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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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.