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The Front Burner: Gang's proposal hurts U.S. workers, fails to enforce law
Interests promoting amnesty for immigrants in the U.S. illegally have spent $1.5 billion since 2007, according to the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation. That money has fueled a fanatical level of euphemisms, clichés, redefinitions, phony polls, half-...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, National Security, Deportation, Laws, Immigration
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The Front Burner: Should immigration plan pass?
Months after its eight sponsors — including Florida Republican Marco Rubio — began their work, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly this week to begin debate on a bipartisan proposal to rewrite U.S. immigration policy. S. 744 reads like a...Tags: Immigration, Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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Orlando honors Medinas for 43 years of service
Many people recall the first time they stepped into Medina's Grocery Store: how instantly at home they felt with the smells of fresh espresso, the sounds of Spanish music, the sight of shelves crowded with Cuban coffee, Cuban bread and plantains and giant...
Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Medina's Grocery, hub for Orlando's Cuban community, closes after 43 years
Medina's Grocery Store & Restaurant at 2405 E Washington St. in Orlando has closed because owners Rafael and Luisa Medina are retiring. The market was a hub for the Latino community in Central Florida for 43 years. "Medina’s was the heart and soul...
Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Orlando Restaurants
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Florida defection costs GOP another Latino leader
It seems that Republicans have long held out hope that Florida might be the state where the GOP could make inroads with Latino voters. However, any effort to woo Latinos was probably dealt a setback this week when Pablo Pantoja, the former GOP director of...
Tags: Republican Party, Immigration, Heritage Foundation, Politics, Marco Rubio
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Protesters challenge Rubio's immigration bill
Grumbling on the Right has turned into protests over U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s immigration-overhaul bill in his home state of Florida. Long-standing crusaders who want to restrict immigration plus some tea-party activists plan to protest...Tags: Port St. Lucie (St. Lucie, Florida), Parties and Movements, Immigration, U.S. Congress, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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In Florida Legislature, inexperience rules
If you've ever thought that Florida's Legislature looked more like a fraternity than a collection of serious statesmen, there's a reason for that … besides just the immaturity of their ideas. Legislative leaders are increasingly closer to college...
Tags: Nan H Rich, Belle Isle, Buddy Dyer, Florida Legislature, Executive Branch
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Crist asked under oath about Rubio credit-card leaks
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel When former Gov. Charlie Crist was grilled under oath by the attorney who is fighting to keep the former chairman of the Florida GOP out of prison, there were no major revelations, but there were hints at the mudslinging... -
Mel, we miss you
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelIn an interview this week whose excerpts were published by the Miami Herald, former Republican U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida said his party would need to accept higher taxes as part of a long-term budget deal. That's significant, considering Mel is... -
Watch the veep debate with Romney backers, including Mel Martinez
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelThe Romney for President campaign is setting up 33 debate watch locations around the state for tonight's showdown between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden. Former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, now an Orlando finance guy, will be at one of them. Here's the locations,... -
Conservative group targets Demings in new attack ad
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelWASHINGTON — The American Action Network, a conservative special interest group, is up today with a new television ad slamming Democrat Val Demings — the first salvo in a last-minute, $1.2 million ad campaign planned by the ally to U.S. Rep.... -
Early voting meet and greet with Republicans this morning
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelU.S. Rep. Dan Webster, former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez and State Rep. Scott Plakon will be at the Orlando Public Library on Central Blvd. this morning at 11:15 a.m. to meet and greet early voters. It's part of a Romney for President effort to highlight...
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Dec 14, 2012
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