November 17, 2010 - 6:00pm
Take no comfort in the Environmental Protection Agencys latest gift. Florida doesnt need another 15 months to comply with a monumentally bad decision, it needs to fight back.
Rep. Tom Rooney Blasts Obama Over Gitmo Trial 'Disaster'
Submitted by Anonymous on November 18, 2010 - 12:04pm
U.S. Rep. Tom Rooney, a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the Judiciary Committee, called the acquittal of terror suspect Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani on 280 counts of murder and conspiracy a "disaster."
The Obama administrations decision to give a foreign terrorist the same rights and privileges as American citizens has proven to be disastrous, and this verdict sets a terrible precedent," said Rooney, R-Tequesta.
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Roll Call Ranks 2012 Senate Race in Florida as 'Tossup'
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2010 - 11:05am
The staff at Roll Call put together an impressive article on the U.S. Senate races in 2012, looking at the various elections.
They rank Florida as a tossup. Heres their take on U.S. Sen. Bill Nelsons situation as he seeks a third term:
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Sen. Bill Nelson (D)
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Crist Praises Seminoles for Helping Gambling Addicts
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2010 - 10:56am
Speaking at Altamonte Springs on Wednesday, Gov. Charlie Crist praised the Seminole Tribe of Florida for donating $1.75 million to the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling.
I am grateful for Floridians like the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling who give their time and resources to support and educate their fellow Floridians, said Crist. My administration has worked closely with the Seminole Tribe of Florida for three years and they have remained steadfastly committed to the betterment of our state.
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Republican Governors Openly Looking to Dump Michael Steele
Submitted by Nancy Smith on November 18, 2010 - 10:49am
Michael Steele's chances of returning as Republican National Committee chairman looked grim Thursday, after some of the nation's top GOP governors gave his first-term performance a bad review. In fact, they indicated that they would prefer new party leadership.
According to Politico, some of the 34 governors and governors-elect at the Republican Governors Association (RGA) meeting in San Diego Wednesday, when asked flat-out if there should be a new party chairman, had this to say:
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George LeMieux Weighs in on TSA Security Procedures
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2010 - 9:13am
On Wednesday, outgoing U.S. Sen. George LeMieux grilled Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John Pistole at a U.S. Senate Transportation, Science, and Commerce Committee hearing on the TSAs new security procedures -- including a pat-down process that critics have called extremely invasive.
The outgoing senator, who is considering running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in 2012, agreed with the critics.
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Charlie Crist Signs Rebate Bill
Submitted by Kevin Derby on November 18, 2010 - 9:03am
While Gov. Charlie Crist cant be pleased with the Legislature overturning eight vetoes he made earlier in the year during a special session held on Tuesday, he did sign the appliance rebate bill that sailed through both chambers.
Floridians who purchased an Energy Star labeled appliance between Aug. 30 and Sept. 14 will be able to submit the paperwork for the rebate by Nov. 30.
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Obama Tabs Roy Dalton Jr. for U.S. District Court in Central Florida
Submitted by Anonymous on November 18, 2010 - 7:17am
Roy B. Dalton Jr., partner in the law firm of Dalton & Carpenter in Orlando and of counsel in the Carlyle Appellate Law Firm in The Villages, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Dalton has spent 33 years as a civil litigator, primarily as a sole practitioner and in small partnerships in the Orlando area.He served as counsel to then-U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez from 2005 to 2006.
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Environmentalists Demand Full Review of Progress Energy's Nuclear Models
Submitted by Anonymous on November 18, 2010 - 7:09am
Environmental groups have demanded to see details of Progress Energy's plans to build two nuclear power plants in Levy County.
Granted intervener status by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, the groups are challenging the west coast project on grounds that it would severely damage the state's water resources.
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Senate GOP Moderates an Endangered Species
November 17, 2010 - 6:00pm
The Florida Senates political right turn was marked on its opening day by the occasional red light with a dwindling number of Republican moderates voting no on several veto overrides sought by leaders.
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