Shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven streaked
to Earth tonight in a rare nighttime touchdown, wrapping up  "a two-week adventure" at the international space station.
As it descended at Cape Canaveral on the east coast of Florida, the shuttle set off sonic booms, some of which could be felt in the Tampa Bay area.
Their […]

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Buzz wonders what Rep. Baxter Troutman would have done had she said "no" and whether cousin and sometimes opponent Sen. J.D. Alexander will be invited to the wedding. But oh, the theater!
From the Associated Press:
Rep. Baxter Troutman surprised his girlfriend, Rebecca Carney, with a marriage proposal on the floor of the House on Wednesday. Carney, […]

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By DAVID DECAMPTimes Staff Writer
TALLAHASSEE — A Senate panel endorsed “protections” Wednesday for students and teachers who offer alternative theories to evolution — despite a report saying there’s never been a case alleging such discrimination in Florida.
Sen. Ronda Storms’ “academic freedom” bill, which won a 4-1 vote by an education committee, says teachers cannot be […]

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Choosing the president of the United States by the popular vote, rather than by the Electoral College, is chief among the election reform proposals that U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is scheduled to outline tomorrow morning in Tallahassee.
In a speech scheduled for 9:30 a.m. before the Florida Senate, Nelson, the state’s top elected Democrat, also will […]

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