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Since joining the Senate three months ago, Republican Sen. George LeMieux said he's made good on his promise to look out for the state's interests.

Bill Nelson. Shortly after the Consumer Product Safety Commission released a report Monday detailing its investigation, the Florida Democrat said that he had spoken with the agency's chair, Inez Tenenbaum.

Eglin Air Force Base, an economic engine in Northwest Florida and home to key national security missions, lays claim to 123,000 square miles of water range and 134,000 square miles of airspace over water.

ALEXANDRIA, VA In the wake of the Senate's vote on Saturday to take up the health care reform legislation, the 60 Plus Association today announced a new advertising campaign targeting Senators in nine states Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

A government-run public option is not likely to be included in the final health care reform bill, said U.S. Sen.

FORT MYERS: U.S. Senator Bill Nelson was in Southwest Florida Tuesday to speak to business leaders at a luncheon at Edison State College.

There have been more than 2,000 reports, 900 of them in Florida, from homeowners concerned about problem drywall.

The immediate debate in the Legislature is about drilling in waters controlled by the state in the narrow band up to 10.3 miles from the coast.

Federal investigators reported Monday that a "strong association" exists between chemicals contained in Chinese drywall installed in thousands of homes at the height of the housing boom and electrical problems in those homes.

The morning after voting to commence debate on ground-breaking health care legislation, two centrist senators, Ben Nelson and Joseph I. Lieberman , said on Sunday that they were opposed to the bill as it is currently written, particularly its inclusion of a new government-run insurance program .

Eglin Air Force Base established its first test range in the Gulf of Mexico in 1958.

Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Holly Benson joins the race. Gov. Charlie Crist set off statewide political jostling that opened up every Cabinet post earlier this year when he announced his decision to run for the U.S. Senate.

The brothers walked out of an immigrant detention center in Broward on Friday, a move they said would not have been possible had friends, relatives, politicians and lawyers not responded so strongly.

Main Category: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Also Included In: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 Reuters : "Congressional Democrats are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as Congress finalizes an overhaul of the healthcare system.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 10:29 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 2:03 p.m. Democrats in Congress asked for two separate investigations of drug industry pricing Wednesday as they continue working on legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.

Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:39am EST - A customer shops for over-the-counter medicine at a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas June 5, 2008.

On his 20,774 day on the job, Sen. Robert Byrd officially became the Cal Ripken of congressional service, setting the record Wednesday as the longest-serving lawmaker in U.S. Capitol at 56 years, 10 months and 16 days.

The Food and Drug Administration has seen reason on raw oysters, backing away from a draconian plan to require all Gulf Coast oysters intended for raw consumption during warm months to undergo post-harvesting treatment.

Courtney Whittington was raised in Tallahassee, and she hopes her 2-month-old daughter, Linnea, also will grow up in Florida.

The following was released Friday by Congressman Allen Boyd's Office: WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Allen Boyd today released the statement below following the announcement by the Food and Drug Administration that it would cease all plans to impose harmful new regulations on Gulf oyster production: "Today's announcement by the FDA is a tremendous ...