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News and politics for the city of Jacksonville (FL), Florida, and the United States. Though I am a Libertarian/Socialist, my hope is to be as objective as possible in delivering news that should be important to you. In addition, this website can be useful for researching important moments in history. From the dawn of civilization to the present day, this website provides a plethora of valuable links for your research needs.
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- Key Vote: Legislative Branch Appropriations, FY2012
- Key Vote: Consumer Financial Protection Safety an...
- Key Vote: Cut, Cap, and Balance Act
- Key Vote: Motion to Table; Cut, Cap, and Balance ...
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- Key Vote: Better Use of Light Bulbs Act
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- Charter schools aren’t measuring up
- Study on Teach for America's effectiveness in Duva...
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- Jacksonville City Council action
- Popular medications are going on the cheap
- Drugs Help Keep Seniors from Emergency Care, Study...
- Recession Study Finds Hispanics Hit the Hardest
- Charter Schools $55 Million:Public Schools $0 For ...
- Obama certifies repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
- Jacksonville the least walkable city in the USA
- JEA ranked No. 2 for new solar power capacity in 2010
- Wells Fargo fined $85M over subprime mortgage prac...
- Training of Teachers Is Flawed, Study Says
- Fatal shootings of police officers are on the rise
- Forbes: Jaguars the least valuable NFL team
- Council: Florida among ‘Toxic 20’ states
- Future of spaceflight? NASA is outsourcing the job
- Florida spurns $50 million for child-abuse prevention
- School Discipline Study Raises Fresh Questions
- Can a Playground Be Too Safe?
- Board grants waivers for 8 low performing schools
- Only a quarter of U.S. students proficient in geog...
- Guards' union sues over Fla. prison privatization
- Getting wise to red light cameras
- JEDC approves $2.5M incentives for Medtronic
- Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown Introduces Budget t...
- High school grads make $8,000 more per year than d...
- Florida less reliant on manufacturing than other s...
- Debt Crisis Déjà Vu
- 25,000 Airport Security Breaches Since 2001: Congress
- U.S. airport bomb screening needs update, GAO says
- Report: Systems to catch Medicaid fraud inadequate
- Homeowner associations foreclose on residents
- Residents Upset City is not Removing Dangerous Trees
- Federal Health Spending from 1962-Present
- Reagan Debt Limit VS Obama Debt Limit: Politics a...
- Congressional Hypocrisy on the Debt Limit
- A 'Fast and Furious' border fiasco
- Key Vote: Confirmation of David H. Petraeus to be...
- Key Vote: Presidential Appointment Efficiency and...
- CEOs reap huge payouts in 2011, corporate filings ...
- Jacksonville #29 for overall 21st century employment
- JPMorgan pays $211M to settle bid-rigging charges
- F.D.I.C. Rule Puts at Risk 2 Years of Executives’ Pay
- U.S. and Mexico Sign Trucking Deal
- 87 Duval teachers dismissed
- Union Shifts Position on Teacher Evaluations
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- Shuttle cost: More than AIG bailout, less than war
- New fees for adult education classes in Florida
- Fireworks sales sparkle as local laws ease
- FAA: Tired air traffic controllers can skip work
- Key Vote: To limit the use of funds to support NA...
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- Key Vote: America Invents Act
- Key Vote: Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011
- Key Vote: Confirmation of Leon E. Panetta to be S...
- Key Vote: Agriculture Appropriations, FY2012
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- Key Vote: Ethanol subsidies amendment
- Florida state workers get pink slips, more cuts ahead
- White House to pay $37 million in salaries for 2011
- Scott approves controversial SunRail project
- Republicans Boycott a Hearing on Trade
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- Studies: Diet soda may not be helping you keep wei...
- Bank of America in $8.5B Mortgage Settlement
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- Marco Rubio calls for continued involvement in Lib...
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- Gov. Scott vetoes university infrastructure funds
- Study: 5% account for almost 50% of medical costs
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- Supreme Court: Sale of Violent Video Games to Mino...
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- Scott signs Florida charter school expansion bill
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- New rules chip away at homeowners' rights
- Tuition at Florida universities to go up 15%
- Supreme Court strikes down state drug data-mining law
- Obama releasing 30M barrels from U.S. oil reserves
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