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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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Obama's health care overhaul turns into a sprint
WASHINGTON (AP) — Its place assured alongside Medicare and Medicaid, President Barack Obama's health care law is now in a sprint to the finish line, with just 11 months to go before millions of uninsured people can start signing up for coverage....
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Healthcare Policies, Washington, DC, Politics
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Political, legal fights over school vouchers' fate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students like Delano Coffy are at the heart of brewing political fights and court battles over whether public dollars should go to school vouchers to help make private schools more affordable. He was failing in his neighborhood...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, John Boehner, Washington, DC, Christianity
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Killer of women, 2 daughers executed in Florida
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing an Ohio woman and her two teenage daughters in June 1989 as the victims returned from a dream vacation to Disney World has been executed. Oba Chandler, 65, was administered a lethal injection...Tags: Tampa, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Indiana GOP pushes ahead with big voucher program
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's Republican leadership is pushing ahead with a proposal that would be the nation's broadest use of school vouchers, allowing even middle-class families to use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools....Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Public Schools, Religious Education, Education
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New Florida governor holds Twitter town hall
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — New Florida Gov. Rick Scott is tweeting to his constituents, answering a long list of questions in 140 characters or less. The Republican governor was sitting in his office Thursday using Twitter for the first time. He's...Tags: Executive Branch, Career and Workplace, Twitter, Inc., Elections, Government
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GOP governors undermine Obama agenda in states
WASHINGTON (AP) — Their ranks swollen after the last election, Republican governors from Florida to Alaska are undermining President Barack Obama's agenda at every turn ahead of the Democrat's 2012 re-election campaign.
Some are rejecting...Tags: Executive Branch, Transportation, Washington, DC, Florida, Ohio
Nov 8, 2012
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