewals, a practice referred to as a negative option plan, without adequate disclosures. CCH will mail approximately 5,000 consumers refund notices and provide a total refund amount up to $5 million to the consumers. The attorney generals office will receive $1.4 million for investigative costs, attorney fees and future enforcement efforts.
By Kevin Derby
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is welcoming today's ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court inFlorida v. Clayton Harris, which ruled that a police dog's sniff constituted probable cause for Liberty County K-9 Officer William Wheetley to search one Claytons Harris vehicle for illegal drugs.
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The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up a campaign-finance case challenging limits on how much individual donors may give in political donations.
The high court will take up McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission to decide whether restrictions on total contributions are constitutional, according to Politico.
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