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10 hrs ago | Bradenton Herald

LeMieux watching out for Fla., Crist

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Lincoln Diaz-Balart, US Senate, Democrat, Charlie Crist, US Governors, James Inhofe

Yesterday | Naples Daily News Online

New report: Feds find 'strong association' between drywall, corrosion

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.

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Thu Nov 26, 2009

The Town Talk

Fla. lawmakers' offshore drilling plans may run afoul of military mission

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.

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Related Topix: Jeff Miller, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat, US Military, US Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Hurlburt Field, Tyndall Air Force Base

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Press Releases

60 Plus Announces New 9 State TV Campaign Targeted at Senators

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.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Begich, Senator Ben Nelson, Nebraska, Medicare, Health

Cape Coral Daily Breeze

Bill Nelson predicts - public option.....

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

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Medicare, Health, Medicaid

WZVN

Full interview: Sen. Bill Nelson visits NBC2

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

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Tue Nov 24, 2009

WMBB

Report Links Corrosion to Chinese Drywall

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

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Related Topix: US Senate, US Politics, Democrat, US News

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Tallahassee Democrat

Real prize could lie in waters controlled by US government

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Florida, Florida Government, US Senate, Democrat, W.

New York Times

Chinese Drywall Linked to Corrosion in Homes

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Business News

New York Times

Centrist Senators Say They Oppose Health Care Bill

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 .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Senator Ben Nelson, US Senate, Democrat, Healthcare Law, Law, E. Benjamin Nelson, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Entertainment, Television

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Panama City News Herald

The drilling debate: Military impact

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

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Hurlburt Field, Tyndall Air Force Base, Jeff Miller, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Democrat

Florida Trend

Attorney General Candidates: Field of Dreamers

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Kendrick Meek, Democrat, US Senate, Florida, Florida Government, Tampa Metro

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Palm Beach Post

Brothers released from immigrant detention

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.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Prison, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat

MediLexicon

Lawmakers Call For Inquiry Into Pharmaceutical Company Price Hikes

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.

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Related Topix: Health Insurance, Health, US News, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Gainesville.com The Gainesville Sun G...

Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for Inquiry

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.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Charles Rangel, Democrat, Henry Waxman, John Lewis, US Senate, Senator Ben Nelson

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Macon Area Online

Dems want price analysis

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.

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Related Topix: Fayetteville Metro, US News, Health Insurance, Health, US Politics, US Senate, Democrat, 9, AARP

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Philadelphia's WB 17

Byrd becomes longest-serving in Capitol

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.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Robert Byrd, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Times-Picayune

Editorial: End to oyster overreaction

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.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Allen Boyd, Democrat, US Senate, Opinion

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Tallahassee.com

State of Florida facing shortage of residency programs

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

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Florida, Tallahassee Metro, Tallahassee, FL, Florida State University, Medicare, Health

Sat Nov 14, 2009

WMBB-TV Panama City

FDA Backs Off Plan to Ban Oyster Harvesting in Certain Months

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 ...

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, US Politics, Allen Boyd, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, US Senate

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