When you're rich and righteous and "egged on by a witch hunt by the liberal Stuart News," you believe God wants you to "take" land. Apparently.
Whatever you need. Take it.
That's how it appears in Stuart, where hysteria so gripped the Stuart City Commission at its last meeting that it voted to ask government agencies to seize huge tracts of private land owned by sugar and agricultural farmers so it can be flooded to relieve estuary pollution.
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"Catastrophic!" said Sen. John McCain.
If Congress votes no on a resolution calling for U.S. intervention in Syria's civil war, says McCain, it would be "catastrophic" for U.S. credibility in the world.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush will be hosting the 6th Annual National Summit on Education Reform on Oct. 17-18 in Boston, Mass., according to a press release sent out Tuesday afternoon.
Bush currently serves as chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education. According to a press release, the Foundation's flagship convenes annually to "share strategies to improve the quality of education for all children."
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Vice President Joe Biden has postponed his visit to the University of Central Florida, according to a statement from the White House Press Office.
Biden was scheduled to make an appearance at the Orlando-based university Thursday to speak about President Obama's proposal to make college more affordable, and to develop a ratings system to gauge colleges' costs and quality. Federal aid would then be tied to the results.
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With Gov. Rick Scott proposing to cut taxes by $500 million in the 2014 legislative session, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is demanding to know if former Senate Democratic Leader Nan Rich, the only major Democrat to enter the race so far, will support the idea.
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U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., made it clear he's opposed to military action against Syria in an interview with MSNBC.
I think there is enough questions there ... [to ask] before we intervene, Yoho told MSNBC's Chris Jansing Monday morning.
Yoho is a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, which will be hearing from Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Syria.
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On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott called swimmer Diana Nyad to congratulate her on completing her swim from Cuba to Florida.
I thanked Diana today for making Florida a part of her historic milestone, Scott said. She is an inspiration for so many. I told her Florida was proud to be her monumental finish line yesterday. I also asked Diana to consider staying in Florida for a while and even calling our great state home again. Florida is home for many dreamers, entrepreneurs and those that continue to make history just like Diana.
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