ARIZONA SHOOTINGS UPDATE:
Good News For Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Doctors at Tucson’s University Medical Center have removed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from a ventilator, and she is breathing on her own. Doctors haven’t said anything about whether Rep. Giffords can speak.
Despite Shootings, Tucson Gun Show Goes On
New York Times Profile Of Jared L. Loughner
FLORIDA NEWS:
In the wake of the shootings in Tucson, and another at Florida State University last week where a drunk student accidentally killed his girlfriend’s sister with an AK-47, Florida lawmakers are about to propose changes in firearm restrictions. “They want more people to have the right to carry them in the open and fewer government restrictions.” What could possibly go wrong….?
Bob Graham Urges Gov. Rick Scott To Demand Oil Drilling Safety Reforms
Cuba is preparing to drill the wells off its north coast, using a Russian oil drilling firm “which frankly does not have a world standard safety record,” Graham told the Economic Club of Florida.
Tampa International Airport Eligible For Flights To Cuba
For the first time in nearly 50 years, Tampa International Airport will be eligible to restore direct flights to Cuba, fulfilling a longstanding goal of local Cuban Americans forced to rely on Miami’s airport because of federal restrictions.
Republican and darling of the Tea Party, Sen. Marco Rubio, opposes the new changes.
Sen. Mike Fasano says that Florida 1st District Court of Appeal Judge Paul Hawkes “lied” when faced with tough questions about the brand new $50 million dollar “Taj Mahal” courthouse in Tallahassee.
Former Lobbyist And State Legislator David Bitner Elected As New Florida GOP Chair
New RNC Chairman Reince Priebus To Clean Up 2012 GOP Tampa Convention Mess
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