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Increased transparency necessary
By José Javier Rodriguez
From Florida Center for Investigative Reporting
“It will create jobs.” This by-now-familiar claim is used to sell every new plan to use…
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Jeb Bush’s nay to citizenship
By Max J. Castro
MIAMI - A curious thing happened to Jeb Bush as he rode first out of the gate in the horse race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. He got caught behind…
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Big Sugar mounts new attack on the Everglades
By Randy Schultz
From The Palm Beach Post
WEST PALM BEACH - Florida’s sugar growers say they really, really, really want to save what’s left of the Everglades. They mean it right…
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Rubio willing to shut down government if Obamacare not defunded
By Sy Mukherjee
From Think Progress
During an interview on conservative host Hugh Hewitt’s talk radio program , Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) joined fellow Tea Party favorites Sens. Ted…
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Jeb Bush flips on path to citizenship
By William March
From The Tampa Tribune
In an interview promoting his new book, "Immigration Wars," on the Today Show, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he opposes a "path to…
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The Party of Us should prevail over the Party of Me
By Dan Gelber
From Florida Voices
MIAMI - About a decade ago Fox commentator Bill O’Reilly published a book entitled “Who’s looking out for…
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For sale
$6 M buys local university stadium the name of a for profit prison company
By Max J. Castro
MIAMI - In the ultra-globalized, savage capitalism that dominates the planet – and our…
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Marco Rubio: the man from ALEC
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
MIAMI - Everyone knows that Pinocchio’s nose grew when he told a lie. But who knew before Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s response to…
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Hispanics a growing slice of American pie chart
By John Lantigua
From the Palm Beach Post
A new national survey shows that the Hispanic population in the U.S. rose 47 percent from 2000 to 2011 and that the rate of growth in…
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Marco Rubio’s personal finances don’t match his rhetoric
By Jason Cherkis and Ryan Grim
From the Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Addressing the nation on Tuesday night, Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio came with a simple message.…
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