Financial reform dominated the U.S. Senate again this week as members debated and voted on dozens of amendments. One of the amendments that took some time on the floor was offered by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). It proposed to break up the government-sponsored enterprise we know as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
WASHINGTON -- When Chancellor Angela Merkel decided that Germany would pay part of Greece's bills, voters punished her party in elections in Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia. How appropriate.
Be glad were not California.
Florida has been knocked out of the top five rankings of the best states in which to do business by Chief Executive Magazine, but it still holds a spot in the list of the top 10 business-friendly states. And its high above California, which has held the bottom spot on the list for the last several years.
From Uppsala, Sweden comes the news that cartoonist Lars Vilks was attacked and head-butted by an angry Muslim at a university lecture. A group of Muslims surrounding him shouted "God is great!" in Arabic as the cartoonist lay on the floor, his glasses broken. Ever since Vilks impolitely drew the prophet Muhammad's head on a dog, he's been a wanted man.
Best known to Floridians for his primary challenge to the late Sen. Jim King and his role as a spokesman for Terri Schiavo's parents, Randall Terry, the founder of Operation Rescue and now with the Society for Truth and Justice, is back with his own television show.
In Randall Terry: The Voice of Resistance, Terry offers a mix of entertainment and commentary on the news of the day.
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Attorney General Bill McCollum said at the Cabinet meeting earlier this week that it was the governments job to hold BPs feet to the fire -- and now he is getting support from a fellow Florida Repubican at the federal level.
U.S. Senator George LeMieux has backed the Oil Spill Response and Assistance Act (ORSA) to raise the amount oil companies are liable for when there are spills like the recent one in the Gulf.
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The National Federation of Independent Business, which has a Tallahasee-based Florida branch, is joining 20 state attorneys general attempting to overturn the recently approved federal health care overhaul.
Dan Danner, the NFIB president and CEO, released a statement today:
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Gov. Charlie Crist signed a measure allowing more cameras to be installed at traffic signals to catch drivers who run through red lights While Crist may not have support from the Republican leadership of the House, he seems to be getting some from the Democrats.
Republican Marco Rubio's campaign for the U.S. Senate seat was endorsed by the Catholic Families for America (CFA) PAC.
"Among the several dozen candidates for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate whom CFA plans to endorse, Marco Rubio is at the head of the class," said Dr. Kevin Roberts, who serves as executive director of the CFA. "His substantive, traditional values message, coupled with his upbeat approach, is a welcome tonic to our toxic public square right now."
CFA backed Rubio due to his positions against abortion and gay marriage.
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The Seminole casino compact will help South Florida's horse tracks, but, as expected,hobbles pari-mutuel facilities elsewhere around the state, industry insiders say.
