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A shameful response to a nonexistent problem
Bill Internicola had to show his papers. He received a letter last month from the Broward County, Fla., supervisor of elections informing him the office had "information from the state of Florida that you are not a United States citizen; however, you are...
Tags: Minority Groups, New York University, Eric Holder, Elections, Executive Branch
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Social Security Administration to resume mailing paper benefit statements
Social Security Administration will resume paper statements of estimated benefits to certain workers age 60 and up beginning next month, according to a letter from the agency’s commissioner released this morning by two senators. In the letter dated...Tags: Democratic Party, Employees, Herb Kohl, Employees, Social Security
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Congress' probe to go beyond catastrophe
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - As investigators sort through the wreckage of the space shuttle Columbia, Congress is preparing a major re-evaluation of the space program's budget, its mission and its future course. Key lawmakers are seeking a detailed account of what...Tags: Kay Bailey Hutchison, Sam Brownback, Disasters, NASA, Dana Rohrabacher
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For explorers, 'a dream fulfilled'
Sun StaffHOUSTON - In a somber ceremony yesterday, President Bush told the families and colleagues of the seven astronauts lost aboard the space shuttle Columbia that the crew had perished in a great cause that the nation would continue to pursue. Speaking to...Tags: Family, Mary L. Landrieu, Arts, NASA, Employees
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Terror futures market canceled
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - A Pentagon proposal to start a "futures" market that would have let thousands of investors wager on the likelihood of terrorist attacks or coups in the Middle East was canceled yesterday. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told...Tags: State Budgets, Money and Monetary Policy, Vice (movie), Finance, DARPA
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NASA 'checks and balances' faulted
Times Staff WriterWASHINGTON - The head of the independent board investigating the Columbia disaster said yesterday that NASA has not given enough clout to engineering and safety units within the agency meant to ensure the reliability of the shuttle fleet. Harold W....Tags: Nick Anderson, Technology, Space Programs, Disasters, NASA
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Latest images shock officials
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Images of U.S. soldiers forcing Iraqi prisoners to perform sex acts and to injure themselves as part of their abuse at the Abu Ghraib prison shocked members of Congress, who spent a grim afternoon yesterday viewing hundreds of new photos...Tags: Prisons, CBS Corp., Sex Crimes, Television Industry, 60 Minutes (tv program)
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Video details start of shuttle's breakup
Special To The SunHOUSTON - Investigators of the Columbia disaster showed a nearly complete video yesterday of the space shuttle's flight from the California coastline to its breakup over east Texas, a mosaic assembled from about 15 clips shot by amateur astronomers...Tags: Science, Space Programs, NASA, Los Angeles Times, Death
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Sunrise clinic renamed for Bill Kling, veterans advocate
Those who knew Bill Kling agree that in dedicating more than three decades of his life to the cause of military veterans, the tireless community activist never sought recognition or glory. But Kling, the longtime head of the Broward County Veterans...
Tags: Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ted Deutch, Plantation, Hospitals and Clinics
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Floridians press for Everglades and port money
WASHINGTON – The next big phase of Everglades restoration will plug canals, build levees and create giant storage areas to guide fresh clean water through western Broward and Palm Beach counties and into the core of the famed River of Grass. The...
Tags: Lobbying, Marco Rubio, Everglades National Park, Panama, U.S. Congress
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Should Bill Nelson run for governor of Florida?
How many times can Bill Nelson say ‘no’ before we get the hint? It doesn’t matter that he likes his job in the U.S. Senate, or any of the initiatives he thinks will be good for his constituents. He’s needed by his desperate...
Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, Rick Scott, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Bill Nelson: Not planning to run for governor; but not saying no if needed
Central Florida Political PulseFor weeks Florida Democrats have been buzzing about the idea of getting U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson to run for governor in 2014 to challenge the re-election bid of Republican Gov. Rick Scott. And for weeks,Nelson has been saying he has no intention of running...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Charlie Crist, Parties and Movements, Alex Sink
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