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Sen. Mel Martinez (Melquiades Martinez), R-Fla., was plucked from relative obscurity as Orange County's chairman to become the nation's secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2001. President George W. Bush tapped family friend Martinez partly inspired by his life story. Born in Cuba (Oct. 23, 1946), Martinez came to the U.S. as a teenager as part of Operation Pedro Pan, a Catholic Church airlift of children out of the communist country. Martinez lived with foster parents, worked his way through Florida State and became a trial lawyer. After serving as HUD secretary (2001-2003) he ran for the U.S. Senate and took office in 2004. He was the first Cuban-American to serve in the Senate or...
Sen. Mel Martinez (Melquiades Martinez), R-Fla., was plucked from relative obscurity as Orange County's chairman to become the nation's secretary of Housing and Urban Development in 2001. President George W. Bush tapped family friend Martinez partly inspired by his life story. Born in Cuba (Oct. 23, 1946), Martinez came to the U.S. as a teenager as part of Operation Pedro Pan, a Catholic Church airlift of children out of the communist country. Martinez lived with foster parents, worked his way through Florida State and became a trial lawyer. After serving as HUD secretary (2001-2003) he ran for the U.S. Senate and took office in 2004. He was the first Cuban-American to serve in the Senate or in a president's cabinet. He also served briefly as general chairman of the Republican National Committee in 2007.
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GOP's role in Schiavo case worries some party members
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON - The extraordinary steps taken to save the life of Terri Schiavo have won plaudits from evangelical Christians and other conservative activists, but some Republicans worry about a potential backlash among others who view the intervention as an...Tags: Activism, ABC (tv network), Republican Party, Democratic Party, National Government
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In America, candid, new discussion of last wishes
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - The end of Terri Schiavo's life won't end the arguments over the issues raised by her case, an unusual intersection of religion, politics and morality that sparked a national conversation about self-determination, the rights of one family and...Tags: Bill Frist, Family, Judges, Brain, Tampa
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Ex-Bush Cabinet member suggests shutting down Guantanamo prison
Associated PressKEY WEST, Fla. - Sen. Mel Martinez said the Bush administration should consider closing the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorism suspects - the first high-profile Republican to make the suggestion. "It's become an icon for bad stories, and at some point...Tags: Amnesty International, Civil Rights, Prisoners and Detainees, Heads of State, Iraq
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For Congress, a quiet retreat from Schiavo
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - After rushing headlong into the emotional fray over the life of a brain-damaged Florida woman just a week ago, political leaders reacted to the apparent end of the wrenching saga with another near-unanimous position - silence. For...Tags: Heads of State, Trials, Executive Branch, University of Virginia, Judges
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Lawmakers send Schiavo case on to U.S. court
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - After an extraordinary emergency session, the House voted early this morning to send the Terri Schiavo case to a federal court in Florida. The House began voting at 12:20 a.m., as members scrambled to return to Washington during what was a...Tags: Lawyers, Executive Branch, Jeb Bush, Judges, Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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With woman's feeding tube set for removal, a rush for legislation
Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON - Terri Schiavo's feeding tube will be removed today at 1 p.m. unless a House committee succeeds in a last-minute effort to issue subpoenas that would stop doctors from doing so. An extraordinary legislative maneuver announced early today...Tags: Lawyers, U.S. Supreme Court, Judges, Washington, DC, Values
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Congress tries again to keep Schiavo alive
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Congressional leaders said yesterday that they had reached agreement on legislation that would force the Terri Schiavo case into federal court - a move aimed at reinserting the brain-damaged woman's feeding tube while her fate is considered....Tags: Rick Santorum, Trials, Bill Frist, CNN (tv network), Family
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Race is a dead heat as parties brace for a prolonged battle
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - President Bush and Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts were locked in a nail-biting race early this morning as Ohio emerged as the key battleground in the election. After winning the hotly contested state of Florida, Bush was inching toward a...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Don Nickles, Ronald Reagan, CNN (tv network), U.S. Supreme Court
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Weldon: 'I have very little to lose' in long-shot Senate bid
WASHINGTON -- Former Congressman Dave Weldon has no illusions about his last-minute decision to enter Florida's Republican primary for U.S. Senate. "I know the odds against me are big," said Weldon, in a recent interview. But the ex-lawmaker from...Tags: Rick Santorum, Brevard County, Health and Medical Professionals, Taxpayers for Common Sense, Internists
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Romney endorses Connie Mack in Senate race
Mitt Romney took sides among Republicans in Florida’s U.S. Senate race on Wednesday by endorsing Connie Mack over his GOP rival George LeMieux. Romney, who is visiting the state to raise money for his presidential campaign, is gambling that Mack...
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Romney backs Mack, rebuffs LeMieux
WASHINGTON – Presidential candidate Mitt Romney took sides among Republicans in Florida's U.S. Senate race on Wednesday by endorsing Congressman Connie Mack IV over former Sen. George LeMieux. Romney, the presumptive nominee who traveled across...Tags: Executive Branch, Bill Nelson, Mitt Romney, Parties and Movements, Broward County
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LeMieux struggles in Senate race against Mack — but won't give up
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George LeMieux insists that he's feeling the love on the campaign trail — despite public-opinion polls and campaign fund-raising that suggest otherwise.
Pushing his "conservative" message, particularly on federal...Tags: Charlie Sheen, Executive Branch, Orange County (Florida), Mitt Romney, Fort Lauderdale
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