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New poll: Floridians support pathway to citizenship in immigration reform
Two out of three Floridians support or strongly support the idea that immigration reform should include a pathway to citizenship for some undocumented residents, according to a new poll. The political activism group Project New America with support from...
Tags: Marco Rubio, Justice System, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Winter Garden
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Ranking of new "cyber-medal" comes under scrutiny
Two Republican members of Congress who are also military veterans have introduced a bill that would lower the rating of the new Distinguished Warfare Medal, which can be given to drone pilots and cyber warriors. The legislation would prohibit the...Tags: Awards and Prizes
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Cuts in food stamps avoided for 9 months
Sun SentinelSouth Florida families on food stamps won't have to worry about the federal government cutting the food program: The U.S. Senate extended the current provisions for another nine months as part of the federal farm policy. "It helps us immensely," said...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), U.S. Senate, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Palm Beach County
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Sun Sentinel Election Results
Get the latest results for today's federal, state and county races.
President
5852 of 6088 precincts reporting
Barack Obama 49.9% 3,977,167
Mitt Romney 49.2% 3,924,092
Gary Johnson 0.5% 42,123
Jill Stein 0.1% 8,382
Roseanne Barr 0.1% 7,708...Tags: Ellyn Bogdanoff, David Rivera, Judges, Justice System, Port of Palm Beach
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Bachmann-McCarthy Overdrive
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelBy Dick J. Batchelor First, I have to admit that I know Huma Abedin, and we have met on a number occasions. So yes, guilty as charged of rubbing elbows with the deputy chief of staff and trusted aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It is... -
Bill to cut $16B in food stamp program will hurt poor, advocates say
Sun SentinelSouth Florida will be hit hard if the Congress goes through in cutting $16 billion out the food stamp program -- with a record number of South Floridians continuing to apply to the program to feed their families, social service workers said Monday. The...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Agriculture
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'Office shoppers' shame district system
When George Washington took the oath of the presidency in 1789, each of the 65 members of the inaugural Congress represented roughly 30,000 people. As the population of the country grew, it became necessary to reflect those changes in the representation...Tags: Lynn University, Population and Census, Demographics, Executive Branch, Government
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Palm Beach County's 5 hottest political races
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsDemocrats and Republicans, political operatives and elected officials, Broward and Palm Beach county residents all agree: In the South Florida battleground of white-hot 2012 election contests, none is hotter than the showdown between two incumbent state...Tags: Ellyn Bogdanoff, Primaries, Broward County, Republican Party, Tequesta
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Deutch, Holder defend DoJ’s opposition to voter purge
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelU.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, launched a vigorous attack during a congressional hearing on the state of Florida's proposed purge of more than 2,600 “non-citizen” voters, saying the list of names sent to 67 county elections supervisors... -
Which congressmembers spend the most running their office?
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelWondering which members of Congress spend the most of your money running their offices? Well, USA Today recently crunched all the data and found that, locally, Democrat Corrine Brown and Republican Cliff Stearns were the big spenders, while... -
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