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Judge denies rehearing of Ocean Strand ballot initiative order
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsBoca Raton and the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Parks District have been dealt another blow in their efforts to quash a ballot initiative that would ban private development on public lands near the beach. Circuit Judge Lucy Chernow Brown......Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Justice System, Politics
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Ocean Strand group to continue collecting signatures, but issue may be off the ballot
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsMembers of Keep Your Boca Beaches Public, the group seeking to bar private development at Ocean Strand have hit a snag with their proposed ballot initiatives. The measures are intended to bar private development on city and greater Boca......Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Justice System, Lawyers, Politics
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Ocean Strand group tries to get resolution on ballot through the court
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe group trying to prevent private development on the Ocean Strand property with a ballot initiative is taking their fight to a judge. The group, Keep Your Boca Beaches Public, has been collecting signatures to get an initiative on the......Tags: Atlantic Ocean, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Event Planning, Justice System
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Deciphering the proposed constitutional amendments
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsAfter picking candidates, voters in Tuesday???s election will be confronted with proposed amendments to the state Constitution. They???re on critical issues: reforming the way legislative districts are drawn, changing the system governing land use plans,...Tags: Parties and Movements, Government Debt, Land Resources, Local Elections, Elections
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Gas-Saving Moment of the Day: Write Your Congressman
KickingTiresYes, this is a car blog and not a lesson from your eighth-grade Social Studies teacher, but maybe we all need a reminder of our civic responsibilities from time to time. We all have a congressman or woman who is......Tags: Social Sciences, Virginia, West Virginia, Politics
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George W. Bush Sewage Plant?
The Swampby John M. Glionna SAN FRANCISCO -- For many residents of this liberal bastion, President Bush's name is mud. Now activists here want to make that moniker stick. A group calling itself the Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco this......Tags: White House, Environmental Issues, Government, National Government, Water Pollution
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Obama at UNITY convention in Chicago
The Swampby John McCormick In his first U.S. appearance after a nine-day foreign tour, Sen. Barack Obama told a convention of minority journalists in Chicago today that he believes affirmative action will still be needed, even if the nation elects its......Tags: Warren Buffett, Entertainment, John McCain, McCormick Place, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Alley lease hearing tonight
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsWe still don???t know the key details ??? like how much the state would get or how much tolls would rise ??? but another public hearing on the possible long-term lease of Alligator Alley to a private concessionaire will be......Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Florida Department of Transportation, Company Privatization, Politics, Charlie Crist
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Obama/McCain: Who went first?
Spin CycleNotice that while the two candidates seem to be in agreement on some sort of special step, there is a divergence on exactly what has happened. McCain spoke just before 3 pm, leaving the impression that he was spearheading an......Tags: Government, National Government, Politics
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McCain: Suspend campaign
Spin CycleHere's a statement from McCain, saying he wants to "suspend" the campaign. At first glance, it's what we would call a bold bid to reverse momentum toward Obama and seize the mantle of leadership on economics: "America this week faces......Tags: Government, Laws, National Government, Political Candidates, Politics
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Bill: Love for McCain, Bloomberg
Spin CycleIt is amazingly obvious that Bill Clinton is unable to get over the fact that Obama beat Hillary. Last night he told Larry King that he was going to wait until after the Jewish holidays to campaign for Obama......Tags: Bill Clinton, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Florida, New York
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McCain bustles around Hill
The SwampSen. John McCain walks with Sen. Joe Lieberman from his office to the U.S. Capitol (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) by Jill Zuckman John McCain the presidential candidate transformed into John McCain the senator Thursday on a day in which he......Tags: Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Politics, Elections, Bill Clinton
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