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File photo of a nursing home. (credit: PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)

Feds: Florida Keeping Hundreds Of Disabled Kids In Nursing Homes For Years

More than 3,300 children with disabilities are at risk of being pushed into adult nursing homes because the state is slashing nursing and other services that would otherwise keep them at home with their families, according to a lawsuit filed against state health officials.

2012/09/08

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Opinion: Eric Holder Continues To Show Contempt Of Congress

Attorney General Eric Holder continued to show contempt of Congress in his remarks following the House vote to hold him “in contempt” for refusing to hand over documents associated with the Fast and Furious operation.

2012/06/29

President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder (Photo credit PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Fast And Furious Will Destroy Obama

Wednesday, June 20, 2011 will go down in history as the day that was the beginning of the end for President Barack Obama’s presidency. With the president’s execution of executive privilege regarding United States Attorney General Eric Holder’s “Fast and Furious” gun-walking scandal.

2012/06/21

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Opinion: Florida’s Voter Purge Attempts To Stifle Democrats and Minorities

Elected officials would do well to remember that it is the job of the voters to pick their representatives, it is not the job of elected officials to pick who gets to vote.

2012/06/14

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Opinion: Calling For Eric Holder’s Resignation – Again

As the calls for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s resignation over the “Fast and Furious” gun-running scandal rages on, there is a new wave of demands for him to step down regarding yet another issue […]

2012/06/13

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Justice Department Sues Florida Over Voter Purge

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The governor’s contentious push to remove thousands of potentially ineligible voters from Florida’s lists has been met with a lawsuit from the Justice Department and handled very differently by the state’s independent election […]

CBS Tampa–2012/06/12

Sanford Police Department Chief Bill Lee speaks while announcing he will temporarily step down in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing on March 22, 2012 in Sanford, Fla. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Sanford City Commission Refuses To Accept Police Chief’s Resignation

While George Zimmerman is free on bail, the police chief criticized for not charging him after Trayvon Martin’s slaying remains under scrutiny, as city commissioners want to wait for the results of a federal investigation to decide if they will accept Chief Bill Lee’s resignation.

2012/04/24

In this handout provided by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, George Zimmerman poses for a mug shot in this 2005 booking photo in Florida. (credit: Orange County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images)

Criminologist: Zimmerman Conviction Would Be No ‘Slam Dunk’

The nation is watching and waiting to see if special prosecutor Angela Corey will charge George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

2012/04/06

Feds to Investigate Fatal Shooting of Fla. Teen

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The growing national attention — and outcry — over the case of an unarmed black teen in Florida who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain has culminated with the federal government’s announcement that it will launch an investigation.

CBS Tampa–2012/03/20

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