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August 07, 2009
Sen. Martinez to resign, return to private sector
ORLANDO — Republican Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida said Friday he will step down from the Senate before his term ends, adding fresh intrigue over who will fill the seat.
July 19, 2009
Judge’s ruling goes against Corps
Judge Paul A. Magnuson ruled Friday that Georgia must cease withdrawing water from Lake Lanier within three years.
May 09, 2009
Obama wants Fed to be finance supercop
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve could become the supercop for “too big to fail” companies capable of causing another financial meltdown under a proposal being seriously considered by the White House.
Aide resigns over NYC flyover; probe continues
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon and Air Force are reviewing whether their officials may be partly to blame for a $328,835 photo-op of a jumbo jet used by the president soaring above New York City that has already forced the White House military director to step down.
March 28, 2009
Obama widens al-Qaida war, making it his own
WASHINGTON (AP) — Widening war in “the most dangerous place in the world,“ President Barack Obama launched a fresh effort Friday to defeat al-Qaida terrorists in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, defending his strategy with shades of the dire language of George W. Bush.
CEOs say economic plans look good, want details
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of the nation’s biggest banks said Friday after meeting with President Barack Obama that they will work with the administration on its economic recovery plans, but want more specifics from the White House.
March 10, 2009
Math whiz kid meets the president
WASHINGTON—Being a mathematics whiz kid added up to a special moment Monday for 17-year-old Maxim Rabinovich of Wimauma, Fla.
$2.2 billion in stimulus bill for Florida remains uncertain
WASHINGTON—Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith will share a stage Tuesday with the person who must decide whether Florida will qualify for as much as $2.2 billion in education-related stimulus funds.
March 09, 2009
Warner a target on labor issue
WASHINGTON - Labor advocates and business leaders are turning up the heat on freshman Sen. Mark Warner, a self-described “radical centrist.“
Obama overturns Bush policy on stem cells
Reversing Bush policy, President Barack Obama on Monday cleared the way for a significant increase in federal dollars for embryonic stem cell research and promised no scientific data will be “distorted or concealed to serve a political agenda.“
March 08, 2009
Tracking local stimulus dollars on web site not easy
A Web site launched by the White House last month to allow citizens to keep track of where stimulus dollars are going is getting 3,000 hits per second and already has registered more than 150 million hits altogether.
March 07, 2009
Former USF football player lost at sea is mourned
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. — A week after two NFL players and two of their friends sailed into the Gulf of Mexico on a fishing trip that turned disastrous, family, friends and the lone survivor paid tribute to one of the missing men.
March 05, 2009
House panel passes tobacco regulation
WASHINGTON - A House panel passed a sweeping tobacco regulation bill Wednesday, putting it on pace for passage by the full House far earlier in the congressional session than last year.
March 04, 2009
Omnibus bill: Florida lawmakers face tough choices
WASHINGTON — Hundreds of millions of dollars for Florida projects ranging from money to dredge the Port of Tampa to youth-gang prevention efforts and municipal beautification efforts are at stake in a catch-all spending bill the Senate is expected to vote on Thursday.
Obama to name Fla. official to head FEMA
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama today announced his intention to nominate Florida’s disaster management chief, Craig Fugate, to head the much-criticized Federal Emergency Management Agency.
House panel likely to pass tobacco regulation today
WASHINGTON—A House panel is expected to approve today sweeping tobacco regulation that would put the bill on pace for House passage far earlier in the congressional session than in the last Congress.
IRS looks for people owed refund checks
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for taxpayers who are missing more than 279,000 economic stimulus checks totaling about $163 million and more than 104,000 regular refund checks totaling about $103 million that were returned by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.
Senator outlines health care agenda
WASHINGTON-The government should offer incentives for health care providers to adopt federally-approved computer networks and treatment practices, Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., said Tuesday.
March 02, 2009
States urged to improve probation, parole programs
The number of people on parole and probation across the United States has surged past 5 million, according to a new report which says financially struggling states can save money in the long run by investing in better supervision of these offenders.
February 27, 2009
Controversy simmers as 2010 census approaches
WASHINGTON — Is Florida’s population about to be undercounted again?
February 26, 2009
Obama outlines budget priorities
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama says his $3.6 trillion federal budget plan for 2010 begins to deliver on some of his campaign promises.
Jordanian indicted for illegal contributions
LOS ANGELES — A Jordanian businessman was indicted by a Jordanian indicted for illegal contributions
February 21, 2009
Obama nixes plan to tax motorists on mileage
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Friday rejected his transportation secretary’s suggestion that the administration consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive instead of how much gasoline they buy.
February 19, 2009
FEMA’s fate debated
WASHINGTON—With President Barack Obama urged by some to reinstate the Federal Emergency Management Agency to separate cabinet-level status, a new federal report argues that such a move would hurt the nation’s homeland security “apparatus.“
February 18, 2009
Analysis: Meltdown could force college aid shift
Who should be first in line for help from the government to pay for college? It’s a debate that hits hot-button questions about fairness and opportunity, and lately, many experts think the middle class has been winning.
February 17, 2009
States scramble to figure out how to spend stimulus
WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an economic recovery package, state officials are scrambling to figure out how to spend the expected windfall on roads, schools, health care for the poor and other needs.
February 14, 2009
Senators warn state may not get money
WASHINGTON – Florida’s senators on Friday wrote to Education Secretary Arne Duncan asking for swift help so the state may qualify for the $2.7 billion it would get from a key funding category of the stimulus bill.
February 13, 2009
Stimulus bill passes in the House
WASHINGTON — Although many details remained unclear, early estimates are that Florida could get at least $10 billion from the $789 billion economic stimulus package passed today by the House 246-183. The Senate is to vote later today.
February 12, 2009
Gov. Crist pleased although stimulus less for Fla.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday that he was still pleased with a compromise federal stimulus plan although Florida likely will get less money than anticipated.
February 11, 2009
Agreement announced in race for stimulus bill
Moving with lightning speed, key lawmakers announced agreement Wednesday on a $789 billion economic stimulus measure designed to create millions of jobs in a nation reeling from recession. President Barack Obama could sign the bill within days.
