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Can Jeb Bush save the GOP?
Amid the wreckage of the Mitt Romney presidential debacle and the Republican scramble to find a new savior, now comes ... yet another Bush! The ruminations of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, son of one former president and younger brother of another, on...
Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Marco Rubio, White House, Migration
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Florida's premature births: How to ease problem?
Staff writerIn public-affairs programming this weekend: "Central Florida Spotlight" examines Florida's high rate of premature births at 12:30 p.m. Saturday on WFTV-Channel 9. Moderator Greg Warmoth's guests are Dr. Victoria Niklas, chief of neonatology at Nemours...Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Politics, Adam Smith, Richard A. Gephardt, Rick Scott
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Rubio leads five-way GOP presidential poll
Marco Rubio led the field of Republican presidential prospects in a nationwide poll released on Wednesday, though voters were split among five potential candidates. The Quinnipiac University poll of 712 Republicans found Sen. Rubio of Florida...Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Marco Rubio, Quinnipiac University, Chris Christie
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Oval Office may be Floridian's home
With each passing day, Jeb Bush looks more and more like a presidential candidate. At this stage, he's striking the obligatory, non-committal tone, but he's just come out with a book on immigration reform, is showing up on radio and TV talk shows, and...Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Regional Authority, Elections, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump
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Graduation standards needed compromise
Our state lawmakers aren't known for putting politics aside to reach a compromise that solves a problem. When they do, they deserve credit. So kudos to Sen. John Legg and Rep. Elizabeth Porter. They are two of the main architects behind a proposed...
Tags: Science and Technology, Public Schools, Seminole County, Students, George W. Bush
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Sides gearing up for a fight on "parent trigger" bill
Sentinel School ZoneA bill that has inspired strong passions on both sides for two years running is headed for the state Senate Education Committee next week. Commonly known as the "parent trigger" bill, it would give parents an opportunity to vote on how a failing school is...Tags: PTA
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WFTV studies region's sex-trafficking problem
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: "Central Florida Spotlight" examines the region's sex-trafficking problem at 12:30 p.m. Sunday on WFTV-Channel 9. The show revisits Vanessa Welch's report from February, when the station followed...Tags: Minority Groups, U.S. Supreme Court, Orlando, Politics, Same-Sex Marriage
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Mega Millions coming to Florida!
When it comes to the lottery, we are now complete: The Florida Lottery announced Thursday that it is adding Mega Millions to its portfolio of games. It starts May 15. That makes Florida the 43rd state to join the lottery game, which made news last...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Powerball Lottery, Lotteries, Politics, Charlie Crist
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Q Poll: Hillary tops Rubio, Jeb in presidential matchups
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — A Quinnipiac Poll released this morning shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton topping U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and former Gov. Jeb Bush in an early look at the potential 2016 presidential field. According to the poll,... -
Weatherford picked as ‘rising elected leader’ to address CPAC
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelHouse Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, is one of a nine “rising elected leaders” who have been invited to address CPAC, the mega-gathering of Republican conservatives hosted by the American Conservative Union. “We are... -
The Scripps deal: great ambitions, modest payoff in jobs so far
It was heralded as one of the greatest economic boons in Florida history, akin to the creation of Walt Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center, the air conditioner. But nearly a decade later, this much is clear. The ambitious plan for a world-class...
Tags: Kennedy Space Center, Career and Workplace, University of Florida, Preventative Medicine, Scripps Research Institute
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Dissecting Hillary
WASHINGTON -- No matter what Barack Obama does, he cannot escape the shadow of his former political opponent. Hillary Clinton, back from her global travels visiting places and peoples hardly heard of on this continent, is stealing the spotlight...
Tags: Elections, Politics, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Washington, DC
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 23, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
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