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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 22: (L-R) Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. The senator were joined by America Online co-founder and member of the President's Council on Jobs & Competitiveness Steve Case to unveil the bipartisan Startup Act 2.0.
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I doubt there's another state in the U.S. that is more familiar with voter suppression than the state of Florida and what the Republican Party has done and Republican leadership in this state is absolutely nothing short of anti-democracy, anti-American and really violates every sense of what we believe in in a free and open democratic society ... Voter suppression is absolutely something every voter in the state of Florida should be concerned about, whether they were a conservative, a liberal Democrat, a Tea Party activist. Everyone should be concerned about that type of agenda.
We believe that the U.S. should fly U.S. astronauts on a U.S. vehicle built here, and we believe we want to take the 'Help Wanted' signs out of Russia and move them back to Florida
Franck's cooperated fully with both the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct the product recalls and during post-recall inspections in an effort to isolate the source of contamination and prevent future occurrencesMore quotes »
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DOT: 'Unsafe' curbside bus operators shut
The U .S. Department of Transportation announced Thursday it had shut down 26 bus operations -- including four in New York State -- after a year-long investigation that found a network of curbside operators which pose "imminent hazard" to public safety.The Read more »
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Historic Supreme Court case ponders health care law
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US could bring hate charge in Fla. teen shooting
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Afghanistan suspect had shaky business dealings
Edwards said.___Wagner, an AP business writer, reported from Washington . Contributing to this report were Jennifer Kay in Miami , Ann Sanner in Columbus, Ohio; Julie Carr-Smyth in Carroll, Ohio, Pauline Jelinek in Washington, John Milburn in Fort Leavenworth, Read more »
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US government converts 1st foreclosure to rental
(AP) -- The U .S. government has started selling off its stock of homes in foreclosure.The Federal Housing Finance Agency said Monday that a group of investors purchased the first of 2,500 homes being sold as part of a foreclosure-to-rental program.The gov Read more »
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Hurricanes Drop NCAA Tournament Opener to Stony Brook
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House passes veterans funding bill
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US economy added 69K jobs in May, fewest in a year
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News: 10 Things to Know for Friday
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