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Bailout pays airlines for years of bad management
AS HE pursued his doomed merger with United Airlines earlier this year, US Airways chief executive Rakesh Gangwal said "there is no Plan B" if regulators were to block the deal. Thank goodness, then, for Plan C: Using the terrorist attacks in New York...Tags: Air Transportation, State Budgets, Bankruptcy, Government, Air and Space Accidents
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Rep. Brown: Justice Department should step in on Torey Breedlove shooting
The U.S. Justice Department may investigate the death of Torey Breedlove after all — at least if a local congresswoman has her way. Two weeks after a federal judge raised serious questions about the 2010 shooting — 137 rounds fired by Orange...
Tags: Judges, Elections, Rick Scott, Barack Obama, Justice System
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Lawmakers seek money for local projects via 'dark marks'
WASHINGTON — When Congress banned "earmarks" in 2011, House Speaker John Boehner hailed the move as proof that lawmakers were "dead serious" about outlawing pet projects and "ending business as usual in Washington." But new documents show that the...
Tags: Orlando, Bill Posey, John Boehner, Miramar, Justice System
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Democrats, Republicans join forces to advocate for Florida ports
A bipartisan team from the Florida congressional delegation is banding together to form a "ports caucus" to push the interests of the state's seaports in the nation's capital. Florida's 15 ports are "huge economic generators — folks here are...
Tags: West Palm Beach, Bill Posey, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Natural Resource Industry, Republican Party
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Health care advocates make pitches as lawmakers hear bills on Medicaid alternatives
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — As a House committee prepares to take its first look at a plan to offer health coverage to 115,700 low income Floridians, health care advocates are making their final pitches on why the state needs to accept $51 billion from the... -
Congress: Where members stand on guns, taxes, immigration and more?
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelSunday’s column – “The long, hard slog for straight answers” – attempted to get members of Congress to give straight answers to basic questions that readers and voters care about. You can see the chart – and the efforts... -
Getting straight answers from politicians is long, hard slog
I often hear from readers who are frustrated they can't get straight answers from the people who represent them in Washington. Residents who can't get calls returned, positions explained — even one guy so desperate to speak with his congressman...
Tags: Bill Posey, Minority Groups, Family, Social Security, Alan Grayson
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VA Hospital in Orlando could be completed by April 2014, contractor says
The much-delayed Orlando VA Medical Center could be "substantially complete" by the end of the year, and completely done by next April, the main contractor announced at a status meeting this afternoon. The contractor Brasfield & Gorrie told U.S....
Tags: Medical Specialization, Lake Nona, Radiology, Hospitals and Clinics, Winter Park
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Club for Growth loves Marco; Bill, Debbie, not so much
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelUpdated 1:05 p.m. 2/26/13 to reflect that Posey did not get an award. The staunchly-conservative Club for Growth, a big funder of political campaigns through its affiliated PAC and Super PAC, is out with its 2012 Congressional scoreboard, throwing special... -
AFP/Florida releases Florida congressional ratings
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelAmericans for Prosperity/Florida has released its 2012 rankings of the Florida congressional delegation. Not a lot of surprises — Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross of Lakeland each get an A+, while locally former U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, R-... -
Webster gets transportation seat; Brown’s fate likely railroads leader
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Dan Webster is hitting the road – at least when it comes to committee assignments. The Republican from Winter Garden learned this week that he will serve next session on the House transportation committee, a plum... -
Corrine Brown featured in Lifetime movie
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON — Add movie inspiration to the list of accolades held by U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville. Brown will be portrayed in a new Lifetime movie, dubbed Left to Die, that centers on Sandra Chase, an American woman who was imprisoned...
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