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The Secret -- I Saw, Close-up, the Real Root of Global Economic Collapse

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Charlie Crist, Florida, Slavery, Farmworkers, Wages, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Food, Tomatoes, Economy, Working-Conditions, Politics News

Why do I call this modern-day form of slavery and its legal face -- this kind of gross injustice -- the secret of today's imploding economies?

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Our Enemy To The South

Diane Dimond | Posted 04.09.2009 | World

Read More: Assisinations, Florida, Albuquerque, Crossing the U.S. Border, Dangerous San Diego, Crime, Invasion of Crime, Time for National Guard? Phoenix "Kidnap Capitol", Crime-on-the-Hoof, Mexico, Violence, United States, Mexican Drug Cartels, Las Vegas, Diane Dimond, Laredo, World News

Mexico's problem has become our problem in a big way. The retiring CIA chief, Michael Hayden, says Mexico could rank right next to Iran and Iraq as the biggest challenge for President Obama.

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Surfers Defend Beach From Dredging Project

New York Times | CORNELIA DEAN | Posted 04.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Florida, Beach Dredging, Surfing, Water, Green News

In ruling against the project, the administrative law judge who heard the case, Robert E. Meale, criticized its potential environmental effects and de...

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The Train That Never Was

James Moore | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Miami, Florida, Billions, Tampa, Trains, High Speed Rail, Texas, Orlando, Jeb, Bush, Jeb Bush, Stimulus Package, Politics News

The Florida Overland Express was the train that never was. If built on the projected schedule, it would be carrying 8 million passengers this year -- it was vetoed by Jeb Bush.

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GOP Outnumbered At Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Cuba, Right Wing News, Mother Jones, Mel Martinez, Lamar Alexander, Orrin Hatch, Sen. Johnny Isakson, Hispanic Voters, Mike Pence, Hispanics, Democrats, Politics News

It's not a good sign for the GOP when even an avowedly pro-business gathering is stocked with far more Democrats than Republicans. On Thursday mornin...

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Florida Home Sales Surge For Fifth Month

mjperry.blogspot.com | Mark J. Perry | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Florida, Home Sales Florida, Real Estate, Florida Real Estate, Existing Home Sales, Florida Home Sales, Home Sales, Business News

Florida's existing home sales rose in January, making it the fifth month in a row that sales activity showed increases in the year-to-year comparison,...

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Reverse The Conventional Wisdom: Have Barack Invite Rush to The White House

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rush Limbaugh Obama, Florida, Republican Party, Gop Leader, Limbaugh Head of the Gop, Obama Limbaugh, Politics News

Obama could say, "it is obvious that you are a major leader of the Republican Party at this time. I want to talk to you, one on one."

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT PONDERS PROP 8?

Judy Wieder | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Melissa Etheridge, Florida, Proposition 8, ACT UP, Milk, Academy Awards Milk, California Prop 8, Joan Baez, California, Gay Rights, Arkansas, California Supreme Court, Vietnam War, Kenneth Starr, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Mr. No More Nice Gay is pissed off because he suddenly gets it. He may be young, but he is struggling. And worse than that, his struggle is old: He's still not equal.

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The Search Ends At Sundown

James Boyce | Posted 04.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Florida, Oceans, Coast Guard Search, Boating Accident, Nfl Drowned Players, NFL Player Boating Accident, Living News

Walking through the streets of Boston tonight, I thought of the families of the three men still missing, one with a three year-old daughter.

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Cuban American Leadership Out of Sync

Hani Almadhoun | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Leadership, Florida, US-Cuba Relations, Israel-Palestine, Cuba, World News

Conservative Cuban-American politicians are both vocal supporters of Israel and advocates for continued sanctions against Cuba. The inconsistency of their political stance is obvious.

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Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Congress, Hiv, Tony Perkins, Al Franken, 9/11, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Clarence Thomas, Same-Sex Marriage, John Sununu, Rnc, Kenneth the Page, Norm Coleman, Nancy Pelosi, Republican Party, Michael Steele, Bobby Jindal, Michael Bloomberg, Mitt Romney, Alabama, Newt Gingrich, Stormy Daniels, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Christian Issues, Susan Collins, Olympia Snow, Jon Huntsman, 30 Rock, Tom Delay, Helicopters, Christianity, Utah, Senate, David Vitter, Family Research Council, Ronald Reagan, Vermont, Democratic Party, California, Bob Smith, Charlie Crist, Nrsc, Hip Hop, New Hampshire, Sara Palin, Richard Shelby, Stimulus Package, Northeast, Arlen Specter, John McCain, Florida, Louisiana, Rush Limbaugh, Kentucky, Porn, Marine One, New York City, John Cornyn, Stuart Rothenberg, Rudy Giuliani, Jim Bunning, Presidential Campaign, Columbine, San Francisco, Fox News, Evolution, Gay Issues, Republicans Unhinged, Socialists, Politics News

This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

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Airline Service is a Sham: Memo to Doug Parker of US Airways, Your Company Tops the List

Michael Russnow | Posted 03.28.2009 | Business

Why haven't these horrendous so-called cost conscious changes been rescinded as the gas prices have come down?

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Floridians Turn To Blackjack To Recoup Lost Savings

United Press International | Posted 03.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Debt, Flordia Blackjack, Florida Gambling, Floridians Gambling, Florida, Recession, Business News

The head of the Florida's compulsive gambling council says a growing number of state residents are attempting to recoup personal loses through blackja...

