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23 hrs ago | Palm Beach Post

COLUMN: Not the usual partisan drill

In Washington's polarized times, a remarkable thing happened last week. Both of Florida's senators - one Democrat and one Republican - and 22 of the state's 25 House members - 12 Republicans and all 10 Democrats - signed a letter to the congressional leadership agreeing on the same issue.

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ander Crenshaw, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Democrat, Robert Wexler, Florida, US Senate, Opinion

Saturday | Tampa Bay Online

Toddler's death renews calls to ban importing pythons to Florida

The suffocation of a toddler by a pet python is bolstering calls to ban the importation of the reptiles.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Charitable Organizations, Sumter County, FL

Fri Jul 03, 2009

MyFoxTampaBay

Autopsy results released in snake death

Little Shaiunna Hare was just two years old. Wednesday when her mother's boyfriend, Charles Darnell, woke up he found his 8-foot-long, pet Burmese python wrapped around her tiny body.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Thu Jul 02, 2009

NBC Channel 6

Illegal Miami Student Poster Child for the DREAM

FEBRUARY 24: A U.S. Customs Service arm patch is shown at the San Ysidro Port of Entry February 24, 2003 in San Ysidro, California.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, San Ysidro, CA, US News, Illegal Immigration, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

National Public Radio

Politicians Reconsider Drilling Off Florida Coast

The Discoverer Deep Seas drill ship sits in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana in 2006.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Florida Government, Boat Disaster, Tampa Metro, Tallahassee, FL

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WNED.org

Pet python kills Florida toddler

A Florida toddler was strangled on Wednesday by a 12-foot albino Burmese python that escaped from a holding tank in the girl's home, authorities said.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

OrlandoSentinel.com - Home

Report: Python strangles child to death in Sumter

A 2-year-old girl was strangled by a 12-foot Burmese python a few hours ago in this rural community just west of The Villages, according to authorities.

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Related Topix: The Villages, FL, Sumter County, FL, Oxford, FL, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

Tue Jun 30, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Why the latest oil drilling bill has a good shot of passing

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. Don't assume that the latest push for oil drilling off Florida's Gulf Coast is destined to be turned back because of the seemingly annual - almost routine - fight against it.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Florida Government, US House of Representatives, Rahm Emanuel, 2008 Presidential Election

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Hispanic Business

FL Sen. Nelson Rallies Against Student's Deportation

Sen. Bill Nelson has called for authorities to halt the deportation of a Miami man whose immigration story has inspired protests and riled up immigration activists throughout South Florida.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Mel Martinez, Republican, Immigration Reform

Sun Jun 28, 2009

HeraldTribune.com

Obama aide's husband lobbied for oil drilling

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 5:40 p.m. Florida looked to have the ultimate ace in the hole on oil drilling.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Environmental Law, Law, Al Gore, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Byron Dorgan

Sat Jun 27, 2009

The Write Stuff

Nelson inserts three NASA earmarks into spending bill

Three projects on Floridaa s Space Coast would get $1.6 million in funding next year as part of an overall $18.7 billion budget for NASA approved today by a Senate spending committee.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, NASA, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Brevard County, FL, Space, US Military, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, US Air Force

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Space Ref

Aip Fyi #80 - Augustine Committee Meets

STATUS REPORT Date Released: Friday, June 26, 2009 Source: American Institute of Physics - Comments The American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News Number 80: June 24, 2009 First Meeting of Augustine Space Flight Committee The first public meeting was held last week by Norman Augustine and his colleagues on the Review of U.S.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, NASA, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Thu Jun 25, 2009

MySanAntonio.com

Widows gather in D.C. to urge change in immigration law

When Todd Engstrom died in Iraq, his newlywed, Diana, faced overwhelming grief with an added crisis.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Barack Obama, US News, US Senate, Democrat, James McGovern, US House of Representatives, Jon Kyl, Republican

Wed Jun 24, 2009

AIP Bulletin

First Meeting of Augustine Space Flight Committee

The first public meeting was held last week by Norman Augustine and his colleagues on the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, NASA, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Politico

Greens, libertarians team up

Steve Clark puts an arm around his wife Lana in the driveway of their home while in the background their garage sits destroyed in northwest Austin, Minn.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Bennie Thompson, Democrat, Representative Ron Klein, US Senate

Time

Will Congress Do Away With the Immigration 'Widow Penalty'?

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano attends the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast and Conference at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2009 SAUL LOEB / AFP / Getty Images It was bad enough that Natalia Goukassian, then 21, had to spend her honeymoon in June of 2006 in West Palm Beach, Fla., helping her husband ...

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Washington, DC, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, US Military, US Air Force, University of Central Florida

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Florida Times-Union

Florida wins latest carrier battle in Congress

SENATE Bill Nelson, D-FL 346-4500, billnelson.senate.gov Mel Martinez, R-FL 398-8586, martinez.senate.gov HOUSE Corrine Brown, D-Fla. 3rd 354-1652, house.gov/corrinebrown Ander Crenshaw, R-Fla. 4th 598-0481, crenshaw.house.gov Cliff Stearns, R-Fla. 6th 269-3203, house.gov/stearns John Mica, R-Fla. 7th 810-5048, house.gov/mica Mayport Naval Station ...

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Related Topix: US Politics, Ander Crenshaw, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Mica, Cliff Stearns, Corrine Brown, Democrat, US Senate

Mon Jun 22, 2009

WMBB

National Energy Security Bill Could Bring Drills

A bill that aims to protect resources may endanger area businesses. That's what Senator Bill Nelson is saying about an amendment to the proposed National Energy Security Act.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Mel Martinez, Republican, Florida, Florida Government

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Palm Beach Post

Frightful Florida global warming forecast for 2099: Will your grandkids be under water?

Cape Canaveral - more suited for submarines than space shuttles. It's the year 2099, the globe is warm, and coastal Florida could be under 3 feet of water.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Global Warming, Cape Canaveral, FL, Miami Metro

HeraldTribune.com

Drilling plans gaining ground

Published: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. A change in leadership in Congress and the White House has done little to make Florida's coastline less vulnerable to oil drilling.

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

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