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Talking With ... Mel Martinez: Credit concerns continue for banks
Mel Martinez, 63, is JPMorgan Chase's chairman for Florida and Latin America. The former U.S. senator, who stepped down last fall and then served as an adviser to a Tampa law firm, took the job last month. He spoke with Sentinel staff writer Richard...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Florida, Agricultural Research and Technology, Business
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Tackling debt requires courage — and a reality check
It's fascinating to hear so many politicians suddenly concerned about the deficit.
Because, until now, most of them didn't give a flip.
Politicians from both parties went through money like Charlie Sheen went through coke.
And they didn't even have the...Tags: Barack Obama, John L. Mica, Thomas C. Feeney, Retirement, World War II (1939-1945)
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BP spill delayed drilling, but probably wasn't death knell
MIAMI - One year later, the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history looks more and more like just a big bump in the road in the drive to drill deeper in the Gulf of Mexico and potentially closer to Florida's coastline. The Deepwater Horizon...Tags: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), White House, Polls, Florida, Science and Technology
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Sen. Mel Martinez to resign early
Sentinel Staff WriterU.S. Sen. Mel Martinez said Friday he was stepping aside to spend more time with his family, but he would stay involved in Republican politics and continue to be active in Cuban-American affairs. Martinez told reporters in a press conference at Orlando...Tags: Charlie Crist, Government, Executive Branch, Orlando International Airport, Politics
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I wish you a Merry Christmas — in spite of myself
Scott MaxwellCan I just tell you guys that I love Christmas Eve? I mean I really love it. Probably even more than the big day itself. The anticipation. The extra-cheery salutations. Tracking Santa on the NORAD website. Sprinkling reindeer food on the front lawn in...Tags: University of Florida, Elections, Lobbying, Florida, Christmas
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Former Democratic senator endorses Democratic Senate candidate
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsU.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek's bid for the U.S. Senate was endorsed today by Bob Graham, former Democratic U.S. senator and governor. Meek is giving up his House seat, which includes part of South Broward, to run for the Senate job......Tags: Upper House, United States, Bob Graham, Parliament, Politics
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Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated at 4:30 pm EDT The Senate Judiciary Committee is a day away from voting to recommend the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, poised to become the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sotomayor......Tags: Government, Susan Collins, Florida, New York, Texas
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Sonia Sotomayor: NRA test (failing) case
The Swampby David G. Savage and James Oliphant As the Senate begins debate Tuesday on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor with the outcome assured, the only remaining questions are whether the National Rifle Assn. can claim to have swayed votes against......Tags: Tim Johnson, Government, White House, Florida, New York
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Sotomayor: 'Wise Latina' line an 'excuse'
The Swampby James Oliphant Sen. Mel Martinez today was the first Republican to publicly break from his party during Senate debate over Sonia Sotomayor and declare his support for the Supreme Court nominee. "It is a momentous and historic opportunity," said......Tags: Government, National or Ethnic Minorities, Sonia Sotomayor, National Government, Florida
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Mel Martinez out, placeholder coming
The Swampby Mark Silva Resignation news from Republican ranks: Sen. Mel Martinez, the Florida Republican who announced last winter that he would not seek a second term next year, announced today that he will step down more than a year before......Tags: Regional Authority, Civil and Public Service, United States, Government, Orange County (Florida)
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'Dear God,' Florida thanks you - 'Charlie'
The Swampby Mark Silva This one reminds us of Bill Gunter, a former insurance commissioner and good Baptist in Florida who was running for Senate and happily told a ballroom full of elderly Jewish voters in South Florida once that he......Tags: Regional Authority, Orlando, Government, Executive Branch, Florida
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Kennedy: 'Greatest senator' -- Obama
The SwampTelevision note: MSNBC will air a planned documentary, The Kennedy Brothers, at 9 pm EDT tonight, in addition to its already scheduled time of 7 pm Thursday as noted below. CNN's Larry King Live will devote its show at 9......Tags: Tragedy (genre), Immigration, Diseases and Illnesses, Republican Party, Career and Workplace
Aug 22, 2010
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|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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Dec 23, 2010
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
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Jul 27, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
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Aug 21, 2009
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Aug 26, 2009
|Blog| Chicago Tribune
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