Mel Martinez

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (AP)

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Oct 3, 2008 3 related
        

By The Associated Press 7 minutes ago Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC's "This Week" — Govs. Ed Rendell, D-Pa., and Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.; Sens. Mel Martinez, R-Fla., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. CBS' "Face the...

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Lawmaker goes home, comes back supporting bailout

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Oct 3, 2008 18 related
        

For Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, it was a day to let the world know she'd changed her mind on the mammoth $700 billion measure for reeling financial firms. One of the first to hear was a television reporter who walked into her...

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Florida congresswoman returns from district, converted from foe to supporter of bailout plan

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Oct 2, 2008 1,263 related
        

By ALAN FRAM , Associated Press WASHINGTON - The television reporter walked into Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's Capitol Hill office and said she wanted to interview her about the story dominating Washington, the bailout...

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Lawmaker, back from district, now backs bailout (AP)

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Oct 2, 2008 87 related
        

By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writers 10 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The television reporter walked into Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen's Capitol Hill office and said she wanted to interview her about the story dominating Washington,...

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Wave of House converts jump aboard bailout bill

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Oct 3, 2008 5 related
        

A wave of House converts jumped aboard the $700 billion financial industry bailout Thursday on the eve of a make-or-break second vote, as lawmakers responded to an awakening among voters to the pain ahead of them if stability...

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Amendment 2 Fight Heats Up

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Oct 3, 2008 5 related
        

On the surface, Amendment 2 reads like a ban on gay marriage. But in the final weeks before the election, people on both sides of the debate are traveling the state, arguing that the effects of the amendment could reach far...

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Fla. Middle District Attorney Appointed

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Oct 3, 2008 1 related
        

By BILLY HOUSE The Tampa Tribune Published: October 3, 2008 WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday approved President Bush's choice of A. Brian Albritton of Tampa to be the next U.S. attorney for Florida's Middle District....

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Bailout bill: rum, racetracks and wool research?

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Oct 3, 2008 73 related
        

The Senate approved a 450 page rescue plan Wednesday night. Lawmakers added in hundreds of pages of items, they say "sweetened" the deal. So we wanted to know, what's in the new rescue plan? All day we've been sorting through...

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A small and petty man

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Oct 2, 2008 54 related
        

A SMALL AND PETTY MAN.... The Senate, as an institution, operates through geniality and camaraderie. Every member identifies every other member as his or her "friend." When referencing a colleague, it's a breach of protocol if...

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McCain's Anger Part II

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Oct 2, 2008 17 related
        

clipped by: oscarrobclipper's remarks: Is this the man you want running the country? Is this the temperament you want for commander in chief of the most powerful military force in the world? Is this the kind of person you want...

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