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BurgerFi, Bill Nelson, guns at school & more
Winter Park folks have a knack for debating anything. Old houses, post offices, dog parks, you name it. Nowadays, it's hamburgers. Specifically, folks are worked up that BurgerFi — with its counter service at the south end of Park Avenue —...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dean Cannon, Sprained Ankle, Politics, Hamburgers
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Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post
The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...
Tags: Mark Kirk, Sex Crimes, Business Enterprises, George Ryan, Government
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Pritzker makes strong showing in Senate confirmation hearing
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON -- The prospects seemed strong Thursday for Penny Pritzker becoming Commerce secretary after a two-hour confirmation hearing, as she drew praise from both Democrats and Republicans. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., the top Republican on the Senate...Tags: Mark Kirk, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Career and Workplace, John D. Rockefeller IV, John Thune
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Carroll County's gun law nullification fantasy
Nullification fever is spreading across the rural counties along the Mason-Dixon Line, with Cecil, Harford and Carroll counties passing resolutions in the last month declaring their view that Maryland's new gun control law is unconstitutional. Cecil's...
Tags: Lawyers, Laws, Judges, Environmental Issues, United Nations
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John Morgan talks Casey Anthony, Tim Tebow
Staff writerIn local public-affairs programming this weekend: Prominent Orlando attorney John Morgan and his wife, Ultima, are Lauren Rowe's guests on "Flashpoint" at 8 a.m. Sunday on WKMG-Channel 6. They discuss everything from politics and Casey Anthony to...Tags: Government Health Care, Tea Party Movement, Medicaid, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Tim Tebow
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Ex-federal prosecutor Fardon nominated for U.S. attorney
A former federal prosecutor who was a key member of the team that won a conviction of former Gov. George Ryan was nominated today to be Chicago’s next U.S. attorney. Zachary Fardon, 46, won the nod over Lori Lightfoot, who as a woman and an...
Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Patrick Fitzgerald, Barack Obama, Elections
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Pro-choice groups protest Jackson fundraiser
RICHMOND – Planned Parenthood activists protested outside a fundraiser for GOP nominee for lieutenant governor E.W. Jackson Thursday to highlight what they said were a series of divisive comments he has made over the years. Jackson, a Chesapeake-...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Women's Health, Executive Branch, Government, Social Issues
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Latest Kansas news, sports, business and entertainment
KANSAS-TAXES Kan. gov. pushing lawmakers to wrap up tax debate TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Governor Sam Brownback is telling Kansas legislators that it's time for them to resolve their differences on tax issues and finish their work for the year. The...Tags: Sam Brownback, Mary Fallin, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Bribery
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Elizabeth Warren to pen new book -- a middle-class call to arms?
A book can’t rescue the American middle class. But a lot of politicians who say they want to rescue the American middle class are writing books about their travails and their vision — all timed to come out as the 2016 presidential election...
Tags: Tea Party Movement, Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Elections, Political Fundraising
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QUOTABLES
"Ohhhhh myyyy God!!!! I just see a man with his head chopped off right in front of my eyes!" — Boya Dee, a British rapper who tweeted about seeing two men hack to death a man thought to be an off-duty soldier on an East London street Wednesday...Tags: Apple iPad, Apple Inc., Tim Cook
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The real threat to our homeland
We recently learned that the Pentagon will spend $1 billion to bolster U.S. missile defenses in response to "irresponsible and reckless provocations" by North Korea. This money, as announced by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, would add 14 new anti-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, Theft, Economy, Business and Finance, Nuclear Weapons
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Penny Pritzker to face key senators for Commerce bid
With Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker set to be grilled by senators Thursday at her Commerce secretary confirmation hearing, Bill Daley feels her pain. Daley, a son and brother of Chicago mayors, faced his own confirmation hearing in 1997 before he...Tags: Mark Kirk, Bill Clinton, POLITICO LLC, Ron Johnson, Career and Workplace
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