Archive for the ‘Florida’ Tag

Florida GOP More Likely to Play by Rules in 2016

Saturday, 24 November 2012, 9:31 | Politics | Comments Off
by Remoeng

In the preliminary stages of the last two presidential campaigns, Florida has been an unrepentant troublemaker by thwarting both parties’ efforts to carve out nominating calendars that each had hoped would be sensible and orderly.In both 2008 and 2012, Florida officials set January dates for the presidential primary, citing the state’s ...

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Alleged members of white supremacist group charged in Florida

Saturday, 2 June 2012, 11:45 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Marcus and Patricia Faella among two alleged American Front members charged Friday.More than a dozen alleged members of American Front face chargesThey are accused of participating in paramilitary trainingPolice documents say they were plotting disruptions in an effort to attract new membersThey were also preparing for a race war, the ...

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Florida brush fire temporarily closes Interstate 4 near Disney World

Sunday, 27 May 2012, 11:33 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Smoke from a brush fire closed sections of highway in Orange County, Florida.NEW: No one was hurt or displaced and no buildings were damaged, a fire official saysFirefighters douse flames along an exit to Epcot/Downtown DisneyA tourist staying near the blaze says the air was “irritating to breathe”I-4 was closed for hours, but ...

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Poll: Romney Leads Obama in Florida

Saturday, 26 May 2012, 8:26 | Politics | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Mitt Romney leads Barack Obama by six points in the key battleground state of Florida, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.Romney attracts 47 percent of the support from registered voters, while Obama garners 41 percent. Having Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio on the ticket would give the GOP nominee just a two-point ...

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Does Florida law let killers go free?

Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 18:18 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

A Neighborhood Watch sign greets visitors to The Retreat at Twin Lakes community where Trayvon was shot to death. Jeffrey Toobin: Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot dead out buying candy in horrifying case”Stand your ground” law allows killing if shooter feels “reasonably” threatened, he saysToobin: Law means alleged ...

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Fatal shooting of Florida teen turned over to state attorney

Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 9:32 | Breaking news | Comments Off
by Remoeng

Trayvon Martin, 17, is fatally shot during a neighborhood watch Police say George Zimmerman, 28, saw the teen and called 911 By the time police arrived, the teen was dead with a gunshot wound in the chest Sanford, Florida (CNN) — A case involving the fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teen, which has sparked [...]

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