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    Florida Political News: November 8, 2009
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    As an underdog U.S. Senate candidate courting the GOP's conservative wing, Marco Rubio takes a hard-line position against illegal immigration: no amnesty. But as the powerful speaker of the Florida House, presented with a slew of bills aimed at curbing illegal immigration, he didn't put a single proposal up for a vote. Full Article at FLA Politics
    As an underdog U.S. Senate candidate courting the GOP's conservative wing, Marco Rubio takes a hard-line position against illegal immigration: no amnesty. But as the powerful speaker of the Florida House, presented with a slew of bills aimed at curbing illegal immigration, he didn't put a single proposal up for a vote.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
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Florida Political News: November 8, 2009
  1. Rothstein story far too familiar
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  2. State legislators may have thought that they had done enough to stop the abuse of prescription painkillers. They haven't, so during the regular session that begins in March they should close loopholes that allow convicted felons to operate pain clinics.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  3. Kosmas, Boyd take a pass on health care as Democrats squeak by
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  4. Lawyer Scott Rothstein drained pals to live life of high roller
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  5. At this point, Florida Power & Light apparently will pay $500 an hour to have Bob Butterworth state the obvious: Over the past few months, through a series of clumsy moves, the state's largest investor-owned utility damaged its reputation and almost certainly its chance for a $1.2 billion rate increase.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  6. Graduation rates must be improved
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  7. Rubio's immigration stance faces scrutiny
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  8. Some badly needed leadership
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  9. Overall, Florida is near the bottom in high-school graduation rates, ranking 45th in the nation, according to the organization KidsCount, which measures an array of public policies relating to children, and lower by various other measures.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago
  10. I'm shocked and disappointed ... She's a disgrace to the Democratic Party.
    SOURCE: FLA Politics 2 weeks ago

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