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Nelson to chair Aging committee next session
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is moving on up — in the next session of Congress the Florida Democrat will serve as chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. The pick was made this week as lawmakers sort through chairmanships... -
Nelson wants U.S. investigation of Dozier School graves
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelU.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has asked Attorney General Eric Holder to launch a federal investigation into deaths at the defunct Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys in Marianna. His letter to Holder follows release of a report earlier this week by University of... -
Tant candidacy for Dems pleases Randolph
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe entry of Tallahassee-based fundraiser Allison Tant into the campaign to lead Florida Democrats has caught the interest of one of the former candidates in that race, Orange County Democratic Executive Committee Chair and tax collector-elect Scott... -
Nelson dominated Orlando, urban Orange County
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelExcept for a handful of pockets of higher-endsuburbia and rural areas, Orange County was almost completely dominated by U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson in his re-election victory over U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV. A Political Pulse analysis of voting patterns in Orange... -
Surprise! Americans for Prosperity doesn’t like Obamacare
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe folks at Americans for Prosperity — the David Koch-supported group that poured millions of dollars into ads in Florida in a fruitless effort to deny re-election to President Barack Obama and Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson – is now... -
Former Marine back in the U.S. after months in a Mexican prison
After spending months in a Mexican prison for attempting to carry his great-grandfather’s shotgun into the country, a former Marine has been released and is back in the United States. Jon Hammar, 27, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan,...
Tags: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Prisons, Hillary Clinton, Mexico, Janet Napolitano
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Goldstein: Floridians must reclaim government
Will 2012 be the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end? In Florida, in November, "the people" rose up and began to take back the state for representative government. But will the momentum to wallop big money and the tea party/GOP continue?...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Miami International Airport Fire (2011), Elections, Rick Scott, Mitt Romney
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Orlando Mayor Dyer joins Tant campaign for Dem leadership
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFlorida Democratic Party chair candidate Allison Tant picked up the blessing of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer this morning in what is proving to be a hotly contested race with Tampa activist Allan Clendenin. Dyer's endorsement joins those Tant has won from U.... -
Photos, Video: Nelson displays weapons during gun policy presser
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOn the eve of President Obama's anticipated announcement of initiatives aimed at curbing gun violence –including a possible push for a ban on military-style semi-automatic rifles– U.S. Senator Bill Nelson held a news conference to talk to... -
Thursday Morning Reads: Medicare fraud, Senate debate and STEM jobs
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE– Good morning and happy Thursday. Here are the top stories we're reading this morning. * The Orlando Sentinel reports that a probe into a potential Medicare billing fraud case is growing. * The Sun-Sentinel gives you the blow-by-blow... -
Dan Webster, Val Demings debate on ‘Flashpoint’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelDebates will be a hot topic this weekend in local public-affairs programming. The programs: ***”Flashpoint” offers an hour debate between the candidates in the U.S. House District 10 race: Republican Dan Webster and Democrat Val Demings.... -
Mack, Nelson campaigns trade barbs in debate over debates
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelFollowing what for all appearances was the only debate of Florida's U.S. Senate race Wednesday night, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack IV's campaign manager has urged his counterpart with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to get another debate arranged. “The issues facing...
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Nov 19, 2012
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Dec 23, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Jan 15, 2013
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Oct 18, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
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Oct 18, 2012
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