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Closer look: Florida's congressional delegation
Florida Delegation The 2010 midterm elections produced a new senator and eight new House members to represent Florida. Only one of the newcomers is a Democrat. Delegation total: 2 senators and 25 House members In 2009/2010: Florida Republicans...Tags: Ron Klein, Miramar, George LeMieux, Bill Posey, Connie Mack, Jr.
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Fair districts? Parties unite in opposition
Like cats and dogs, Florida politicians from opposing parties rarely play nicely. They scratch, claw and hiss at each other, simply because it's in their DNA. That's why it's strange to see so many ideological opponents embracing each other nowadays. We...Tags: Winter Park, Politics, Corrine Brown, Marion County (Florida), Florida
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Ginny Brown-Waite and dirty politics
Orlando Opinionators» Orlando Sentinel – Orlando OpinionatorsLet's forget about Democrats for a second, which isn't hard to do when you're writing about a congressional district where 56 percent of the voters went for John McCain in 2008. It's Republicans who should be furious with Ginny Brown-Waite. She let... -
Wall Street bailout: Congress 'must move'
The Swampby Mark Silva With leaders of both Democratic and Republican House ranks blaming each other for the initial failure of a $700-billion federal bailout for struggling financial institutions, congressional leaders plan to redouble efforts to approve a rescue...Tags: National Government, Economic Policy, John Boehner, Finance, Financial Markets
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Nursing-home operators get a boost
Tallahassee BureauThe Legislature’s battle over how much protection to give nursing homes against lawsuits landed Thursday in the Florida Senate, which haggled for hours over a plan to make it harder to sue nursing-home operators whose employees abuse or neglect residents....Tags: Health, Trials, Nursing, Medical Services, Elections
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Legislators call for investigation into 'hurricane aid' in Miami-Dade
Staff WriterFour Florida members of Congress called Wednesday for an investigation into federal hurricane aid distribution, while state legislators are considering legislation to increase penalties for falsifying disaster applications. The actions were spurred by...Tags: Death, Miramar, Meteorological Disasters, Finance, Hurricane Preparedness
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Package to reform elder care gets cheer
Tallahassee BureauNursing-home industry lobbyists cheered Friday night as the Legislature approved a comprehensive legislative package aimed at ending headline-grabbing jury awards against nursing homes. The nursing home reform bill (CS-SB1202), which includes a $4...Tags: Death, Health, Trials, Nursing, Medical Services
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