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August 9, 2005 - It appears the decision of Hillsborough County, Florida, to ban any recognition of gay pride is bringing an economic backlash:

June 28, 2005 - Gov. Jeb Bush has vetoed three bills designed to check the governor's power to hand out multi-million-dollar contracts for state government work. The bills were passed nearly unanimously in the Republican-dominated legislature, raising the possibility that the legislature could vote to override Bush's veto.

May 16, 2005 - As the Washington Post reported last Friday, President Bush is struggling to rescue the "floundering" Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), and could be in for a "rare defeat" in Congress on the pact.

April 7, 2005 - The St. Petersburg Times reports on how the Hillsborough County (Florida) commission has voted to ban three-time felons from an indigent health care program run by the county. The health plan has fallen into financial crisis, and the change was presented as a way to cut costs.

March 16, 2005 - From today's Palm Beach Post:

February 16, 2005 - Florida Politics via Political State Report passes along a big piece of news from Florida:

May 1, 1997 - The rise of Ritalin ignites a debate