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Yesterday | WPLG

Sen.: Health Bill Means 'Sub-Quality Care'

As Senate Democrats vow to push through a health care reform bill with or without Republican support, a Republican senator who will be voting on the bill visited South Florida Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US News, Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Healthcare Law, Law

Fri Nov 20, 2009

CBS 4

I-Team: Tracking The Florida Stimulus Money Trail

Share + Nov 20, 2009 12:07 am US/Eastern MIAMI A CBS4 I-Team investigation into your money discovered dozens of questionable ways your tax dollars are being spent as part of the US government's Stimulus package.

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Related Topix: Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Ron Klein, Democrat, Florida, Miami, FL, Miami Metro

Thu Nov 19, 2009

The Corner

Who Cares about Cuba? -- By: Jay Nordlinger

Lincoln Diaz-Balart gave a speech. His subject was the persecution of Cuban democrats, and the general ignoring of this persecution by the American press.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Central America, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives,

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Canada.com

Castro kept up Fidel's repression in Cuba: Report

Cuba's Raul Castro has kept the system his brother Fidel used to repress critics, refusing to free scores of people imprisoned years ago and jailing others for "dangerousness," Human Rights Watch said in a report issued Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Prison, Raul Castro, Charitable Organizations, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Republican, US House of Representatives

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Cuba dissident ends protest fast amid health rumor

A hunger strike by a Cuban dissident has been a hot story for Miami-based Spanish-language media, and concern about her health even reached the halls of the U.S. Congress, where an anti-Castro lawmaker warned that she was "close to death." But Martha Beatriz Roque's condition and the extent of her fast were not clear until the 64-year-old appeared ...

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Related Topix: US News, Activism, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Prensa Latina

US Lawmakers Are Paid to Harass Cuba

Havana, Nov 17 About $11 million have been paid to US lawmakers, including republicans and democrats, to support the aggressive policy against Cuba in their country''s Congress, Granma newspaper reported Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US News, Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

Mon Nov 16, 2009

News Chief

Dede Scozzafava no GOP moderate

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 2:07 a.m. Re-canvassed votes in upstate New York's 23rd Congressional District foreshadow the second coming of third-party candidate Doug Hoffman.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Peter King, Republican, US House of Representatives, New York, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat

Independent Online

Anti-Castro money shifts to Democrats: report

By Susan Cornwell Anti-Castro Cuban-Americans are donating more money to Democratic lawmakers in hopes of blunting momentum in Congress to lift the US trade embargo of the Communist-ruled Caribbean nation, a report said on Monday.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Robert Menendez, US Senate, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Republican

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Pro-Cuba embargo money flows to lawmakers

Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study released late Sunday night by a group supporting campaign finance reform.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Talking Points Memo

Interesting Little Point

TPM Reader MT points out that the only Republican to vote for the Dems' health care reform bill is also one of, I believe, only two in the House GOP caucus with any actual experience living in a Communist country, as opposed to the fantasy-Tea Bag version of Communism / Socialism / Fascism / Dictatorshipism.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, US News, Representative Anh "Joseph" Cao

Mon Nov 09, 2009

CBS 4

Health Care Reform Bill Effects Relatively Unknown

House lawmakers narrowly served up a $1.2 trillion overhaul of U.S. health care reform over the weekend.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives

Sun Nov 08, 2009

WIOD-AM Miramar

South Florida Lawmakers Split on Health Care Vote

The measure passed in the House 220-215. Sunday, November 8, 2009 The House has acted.

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Related Topix: Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Alcee Hastings, Representative Ron Klein, Democrat, Robert Wexler

Fri Nov 06, 2009

St. Petersburg Times

Despite his recent claims, evidence shows Crist did support stimulus plan

At a rally in Fort Myers on Feb. 10, Gov. Charlie Crist touted the stimulus bill with President Barack Obama.

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Related Topix: Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Charlie Crist, US Governors, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Florida Trend

Politicians Still Cashing in on Free Trips

From left: Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ander Crenshaw, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Ginny Brown-Waite and Cliff Stearns [Illustrations: Rob Zammarchi] In 2007, after a scandal involving Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff revealed how lobbyists were using lavish trips to curry favor and buy face time with lawmakers, Congress enacted stricter rules governing ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ginny Brown-Waite, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ander Crenshaw, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Cliff Stearns, Tom Feeney

Sun Nov 01, 2009

CBS 4

Lincoln's Legacy Remembered At Miami Town Hall

Share + Nov 1, 2009 9:36 pm US/Eastern He is a giant of American history and his voice came alive once again Sunday at Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center.

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Related Topix: Miami Metro, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Sacramento Bee

Matsui: No government-owned cameras needed

Republican Rep. Charles Dent of Pennsylvania says it's time to install cameras in the meeting room of the House Rules Committee, but Sacramento Democratic Rep.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Charles Dent, Virginia Foxx, Pete Sessions, David Dreier, Doris Matsui, Democrat

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Free Republic

Who the RINOs and the DIABLOs are

Who are the the DIABLOs ? Who are the RINOs ? Unfortunately, the American Conservative Union's rankings are pretty useless.

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Related Topix: Mario Diaz-Balart, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Vernon Ehlers, Abortion, 9, Michigan

Fri Oct 16, 2009

2008 Democratic Convention Watch

DemConWatch:: House #PublicOption Whip Count

The Progressive Caucus whip count continues in the House. While all of the actual caucus signed on long ago, it's still necessary to get to 218.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Bart Stupak, Democrat, Robert Wexler, Republican, Representative Mary Bono Mack, Mario Diaz-Balart

Free Republic

Legislators invite members of the TSE of Honduras

Ros-Lehtinen and Diaz-Balart, traveled to Honduras two weeks ago. 15.10.09 - Updated: 15.10.09 05:19 pm - Writing: redaccion@elheraldo.hn United States .

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Manuel Zelaya

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Miami New Times

When It Comes to "Government Waste" Ros-Lehtinen and the Diaz-Balarts Might as Well be Democrats

The Citizens Against Government Waste's name pretty much says it all. The fiscally conservative think tank hates pork and government waste, which apparently includes programs such as expanding health care to kids in low-income families, providing low-interest loans to college students, and requiring insurance companies to cover mental health ...

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Corrine Brown, Alcee Hastings, US House of Representatives, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Kendrick Meek, Democrat, Republican

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