December 16, 2014 - 6:00pm
Two More Members of Rick Scott's Administration to Stay at Current Posts
December 16, 2014 - 6:00pm
Cynthia O’Connell Will Remain Florida Lottery Secretary
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 17, 2014 - 1:49pm
Cynthia OConnell will stay in Gov. Rick Scotts administration, keeping her post as secretary of the Florida Lottery which she has held since 2011.
Under Secretary OConnells leadership, the Florida Lottery brought in record sales resulting in an all-time record transfer to Floridas Education Enhancement Trust Fund, Scott said on Wednesday.:She is committed to continuing to maximizing funding for education, and Im confident her work will help us on our path to make Florida the global leader in job creation.
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Bill Nelson Expresses Some Hope for a Thaw With Cuba
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 17, 2014 - 1:45pm
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., expressed cautious optimism after President Barack Obamas announcement of some normalization of American relations with Cuba and the exchange of aid worker Alan Gross -- who has been accused by the Castro regime of being a spy and imprisoned for five years -- for three Cuban spies.
The success of this monumental development depends on Castros willingness to grant basic democratic freedoms for the Cuban people, Nelson said on Wednesday.
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Jeb Bush Feels Conservative Heat as Rand Paul, Ted Cruz Go on the Attack
December 16, 2014 - 6:00pm
Obama Appeases a Rogue Regime in Cuba
December 16, 2014 - 6:00pm
Ron DeSantis Happy Alan Gross Free, Rips Cuban Normalization
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 17, 2014 - 12:02pm
From his perch on the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., tore into President Barack Obama after news emerged that the administration exchanged three Cuban spies for aid worker Alan Gross who had been imprisoned by the Castro regime for five years.
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Mario Diaz-Balart: Obama an 'Appeaser' on Cuba, Alan Gross Exchange
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 17, 2014 - 11:17am
U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla., cheered the news that Alan Gross was being released by the Castro regime but slammed the Obama administration for trying to normalize relations. Diaz-Balart also hit Obama for releasing three Cuban spies.
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Ken Detzner Staying at Florida Department of State
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 17, 2014 - 11:06am
Gov. Rick Scott announced on Wednesday that Ken Detzner will remain as secretary of the Department of State.
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Patrick Murphy Delivers Letter Warning UN of Rising Anti-Semitism
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 17, 2014 - 9:57am
On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., met with the U.S. mission to the United Nations to deliver a letter signed by almost 90 members of Congress warning about rising anti-Semitism around the globe and urging the U.N. to do more to combat it. Murphy met with Charles Radcliffe, the head of the global issues section of the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and Leonardo SC Castilho, a human rights officer with OHCHR.
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