
LeMieux Supports 'Strong E-Verify' as Senate Kicks Immigration Bill Around
After declining comment a week ago, U.S. Senate hopeful George LeMieux entered the immigration debate via Twitter on Monday morning.
"Florida needs a strong E-Verify bill. Call your local state senator and make your voice heard," LeMieux (or an aide) wrote.
Neither LeMieux nor Adam Hasner offered a comment when Sunshine State News raised the issue last week in regard to state Senate President Mike Haridopolos' handling of the immigration issue.
Hasner's camp was still mum on deadline.
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Space Shuttle Endeavor Lift-Off Moved Back Until at Least Sunday
While the last flight of the space shuttle Endeavor was supposed to be Friday, the launch was canceled due to concerns over a heater circuit. While initially there was talk about moving the launch to Sunday and then Monday, NASA administrators are now insisting that the earliest the shuttle will take off will be Sunday, May 8. In the meantime, the six astronauts are heading back to Texas for more training.
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New Controversy Bobs Up With Sea Burial of Osama bin Laden
Did the United States cede the moral high ground when it dumped Osama bin Laden's body into the ocean? The decision by U.S. forces to bury the terrorist kingpin at sea has roiled the Arab street.
Muslim clerics told the Associated Press Monday that bin Laden's sea burial was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets.
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Video: Rick Scott Barely Smiles While Trump is Roasted at D.C. Correspondents' Dinner
The jokes about Osama bin Laden were already outdated, but the roasting of Donald Trump over at the White House Correspondents' Dinner came with a Florida connection.
Gov. Rick Scott was sitting to the left of The Donald, and, from the brief camera scans, neither appeared much amused by the proceedings.
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Rick Scott Calls Osama bin Laden's Death 'Great Victory'
On Monday morning, Gov. Rick Scott issued a statement regarding the death of terrorist Osama bin Laden.
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Florida Senate Applauds bin Laden's Death
Before embarking on the last week of the legislative session, the Florida Senate took time to recognize the momentous killing of Osama bin Laden late Sunday.
"Iwant to applaud the incredible forces that carried out this mission. I also want to applaud Barack Obama, our commander in chief [for a] job well done," Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, said to open up the Senate session Monday. The statement elicited a round of applause from his fellow senators, staffers, and people in the gallery.
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Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Hails Bin Laden's Death
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization, hailed the death of al-Qaida kingpin Osama bin Laden. In a statement issued early Monday, CAIR declared:
"We join our fellow citizens in welcoming the announcement that Osama bin Laden has been eliminated as a threat to our nation and the world through the actions of American military personnel.
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Republican 2012 Pack Cheers the News that Osama bin Laden is Dead
Many of the possible candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination weighed in late Sunday as news broke that Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces.
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Florida's Leaders React to American Forces Taking Out Osama bin Laden
With news that American forces killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, Floridas leaders cheered the news late Sunday.
Bin Laden killed!, cheered Rep. Joe Felix Diaz, R-Miami. Tonight the world is a safer place. God bless the U.S.A.
Death of Osama Bin Laden is a long-awaited victory in the war on terror, noted former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux who is running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in 2012. Let's remember in this moment those that died on 9/11.
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Marco Rubio Weighs In On Death of Osama Bin Laden
Florida Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio offered his thoughts on thekilling of terrorist Osama bin Laden by American forces moments after President Barack Obama made the announcement.
"Just as every American will never forget where we were when America was attacked on 9/11, this moment will forever be remembered by each one of us as the day justice for that tragedy was finally served, said Rubio.
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