Former Gov. Buddy Roemer of Louisiana, a dark-horses candidate for the Republican nomination who is also gunning for the Americans Elect nomination, came out swinging at former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
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Rev. Terry Amann, a pastor based in the Des Moines area, announced that he is backing former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania for the Republican presidential nomination.
"I am honored to receive the endorsement of Reverend Amann, Santorum said. Terry is a true leader for traditional American family values, not just in Des Moines but throughout Iowa. I am blessed to receive his vote of confidence today and look forward to working with him as we drive toward victory in the Iowa caucuses."
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Three weeks away from the first presidential caucuses, thrice-married Newt Gingrich says he supports a fidelity pledge by a conservative Iowa family group. But he has yet to sign it.
The GOP front-runner, who carried on multi-year affairs during his first two marriages, wrote an email to The Family Leader organization, pledging "to uphold the institution of marriage through personal fidelity to my spouse and respect for the marital bonds of others."
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Having debated former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Monday, former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah now turns his sights on former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts.
Conyers Davis, Huntsmans deputy campaign manager, sent an email to Matt Rhoades, Romneys campaign manager, calling for a Lincoln-Douglas debate between the two men.
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The Florida House of Representatives has updated its Web page -- MyFloridaHouse.gov -- to allow the public to more easily track the issues they care about during the upcoming session.
We are pleased to unveil a new online home for the Florida House of Representatives, House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, stated in a release. We are confident the new, user-friendly site design will enable the various constituencies we serve to more quickly access information they need to learn about and track the business of the House.
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High school graduation is at an all-time high in Florida, reaching 80.1 percent, according to the state Department of Education.
Since 2006, when the state rate was nearly 10 percentage points lower, black students' graduation has grown 11.5 percent, to 68.4 percent. Meanwhile, Hispanic graduation is up 13 percentage points, to 77.3 percent.
For white students, the graduation rate is 86.8 percent, up 1.4 percentage points in one year.
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The constitutionality of Broward Countys voter-approved term limits for its county commissioners will be decided by the Florida Supreme Court.
The states top court agreed to hear the case on Monday.
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Gas prices in Florida have shown a slight uptick in the past month as global pressures have kept crude prices on the market hovering around the $100-a-barrel mark.
AAA Florida expects little movement through the week at Floridas pumps as efforts continue by the European Union, U.S., the U.K., and Canada to curb Iran's nuclear program.
A lot is happening around the globe that is putting both upward and downward pressure on oil prices, making it hard for any consistent trending in the market, Jessica Brady, AAA spokeswoman, stated in a release.
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Carolyn Timmann, director of open government in the executive office of Gov. Rick Scott, confirmed Monday that she will resign her $90,000-a-year post effective the first of the new year.
"I want to run for clerk of the circuit court back home in Martin County," Timmann said. "It's the job I've always wanted and it seems to me all of my training has been leading me to that seat."
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