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Mail Call - May 23
“I firmly believe that the gay community has the right to marry. Why shouldn’t they be as miserable as we heterosexuals. Sometimes wishing for something is better than having it.” — Clear Spring “To all the people out...Tags: Punishment, Belief and Faith, Tea Party Movement, Internal Revenue Service, Religion and Belief
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Front & Center: Ethanol critic: End state mandate
Florida legislators passed a bill this year to repeal the state law that requires most gasoline sold in the state to include 10 percent ethanol. The bill, awaiting action from Gov. Rick Scott, would be largely symbolic, because federal law still...Tags: Rick Scott, Ethanol, Petroleum Industry, Consumers, Environmental Issues
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State to finally replace ancient jobless-claims computer
In good news for the jobless and employers alike, the state's 1970s-era computer that processes unemployment claims is finally getting replaced. The new system is coming this fall, five years after the computer almost ground to a halt. The $63 million...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Bernanke warns that premature ending of Fed's stimulus efforts would carry substantial risks
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs. Reducing the Fed's efforts to keep borrowing rates...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Employment Opportunities, Credit Ratings, Consumer Confidence, Labor Day
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Fed minutes showed some officials willing to consider trimming bond purchases as early as June
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Several Federal Reserve policymakers this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as June — if the economy showed strong and sustained growth. But those officials...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Employment Opportunities, Labor Day, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke
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Tesla pays back $465M DOE loan, Musk says 'I hope we did you proud'
Autoblog.comFiled under: EV/Plug-in, Tesla Motors, Legislation and Policy We're willing to bet there are bottles of champagne popping all the way from Washington, DC to Palo Alto, CA today with the announcement that Tesla Motors has, as suspected, paid off the... -
Budget office: Obama would veto House Republicans' student loan plan
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward. The White House...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, John Kline, Loans, U.S. Senate, Elections
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Obama meets with Central Florida woman to talk immigration
WASHINGTON -- A Winter Park woman was among several advocates for immigration reform who met Tuesday with President Barack Obama at the White House. Melissa McGuire-Maniau, an Air Force veteran, shared with Obama her story about how her family...Tags: White House, Immigration, Washington, DC, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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McManus: Obama's IRS choice
Message to the president: Resistance is futile. There are plenty of juicy targets for investigators in the IRS scrutiny of conservative organizations that applied for tax-exempt status, but the most dangerous for President Obama is this: Did bureaucrats...
Tags: Orrin Hatch, Central Intelligence Agency, Taxation, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, George W. Bush
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Transportation nominee gets warm reception from senators, steers clear of controversy
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's nominee for transportation secretary — Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx — received a friendly reception from senators of both parties Wednesday laced with warnings that the nation needs to make a...Tags: Ray LaHood, 2012 Democratic National Convention, U.S. Senate, Highway Transportation, Elections
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Key House chairman slams Senate immigration bill as House immigration group struggles
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a divided...Tags: Orrin Hatch, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, U.S. Senate, Civil Rights
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Finally, Obama breaks his silence on drones
Over the last four years, there has been a strange irony. One of the greatest speakers of our era has largely kept silent about one of the signature aspects of his presidency. Under President Obama's leadership, U.S. civilian intelligence agencies...
Tags: Pakistan, Central Intelligence Agency, Terrorism, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Elections
May 22, 2013
|Story| Herald Mail
May 22, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 21, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
|Blog| Autoblog.com
May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
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May 22, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 23, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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