September 7, 2010 - 6:00pm
Who Are Those Urging a Halt to 'Burn a Koran (Quran) Day'? Let's Look ...
Submitted by Nancy Smith on September 8, 2010 - 11:26am
Who is calling for a moment of rational thought from Pastor Terry Jones of the evangelical Dove World Outreach Center, asking him to please reconsider burning copies of Islam's holy books? Who are folks trying to get through to this man?
Speaking from throughout the world:
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Obama Administration Rallies Against Quran Burning on 9/11
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 8, 2010 - 10:59am
With the Vatican, General David Petraeus and even Angelina Jolie weighing in on Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville leading a ceremony to burn the Quran on Saturday to remember the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, its no surprise that the Obama administration is starting to take aim at Jones plan as well.
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The Vatican Condemns Terry Jones' Plan to Burn Qurans on 9/11
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 8, 2010 - 10:34am
Its been a busy week for the officials at the Vatican. Besides Benedict XVI weighing in on and helping suspend the sentence of a woman being stoned in Iran and preparing for his trip to England, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue criticized Pastor Terry Jones from the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville who is planning to hold a Quran-burning ceremony on Saturday -- the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
The council called Jones plan an outrageous and grave gesture against a book considered sacred by a religious community.
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Sick of Both Parties, Floridians May Sour on 'Independent' Crist, Too
Submitted by Anonymous on September 8, 2010 - 10:31am
In what could be good news for Gov. Charlie Crist, a new Rasmussen survey of likely Florida voters reports that 54 percent say neither Republican nor Democratic leaders have a good understanding of what is needed today.
The pox on both partisan houses, which mirrors the national mood, is downright angry. Sixty-nine percent of Florida voters say they are angry at the current policies of the federal government, including 47 percent who are "very angry."
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Angelina Jolie Condemns Quran Burning
Submitted by Nancy Smith on September 8, 2010 - 8:58am
Angelina Jolie, who sees the world of Islam close-up in her capacity as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N.'s refugee agency, spoke outWednesday in Islamabad, Pakistan to condemn Gainesville Pastor Terry Jones' plan to hold a Quran burning on Sept. 11.
"I have hardly the words that somebody would do that to somebody's religious book," Jolie told reporters after visiting refugee camps in northwestern Pakistan, one of the areas hardest hit by floods.
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Florida's Tide of Red Ink Not So High
September 7, 2010 - 6:00pm
Floridas looming budget shortfall has been shrunk in half by state analysts who credit federal stimulus dollars, years of spending cuts, and Indian gambling money as helping forge a brighter picture but one that could still leave the state in a $2.5 billion hole.
Scott Team Hammers Sink's Support of Bush Tax Cuts as a Gimmick
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 7, 2010 - 4:36pm
With state CFO Alex Sink, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, saying earlier on Tuesday that she backed extending tax cuts implemented by President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2003, her Republican rival Rick Scotts campaign team fired away at her for playing politics.
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New Alex Sink Ad: Rick Scott Needs to Focus on Florida, Not on Obama
Submitted by Kevin Derby on September 7, 2010 - 4:25pm
Alex Sink is trying to downplay her ties to President Barack Obama in this new ad attacking Rick Scott. "Unfortunately, Rick Scott seems to think running for governor is all about President Obama," she says in her ad.
Ads launched by Rick Scott and the Republican Party of Florida have drawn connections from Sink to the Obama policies she has supported.
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Green Energy-ites Like Sink; Scott Lashes Back
September 6, 2010 - 6:00pm
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alex Sink won the endorsement of a renewable-energy group Tuesday, for which she was promptly thrashed by Republican opponent Rick Scott.
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