Liberal journalists were glowing and full of hope after President Barack Obama won a second term. As 2012 drew to a close, there was the traditional hour of ABC's Barbara Walters fawning: "Mr. President, Mrs. Obama. There is a photograph of you (hugging) that went viral, became the most shared photograph in the history of Twitter. How do you keep the fire going?"
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has been waving the banner for free trade in recent days and that proved to be the case on Wednesday at a meeting of the Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Holding a hearing on Economic Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region, Rubio insisted free trade helped American workers and the economy.
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The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) turned up the heat on Democratic congressional hopeful Gwen Graham who is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla. Lenny Curry, the chairman of the RPOF, looked to link Graham -- the daughter of Florida political legend Bob Graham -- to liberals in her party. Graham worked for the presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Howard Dean after her father dropped out of the 2004 presidential campaign.
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A record number of Florida high schools and combination schools earned an A school grade this year, with 240 schools or 48 percent making the highest grade, according to a press release sent Friday by the Florida Department of Education.
The department also noted that since 2010-11, the number of A high schools and combination schools has jumped by 92 schools, an increase of 17 percentage points.
The results are preliminary pending an appeal window that ends Jan. 22, 2014.
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