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Cary Pigman Declared GOP Primary Winner

August 18, 2012 - 6:00pm

Two of the four machine recounts called for following last Tuesdays primary -- both involving Democrats -- are heading to a second overtime.

In all four close contests, the numbers changed in the machine recounts that were due Sunday afternoon, but not the results.

State Senate District 27: State Rep. Jeff Clemens, D-Lake Worth, is still ahead of Rep. Mack Bernard, D-West Palm Beach.

State House District 107: Rep. Barbara Watson, D-Miami Gardens, continues to lead Rep. John Julien, D-North Miami Beach,

Romney and Ryan Turn the Tables on Obama

Michael Barone

August 19, 2012 - 6:00pm

Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan was supposed to be a problem for the Republicans.

Summiteers' Parting Shot: All Kinds of Energy, All of Them Needed

Nancy Smith

August 18, 2012 - 6:00pm

Callous Remarks Undermine Student Success

Patricia Levesque

August 18, 2012 - 6:00pm

The release of FCAT scores and elementary and middle school grades showed remarkable statewide achievement amid higher academic standards.

Joe Biden Friend/Donor Gets $20 Million Taxpayer Loan to Build Ukraine Porsche Dealership

Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 18, 2012 - 9:45pm

The Daily Caller tells a fascinating story:

In late July, John Hynansky a longtime friend of Vice President Joe Biden, and a major donor to Bidens campaigns as well as President Barack Obamas was awarded a $20 million taxpayer loan to build a foreign-car dealership in Ukraine.

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Paul Ryan Edges Out Joe Biden in Rasmussen National Survey

Submitted by Nancy Smith on August 18, 2012 - 9:23pm

Voters are evenly divided as to whether Paul Ryan or Joe Biden is better qualified to serve as president, according to a Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey just out.

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Repeal of Renewable Energy Goals Killing Jobs in Florida

Michael Dobson

August 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

In the Sunshine State, where we lag behind most other states in renewable energy industry job creation, we still do not have a Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) policy like the 30-plus states creating new jobs.

Rick Scott to Attend Fallen Soldiers' Remembrance

Submitted by Anonymous on August 18, 2012 - 9:06am

Gov. Rick Scott will attend the Fallen Soldiers' Remembrance ceremony Saturday morning at Veterans Memorial Park in Oldsmar, outside Tampa.

Organized by Toni Gross, the mother of Cpl. Frank Gross, a U.S. Army soldier from Oldsmar who was killed in Afghanistan last year, the ceremony memorializes U.S. armed forces members killed in the line of duty in the past six months.

The event is set to begin at 10 a.m.

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Weekly Roundup: Teams Picked, Eyes Turn to November

Michael Peltier News Service of Florida

August 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

Apocalypse Not

George Will

August 17, 2012 - 6:00pm

WASHINGTON -- Sometimes the news is that something was not newsworthy.

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