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Ida Weakens to a Tropical Depression, Heads East-UPDATE 8 a.m. 11/10
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Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph . Comment?
Fla. Senate candidate Rubio takes tough stance on immigration
As an underdog U.S. Senate candidate courting the GOP's conservative wing, Marco Rubio takes a hard-line position against illegal immigration: no amnesty. Comment?
Wash. Post: "It's a Grand Old Purging as moderate's ouster spotlights Republican dysfunction"
According to the Washington Post, the word "Scozzafava" has become an "epithet" for the hard-core teabagger crowd, led by Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. Comment?
Veteran's Day: Courage, sacrifice, grieving chronicled
"I just wanted to write and tell you I'm still alive" - Letter from Spc. 4 James A. Luckey, Vietnam, Sept. Comment?
Chuck Hobbs: High court looks at life sentences for juveniles
The United States Supreme Court on Monday heard the cases of Graham vs. Florida and Sullivan vs. Comment?
Florida braces as Ida brings rain, wind toward Panhandle
Gov. Charlie Crist declared a state of emergency Monday as a weakened Tropical Storm Ida sloshed toward the Panhandle. Comment?
Apalachee Center, Bond join forces
Johnny Blackmon doesn't know where he would be without Apalachee Center - a private, not-for-profit behavioral health-care organization that offers emotional, psychiatric and substance abuse services. Comment?
Crist lifts hold on Garner's judgeship
She couldn't let herself get happy just yet. Fresh from a Monday afternoon phone conversation from Gov. Comment?
Atwater in no hurry on drilling
Senate President Jeff Atwater hinted Monday that he might not consider opening up Florida waters to offshore drilling in the next legislative session, his last before term limits force him to step down. Comment?
As Ida moved along in the Gulf yesterday, being reduced from possible hurricane status to a tropical storm or maybe just a big storm, Florida's run of political as well as climatological good luck had apparently, mercifully, been extended. Comment?
Except murder, life for juveniles is too long
The idea of life in prison suggests the condemned has absolutely no hope of redemption. Comment?
Offshore drilling claims by oil and gas industry: lies and half-truths?
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The debate about whether or not the Florida state legislature should lift the nearly three decade old offshore oil exploration and drilling moratorium has been heating up lately, and has been fueled by a series of symposiums organized by both the media and the industry over the past few weeks. Comment?
4Rivers Smokehouse opening to benefit Coalition for the Homeless
Nov. 11 is the official grand opening of 4Rivers Smokehouse in Winter Park . Although most Central Floridians have already discovered this little piece of brisket and other smoked meats heaven on Fairbanks Avenue, founder and pit master John Rivers and his team will officially cut the ceremonial ribbon at 10 am Wednesday. Comment?
Dockery "officially" enters GOP race for Governor today
This afternoon in Lakeland, State Senator Paula Dockery "officially" announces her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor.A . The event begins at 5:30 p.m.at Munn park. Comment?
Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 6:14 p.m. As the days grow shorter, Florida's prospects for producing clean, renewable energy grow brighter. Comment?
Club for Growth Endorses Rubio over Crist
After picking up a key endorsement Monday, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio set to work on another win that would deliver a big, symbolic blow to Charlie Crist in the governor's home county in Florida. Comment?
A Battle for Senate - And the GOP's Soul
This story was filed by CBSNews.com political reporter Brian Montopoli . Florida Senate hopeful Marco Rubio is sitting in a hotel lobby in midtown Manhattan, arguing that his Republican Party has a decision to make. Comment?
M.I. man seeks spot on Port Authority
William Golding, a Merritt Island charter boat captain who said he grew up around Port Canaveral, is the first person to officially request that Gov. Comment?
Published 1 hour, 16 minutes ago at A bizarre California replay of the Republican special election in New York's 23rd District last month which ended up badly for the party and elected a Democrat, has ignited the 2010 primary race for the seat of veteran liberal Democrat Barbara ... Comment?
In case you didn't tune into The Washington Times' nationally syndicated radio show "America's Morning News" - heard in Washington on WTNT-AM 570 and coast to coast via the Talk Radio Network - here's what four of Monday's guests told co-hosts Melanie Morgan and John McCaslin: • Andy McCarthy, senior fellow at the National Review Institute: ... Comment?