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5 things Obama needs to win Florida (or that Republicans must counter)
With 29 electoral votes, Florida is the most glittering prize in this year's presidential election. Without a win in the nation's biggest swing state, it's hard to come up with a scenario that keeps Barack Obama in the White House.
Since 1960, only one...Tags: Voting, Orange County (Florida), Republican Party, U.S. Elections, Politics
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SBA to close Wichita disaster center
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe U. S. Small Business Administration will close its Disaster Loan Outreach Center in Wichita at the close of business on Thursday, May 10. Wayne Bell says, "SBA opened the center to provide personalized assistance to Kansas residents and business...Tags: Disasters and Accidents
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Virginians get tax break during Hurricane Preparedness Week
RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – For one week, starting May 25th, Virginians will be able to stock up on items like batteries, flashlights and other hurricane preparedness items tax-free. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management says taxes will be...
Tags: Hurricanes, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters
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Time to make personal emergency phone plans
Call him old school, but Kevin Heffernan of Boca Raton maintains his home landline phone at a cost of $30 a month, along with cellphones, just for storms. "A lot of my friends got rid of their home phones to save money, but during hurricanes Wilma and...
Tags: Hurricanes, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, National Security, Companies and Corporations, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Gov. Brownback requests Federal Disaster Declaration
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsGovernor Sam Brownback has requested a Federal Emergency Disaster Declaration from President Obama. The request is in response to tornadoes and storms that moved through the state on April 14, causing tens of millions of dollars in damage. The request...Tags: Sam Brownback, Tornadoes, Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Hurricane center to develop six- and seven-day forecasts again this year
Sun SentinelFor the first time, the National Hurricane Center plans to develop six- and seven-day track forecasts for an entire storm season. It also plans to do a better job keeping them secret, as they leaked out to the public last year, cutting the experiment...Tags: Hurricanes, Tropical Weather, Fort Lauderdale, National Hurricane Center, Weather
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Digital billboards tested, ready for hurricane season
KIAHFor all of you depressed over hurricane season starting in nearly two weeks. We give you the first tropical depression of the year. It’s off the pacific coast of Mexico. It doesn’t look like much of a threat, but if there are threats to the...Tags: Justice System, Hurricanes, Crime, Law and Justice, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Judges
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Gov. Rick Scott: Odds are against another quiet hurricane season in Florida
Sun SentinelDon’t let six hurricane-free years in Florida fool you into thinking the upcoming season will be a cakewalk. That was the message from Gov. Rick Scott and other officials at the Governor’s Hurricane Conference in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday....Tags: Miami-Dade County, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Politics, Rick Scott, Emergency Incidents
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Storms don't always go where forecast
Sun SentinelIt’s one of the biggest challenges for tropical meteorologists: convincing residents to brace for a storm even if it’s not aiming right at them. That’s because hurricanes and tropical storms don’t always go where they’re...Tags: Tropical Weather, Hurricanes, CBS Corp., National Hurricane Center, Weather Warnings
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Atlantic Storm Could Bring Early Start To Hurricane Season
ReutersMIAMI (Reuters) - A swirling mass of thunderstorms off the South Carolina coast has a 50-percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or a tropical storm and could bring an early start to the Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters said on...Tags: Hurricanes, Tropical Weather, National Hurricane Center, Weather, Weather Reports
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First Tropical System Forms Off East Coast
FOX 17 MeteorologistThe first Tropical system has formed off the coast of South Carolina. By traditional naming convention with the National Hurricane Center, we begin in the "A"s with Alberto. This is fairly early in the season to see something like this, especially when...Tags: Tropical Weather, Hurricanes, National Hurricane Center, Weather, Weather Reports
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Tropical Storm Alberto emerges in Atlantic
Sun SentinelWith less than two weeks to go before the official start of the hurricane season, the first tropical storm already has formed in the Atlantic. Tropical Storm Alberto emerged seemingly out of nowhere about 140 miles southeast of Charleston, S.C., on...Tags: Tropical Weather, Hurricanes, Weather, Weather Warnings, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Feb 19, 2012
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May 8, 2012
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Apr 29, 2012
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May 11, 2012
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May 14, 2012
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May 14, 2012
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May 16, 2012
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May 17, 2012
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May 19, 2012
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May 19, 2012
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May 20, 2012
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