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Rep. Corrine Brown D-Fla., 3rd "The expedited deployment of additional troops will provide greatly needed support as well as buttress our nation's effort to reverse recent Taliban momentum.

Sylvia Johnson, principal of Eugene Butler Middle School, still remembers the frantic call she received from one of her students.

Sentiment is growing at the federal level that raising the gasoline tax by at least five cents a gallon and indexing it to inflation is vital to getting long-delayed projects off the ground, reported The Fort Worth Star-Telegram . But for now, the hard part is just getting an audience in Congress, the report said.

Florida voters may get a chance next year to shake up their government, but it won't have anything to do with who goes to the governor's mansion.

People on the Westside know the neighborhood as New Town, but from now on it also will be known as a success zone.

Dondi Vane-Cooney, Nilda Alejandro and Martha Pellino of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce of Northeast Florida look on as State Rep.

Two Florida congressional members are raising red flags over proposed constitutional amendmentsproposed for next year's ballotthat could place tighter control over politicians when they re-draw the lines of their legislative districts.

One of Jacksonville's elected leaders received special recognition this morning in celebration of Veterans Day.

Despite having only one Republican in our Congressional delegation, Central Florida's four Representatives were evenly split on the health care reform bill.

The U.S. House is expected to vote on a historic health care reform bill on Saturday.

Congressional Democrats lost a key vote in the health-care debate Thursday, when U.S. Rep.

Tajikistan News.Net Wednesday 4th November, 2009 A non-binding resolution condemning the Goldstone Report, which accuses Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes in Gaza, has been passed in the US House of Representatives with an overwhelming majority.

President Barack Obama shakes hands with enthusiastic Sailors, Marines and other service members after delivering his remarks Oct.

Submitted by Jeremy Cox on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 10:23. When congressional Democrats tried holding town halls over the phone to discuss their health care reform plans, critics accused them of attempting to duck hard questions and angry constituents.

In the Orlando Sentinel article, "Proposed train projects: Will new jobs sway opinions?" on Tuesday, reporter Dan Tracy shared the history of why the AFL-CIO has opposed SunRail and worked to defeat the commuter rail in the face of bipartisan support.

Jacksonville Congressman Ander Crenshaw complains that the health reform bill is nearly 2,000 pages long and he's still not sure what's in it.

"Kendrick Meek's career has always been defined by his public service," Sen. Nelson said in a ststement today.

Congresswoman Corrine Brown has joined a prominent list of congressional colleague who have endorsed Congressman Kendrick Meek for the U.S. Senate.

Osceola County, Florida Osceola County Commissioners and staff left Thursday for four days of meetings and heavy lobbying with Federal Legislators in Washington D.C. The trip is in conjunction with the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce's 2009 Fall Planning Retreat, in an effort to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in Federal funds ...

Remarks of President Barack Obama - " As Prepared for Delivery Fulfilling America's Responsibility to our Armed Forces Naval Air Station Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida October 26, 2009 Thank you, Secretary Mabus, for the introduction and for your service.