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Archive for: January, 2009

Florida’s Short-Sighted Lawmakers Could Cost State Billions in Education Dollars

As Florida’s schools wait on Washington for stimulus money, questions about the state’s commitment to education are being raised. School spending in Florida is at a four year low, and advocacy groups are outraged.

Embattled Speaker Steps Down… For Now

Under mounting pressure from constituents, fellow lawmakers, and investigators, embattled House Speaker Ray Sansom is temporarily stepping down as leader of the Florida House.

America Leads the World into the Global Slump

It’s clear that America is leading the world into the global slump. Its economy declined 3.8 percent in the fourth quarter, according to new gross domestic product (GDP) data released Friday. But it has an advance scout-Japan.

Chavez Wants Obama to Hand over Gitmo to Cuba

Firebrand Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez wants new U.S. President Barack Obama to return the military base of Guantanamo to Cuba.

Stimulus Package Could Cheat Social Security Fund in 2010

The Congressional economic stimulus plan would place the Social Security Trust Fund into deficit for the first time ever next year, if the current economic stimulus package is passed by both Houses of Congress.

Oh-Bah-Mah: An Unsustainable Delusion

They were pilgrims, one million African Americans bent on fulfilling a solemn, silly, tearful, giddy, deep-felt, mindless, gottabethere obligation. They were the faithful, the heretics, the high priests and low-lifes, the innocent and the guilty-as-sin.

The Global Warning Scam

Waether Channel Founder: Global Warming. It is the hoax. It is bad science. It is a high jacking of public policy. It is no joke. It is the greatest scam in history.

Weak Dollars, Weak Presidents

It turns out that the direction of the dollar has a lot to do with who wins elections, and history proves it. Since 1960, when the dollar has remained strong the incumbent party has fared very well on Election Day.

GOP Rejects Obama’s Plan

“This recovery plan will save or create more than three million new jobs over the next few years,” the president said in a written statement released moments after the House voted.

AG Honors Cop of the Year

The state is honoring 13 of Florida’s finest. Law enforcement officers from different agencies and jurisdictions received awards for their outstanding achievement.

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