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Recalls in Broward? A primer on throwing the bums out
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThe voters didn't just speak in Miami-Dade's recall election, they yelled at the top of their lungs: THROW THE BUMS OUT! Gone are Miami-Dade strong mayor Carlos Alvarez and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas. Can the same thing happen in......Tags: Politics, Trials, Public Officials, Florida Legislature, Regional Authority
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FAU students, Palm Beach County legislator oppose elections legislation
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsCollege Democrats across Florida, including the Florida Atlantic University chapter, are planning a ???day of action??? on Monday to combat what they???re calling an ???attack on the voting rights of Floridians.??? They???re in sync with state Rep. Jeff...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Laws, Elections
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Florida amendments 2012: State-church funding just the start
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsHere's how you know another presidential election is approaching in Florida: the Republican-dominated Legislature starts loading up the ballot with constitutional amendments on hot-button issues to bring out the conservative base. Case in point: The...Tags: Politics, Voting, Freedom of Religion, Republican Party, Referenda
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Former Gov. Claude Kirk to lie in state at Florida Capitol
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsUpdated Friday, Sept. 30, at 1:16 p.m. From the family, details of local memorial service for former Gov. Claude R. Kirk, Jr. Service: Funeral Service Honoring Former Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. Open to Public and Media Date: Monday, October......Tags: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Arts and Culture, World War II (1939-1945), Colleges and Universities
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League of Women Voters leader presses to implement redistricting reform
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPamela Goodman, former presidnet of the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County, is pushing back against a move by Gov. Rick Scott's administration to slow implementation of the redistricting reform passed last year by Florida Voters. The amendment,.....Tags: Politics, Dan Gelber , Regional Authority, Government, Charlie Crist
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Obama says there is 'network of misinformation' about him
The SwampVisit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy by Mike Memoli A recent poll showed many Americans are uncertain of his faith, but President Obama said in an interview Sunday that he can't worry about dispelling......Tags: Health, Television, Politics, BP Plc, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Green Party goes after "excessive corporate power"
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe 2004 Green Party presidential candidate, David Cobb, is in Palm Beach County this week as part of an effort to highlight what the group sees as negative effects of excessive corporate power. The group plans to highlight the U.S.......Tags: Politics, North Palm Beach, U.S. Supreme Court, Local Government, Companies and Corporations
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Red light cameras OKed, despite constitutional qualms
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsOn the same day that Palm Beach County commissioners issued a proclamation honoring the U.S. Constitution, they also gave the go ahead to red light cameras ??? which critics call an unconstitutional traffic enforcement tool. The proclamation issued...Tags: Politics
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Sink-Scott debate a dispiriting affair
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIf you call someone a "Tallahassee insider" and an "Obama liberal" until your face turns Republican red, is that enough to gloss over your own shortcomings? That, in a nutshell, is what the race for Florida governor has become. Republican......Tags: Politics, State Income Tax, Gays and Lesbians, Income Tax, State Budgets
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Deciphering the proposed constitutional amendments
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAfter picking candidates, voters in Tuesday???s election will be confronted with proposed amendments to the state Constitution. They???re on critical issues: reforming the way legislative districts are drawn, changing the system governing land use plans,...Tags: Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Censorship, Lynn University, Voting
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Does this letter shed light on a Gloucester conspiracy?
Who's on Team Gloucester?Here's a copy of a letter Garr Johnson, he of the "Gloucester 40," wrote in the early days of 2008 that was among the reams of correspondence released to attorneys for plaintiffs in $5.4 million of defamation lawsuits against Commonwealth's......Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Lawyers
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Laura Bush admires Clinton's 'grit'
The Swampby Katie Fretland In an interview in Ljubljana, Slovenia, ahead of President Bush's last U.S.-European Union summit, the first lady said she admired Sen. Hillary Clinton's "grit and strength" during the Democratic primaries. Laura Bush told ABC News'...Tags: Politics, George W. Bush, History, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heavy Engineering
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