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Holder, Race and Obama's 10% of the White Alabama Vote

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Al Gore, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Race, Missouri, Dc, Eric Holder, Rural Issues, Virginia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, John Kerry, Racism, Republican Party, Mississippi, Suffolk County, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Alabama, Massachusetts, Congress, Kendrick Meek, Minnesota, New York, Barack Obama, Education, Mexican-American Issues, South, Michigan, Arkansas, Tennessee, Jimmy Carter, Hillary Clinton, Senate, New Orleans, Palm Beach, Morris County, Washington, Immigration, Democratic Party, Pittsburgh, Artur Davis, California, Nashville, Jewish Issues, New Hampshire, Ohio, Boca Raton, Long Island, Northeast, Philadelphia, Anthony Weiner, Latino Issues, Florida, John McCain, Appalachia, South Central US, St. Louis, Kamala Harris, Louisiana, Montgomery County, Birmingham, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Texas, Queens, Pennsylvania, New York City, Deep South, Young Voters, Memphis, Governors, Cleveland, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, San Francisco, White Voters, Rnc, Michael Steele, Broward, Hip Hop, Duluth, Politics News

The complicated picture of how America came to vote for its first black president reflects the country's multifarious attitude towards race

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Exclusive: The New Voter Fraud Complaint Filed in CT Against the GOP's Ann Coulter

Brad Friedman | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Voter Fraud, Acorn, Accountability, Ann Coulter, Connecticut, Politics News

An official state investigation is now underway into multiple voter fraud charges against Rightwing author and one-time attorney Ann Coulter in Connecticut.

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Digital Television Delay

Stephanie Vaughn Hapke | Posted 03.09.2009 | Media

I'm sorry, but if people have not heeded the warnings by now, they either do not watch enough TV for this to be an issue, or they just don't care.

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Miami Beach Eco-Sin: Patio Heaters At 65 Degrees

Treehugger.com | Posted 03.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Miami Beach, Patio Heaters, Florida, Climate Control, Waste, Reducing Waste, Energy Waste, Green News

In the UK, patio heaters are nowhere to be seen, and George Monbiot called for their ban three years ago. But on the sidewalks of Ocean Drive in Miami...

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Governor Crist Should Take a Stand Against Slavery

Marc Rodrigues and Rebecca Smith | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Florida, Florida Legislature and Slavery, Governor Charlie Crist, Agriculure and Slavery, Slavery, Politics News

While the FBI, the Department of Justice and local law enforcement have devoted many resources to eradication of slavery in Florida, one office has been absent from this effort: the Governor;s.

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President Juban Princeling

Meredith Lopez | Posted 02.27.2009 | Style

In my letter to the Obamas, I explained that my son is also mixed heritage, like our new president: my baby is half-Jewish and half-Cuban, or Juban as they say in Miami.

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Inauguration, Orange

Suz Redfearn | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama's Inauguration, Inauguration Day Cold, Hope, Inauguration Day, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Inauguration, Jubilation, Inauguration Day Events, Inauguration Day Stories, Washington DC, Third Street, Barack Obama Inauguration, Purple Inauguration Tickets, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration Day, Happiness, Joy, Friendship, Virginia, Kids, Arlington Cemetary, Being Cold, Inauguration, Florida, Excitement Obama, Obama Inauguration Tickets, Politics News

I have no capacity for standing out in the cold. I was born in Florida. What was I going to do with my two year-old? All our babysitters either wanted to be home to watch the Inauguration themselves, or try to go.

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A Tale Of Two State Senators, The Minimum Wage And Bush's Republican Economic Miracle

Howie Klein | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dan Gelber, Senate 2010, Minimum Wage, Florida, Washington State, Linda Parlette, Bush Economic Miracle, Politics News

One of our eager beaver legislators has a solution to all these little mishaps of Bush's Republican Economic Miracle: crank up the war on working American families.

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Statewide Races a Challenge for Black Politicians?

Pamela Gentry | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ken Blackwell, Pennsylvania, Republican Candidates, Mel Martinez, Ohio, Michael Steele, Florida, Kendrick Meek, Black Politicians, African-Americans, Republican Party, Obama Black Politicians, Republicans, Politics News

As recent as 2006, three African-Americans ran for high-profile statewide office on the Republican ticket and all were defeated by considerable margins.

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New Coulter Voter Fraud Investigation Reveals Danger To Domestic Abuse Victims

Lee Stranahan | Posted 02.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Florida, Charlie Crist, Cyber Stalking, Celebrity Stalker, Voting Problems, Ann Coulter, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Media News

Will Republican Governor Charlie Crist act quickly to solve the dangerous situation that GOP hearthrob Coulter and the state of Florida seem to have put abused women in?

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Florida's Transgender Bathroom Rule Angers Conservatives

AP | RON WORD | Posted 02.10.2009 | Style

Read More: Florida Transgender Bathroom Law, Flordia Conservatives Transgender Bathroom Law, Florida Transgender Rights, Florida, Style News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A blond girl heads from a playground into a women's restroom. A scruffy man, lurking outside, darts in behind her. "Your Cit...

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Florida Democrats Infighting But Eyes on 2010

Ron Levitt | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Victory, Senate, Florida, 2010, Obama Florida, Democrats, 2010 Elections, Barack Obama, Politics News

After back-slapping because the state's 27 electoral votes went for President-elect Barack Obama, not-all-too-polite political activity became the norm in the Peninsula State.

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