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Florida Polytechnic University Names Randy Avent First President
Florida Polytechnic University named the first president in its history on Monday as a search committee selected Randy Avent, who had been serving as the associate vice chancellor of research development at North Carolina State University. The university is now negotiating with Avent and the state board of governors still has to approve the contract.
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The Guardian, Washington Post Win Pulitzer Prize for NSA Reporting
The Washington Post and the Guardian snagged the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service on Monday after blowing the lid off of the National Security Agency's widespread spying on ordinary American citizens last year.
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden met withGlenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras in Hong Kong after he downloaded approximately 1.7 million secret NSA files.
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Joe Garcia, Carlos Curbelo Clash Over Federal Budget
Prohibition Has Ended but Old Laws Persist
Legislators gotta legislate. But it would be nice if they would unlegislate more often.
Ander Crenshaw Wants IRS Reform, FairTax and Obamacare Repeal for Tax Day
With tax day looming on Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla., the chairman of House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, called for more IRS accountability, repealing President Barack Obamas federal health-care law and implantation of the FairTax.
Crenshaw released the following statement on Monday:
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Only 12% Expect Quicker Fixes to Health Care Law with Sebelius Out
Kathleen Sebelius called it quits from her position as secretary of Health and Human Services, and most voters think she's the one who's responsible for the problems with Obamacare so far. Voters also believe she was forced to resign for political reasons, but feel less hopeful that problems with the president's signature health-care law will be fixed more quickly by her successor.
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Steve Southerland and Gwen Graham Raise Serious Cash in CD2
Money is flowing into North Florida where U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., is battling Democrat Gwen Graham in one of the most closely watched congressional contests in the nation.
On Monday, Southerland announced his campaign had brought in $509,000 in the first quarter of 2014, raising their total to almost $1.5 million and having almost $1.2 million on-hand.
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Nan Rich: Can Democrats Trust Charlie Crist with Supreme Court?
The team behind former Florida Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich is trying a new tactic as they look to gain ground on former Gov. Charlie Crist in the Democratic primary to see who will challenge Gov. Rick Scott in November: Florida Supreme Court nominees. On Monday, the Rich team turned up the heat on Crist, who is the favorite for the Democratic nomination despite spending most of his political life as a Republican, for naming conservatives to the Florida Supreme Court.
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