December 7, 2011 - 6:00pm
Governor Scott, Enterprise Florida Travelers to Visit Western Wall
Submitted by Anonymous on December 8, 2011 - 10:43pm
Gov. Rick Scott and members of the Enterprise Florida entourage on a trade mission to Israel are scheduled to visit the Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, in the Old City of Jerusalem at 5 p.m. Friday, Israel Standard Time.
The 48-member delegation -- that also includes Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, Sen. Maria Sachs, D-Delray, and Judy Genshaft, University of South Florida president -- departed from Florida Thursday.
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Water Pollution Standards Near State Approval
December 7, 2011 - 6:00pm
A panel of state environmental regulators unanimously approved new statewide water pollution standards Thursday, following public testimony that included criticism from environmental groups over the new rules.
The vote puts the new standards a step closer to being final, but they still need legislative approval and an OK from the federal government.
Rep. Holder: 'Gerrymandering Was What People Want Us to Avoid'
December 7, 2011 - 6:00pm
House Redistricting Committee members will narrow the list of proposed maps for new congressional lines to three in the new few weeks.
The House, on Tuesday, released seven potential versions of how it could redraw the new congressional lines for once-a-decade redistricting.
On Thursday, the House Congressional Redistricting subcommittee reviewed the maps, but made no decision on which maps to move on to the full committee.
Subcommittee Co-Chair Doug Holder, R-Sarasota, said there is no favorite among the seven maps as of Thursday.
All I Want for Christmas
December 8, 2011 - 6:00pm
Obama's Campaign for Class Resentment
December 8, 2011 - 6:00pm
WASHINGTON -- In the first month of his presidency, Barack Obama averred that if in three years he hadn't alleviated the nations economic pain, he'd be a "one-term proposition."
Rick Perry Slams Obama, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in New Ad
Submitted by Kevin Derby on December 8, 2011 - 3:46pm
Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes off the gloves to rip into President Barack Obama and two of his opponents -- former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- in a new television commercial.
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Ron Paul and Mitt Romney Get More Support in New Hampshire
December 7, 2011 - 6:00pm
Two of the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination -- former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas -- added to their teams in New Hampshire on Thursday. Romney has led the polls in the Granite State, which holds the nations first presidential primary, though both Paul and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich are running strong out in Iowa and hope a strong showing there will help them in New Hampshire.
Romney announced on Thursday that 10 New Hampshire state representatives endorsed him -- giving him a grand total of 58.
Volunteer Firefighter Replaces Suspended Elections Supervisor
Submitted by Anonymous on December 8, 2011 - 3:29pm
Thomas R. Tommy Hardee, an insurance agent and volunteer fireman, has been named the interim replacement for suspended Madison County Supervisor of Elections Jada Woods Williams.
The governors office announced Thursday that Hardee, 37 and a Republican, had been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to serve as the countys election supervisor.
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Jon Huntsman Rips Into Obama, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney
December 7, 2011 - 6:00pm
Sinking in the national polls but still a factor in New Hampshire, which will hold the first presidential primary, Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Jon Huntsman of Utah took aim at his opponents and Washington in a speech at the National Press Club on Thursday.
In the speech, Huntsman insisted that there were two deficits facing America: an economic deficit" and a trust deficit.
"America suffers from a deficit of dollars and jobs, Huntsman said. We also suffer from a deficit of trust -- trust in our institutions of power, from Washington to Wall Street."
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