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Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott (b. December 2, 1952) is an American businessman, former health care industry executive, attorney, founder of Conservatives for Patients' Rights and the Governor-elect of Florida. Scott defeated Democrat Alex Sink in a close race in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election.
Richard Lynn "Rick" Scott (b. December 2, 1952) is an American businessman, former health care industry executive, attorney, founder of Conservatives for Patients' Rights and the Governor-elect of Florida. Scott defeated Democrat Alex Sink in a close race in the 2010 Florida gubernatorial election.
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Four witnesses in Trayvon Martin case change their stories
ORLANDO, Fla. — Evidence released last week in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman shows four key witnesses made major changes in what they say they saw and heard on the rainy February night when he fatally shot 17-year-old...
Tags: Murder, George Zimmerman, Witnesses, Justice System, Trayvon Martin
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Documents shed more light on Trayvon Martin shooting
ATLANTA — On the night George Zimmerman fatally shot unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, a witness said he saw some of the scuffle — and described a black man in a dark hoodie on top of a white or Latino man, punching him...Tags: Murder, FBI, George Zimmerman, Police Investigations, Justice System
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Republican Party's Latino outreach off to a stumbling start
WASHINGTON -- A top staffer for the Republican National Committee got the party’s election-year outreach to Latino voters off to a disastrous public start Monday when she told a roomful of reporters that likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney,...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Immigration, Parties and Movements, Primaries
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New stand-your-ground case? Not for Florida woman given 20 years
The Trayvon Martin case and Florida’s “stand your ground” law were brought into sharp relief yet again — this time in a Jacksonville courtroom where a woman who said she fired a warning shot to ward off an abusive husband was...
Tags: Judges, George Zimmerman, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Same-Sex Marriage, Justice System
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N.J. tanning bed mom: Tanorexic? Or victim of a witch hunt?
The case of the New Jersey woman accused of taking her young daughter into a tanning bed and letting her burn appears to be raising a question for many people. The question isn't: Did she or didn't she? The question is: Could this woman be a tanorexic?...
Tags: Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure, Dermatologists, Medical Specialization, Dermatology, Skin Cancer
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Trayvon Martin: Zimmerman lawyer defends delaying records release
The lawyer representing George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, defended his decision to delay the release of documents in the case, arguing that the safety of witnesses needs to be protected. In a posting...
Tags: Judges, The Miami Herald, George Zimmerman, Justice System, Lawyers
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Trayvon Martin case: Sanford, Fla., names interim police chief
An interim police chief has been chosen in Sanford, Fla., where the controversial handling of the Trayvon Martin slaying has sparked national outrage and a mess over who should be the city's top law enforcement official. A news release Tuesday...
Tags: Shootings, Murder, George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin
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Florida gov. blows away plan to limit guns outside GOP convention
Florida Gov. Rick Scott assumed office in January 2011, riding high on the cresting national wave of tea-party-fueled discontent. Since then, it's been rough going for the Republican former healthcare executive. His approval rating, according to a recent...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Regional Authority, Tea Party Movement, Personal Weapon Control
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George Zimmerman said Trayvon Martin circled vehicle, paper reports
Was Trayvon Martin circling George Zimmerman's vehicle before the neighborhood watch volunteer and the unarmed teenager engaged in their now-infamous -- and tragic -- scuffle? That is the assertion that Zimmerman has made numerous times to investigators,...
Tags: Mark O'Mara, Murder, Police Arrests, George Zimmerman, Justice System
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I-75 crashes killed 11; now Florida Highway Patrol is faulted
A state of Florida investigation into a series of crashes that killed 11 motorists near Gainesville during one smoky, foggy, early morning in January has concluded that the Florida Highway Patrol committed multiple errors before the accidents, including a...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Forestry and Timber, Alachua County, Florida Highway Patrol, Motorvehicle Accidents
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Drug testing of state employees: Federal judge says no to Florida
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s attempt to force drug testing on state workers has been blocked by a federal judge, the latest development in a case seen as a bellwether for similar efforts involving employees and those receiving social service or welfare...Tags: Republican Party, Civil and Public Service, American Civil Liberties Union, Labor Markets, Interior Policy
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Trayvon Martin case: A collision of race, guns and Florida law
Sanford, Fla., on Thursday braced for what could be its biggest day of demonstrations over the death of Trayvon Martin, the black teenager shot by a neighborhood watch officer, George Zimmerman, last month. For those just catching up to the case that...Tags: Politics, Laws, Career and Workplace, Judges, Personal Weapon Control
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