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UF Selects Top Three Candidates for President
Submitted by Anonymous on October 13, 2014 - 3:45pm
The University of Florida announced the top three candidates for its 12th president on Monday, inching the Gators one step closer to selecting a new president for the university.
The UF Presidential Search Committee selected Dr. W. Kent Fuchs (provost, Cornell University), Dr. David W. McLaughlin (provost, New York University) and Dr. Sibrandes Poppema (president, University of Groningen, The Netherlands) as the final three candidates out of a pool of 15. They will each be interviewed on Tuesday.
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Columbus Day Considered Minor Holiday, Poll Shows
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 3:40pm
Monday might be Columbus Day but most Americans dont consider it that important according to a new poll.
Rasmussen Reports released a poll which shows only 8 percent of adults think Columbus Day is one of the most important holidays while 45 percent say it is one of the least important and 43 percent of those surveyed think it ranks between the two extremes.
The poll of 1,000 American adults was taken from Oct. 10-11 and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent.
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Marco Rubio: John Kerry 'Out of Touch' as IS Threatens Kobani
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 3:31pm
Appearing on Americas Newsroom with Bill Hemmer and Martha MacCallum on Fox News on Monday, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., criticized the Obama administrations handling of Middle Eastern affairs as Islamic State (IS) forces threaten to take Kobani in Syria.
Weve been talking to Turkey, MacCallum said. Turkey now says that they will allow us to begin missions from Turkey. Do you think we should be pressuring them as well to put ground troops on the line in this fight?
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Domino Plays Up Murphy's 'All Aboard Florida' Switch
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Steve Southerland Focuses on Security, Border Control in New Ad
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 12:24pm
With three weeks to go in a contentious election against Democrat Gwen Graham, U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., released a TV ad on Monday playing up his national security credentials and tying his opponent to President Barack Obama and U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
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Carl Domino Rips Into Obamacare on National TV
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 12:13pm
Former state Rep. Carl Domino, the Republican candidate running against U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., took to the national airwaves on Monday, appearing on MidPoint with Ed Berliner on Newsmax TV.
Domino said he wanted to push solutions in Congress and pointed to his record in Tallahassee.
In my eight years in the state Legislature, I produced solutions to problems, Domino said. Theres a lot of solutions to problems out there.
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AIF: Amendment 2 on Medical Marijuana 'Bad for Business'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on October 13, 2014 - 11:50am
The Associated Industries of Florida (AIF) announced on Monday it opposed Amendment 2, a proposal to expand medical marijuana in the Sunshine State. If Amendment 2 gets 60 percent on the November ballot, it will be added to the Florida Constitution.
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With Joe Biden in Florida, Scott Ties Obama to Crist
October 12, 2014 - 6:00pm
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