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Alan Grayson introduces assault weapon ban bill

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Undeterred by the fact that every other gun bill considered in the past three weeks has been shot down, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson introduced another Friday, seeking to reinstitute the assault weapon ban that was in place from 1994-2004. Grayson, the Orlando Democrat running for the U.S. Senate seat in Florida, said he would push the bill the way he’s pushed another legislation he was able to pass, meeting with individual members of Congress to appeal to them one-on-one, following the…

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South Florida players can visit Ybor City after all

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If a player for the South Florida Bulls wants to go to Hamburger Mary’s, it’s OK. So is the Columbia. And the Acropolis. And the Czar. All of Ybor City remains open to the Bulls, in fact, after athletic director Mark Harlan overruled a ban by South Florida head coach Willie Taggart that would have kept his team out of Ybor City following the stabbing death of former USF defensive tackle Elkino Watkins. Harlan’s reversal of Taggart’s edict was quick…

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Charlie Crist: ‘Who’s going to vote against a ban on offshore drilling?’

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From Steve Bousquet: Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he wants a special legislative session soon — maybe the week of May 24 — to deal with two timely issues: a proposed constitutional ban on drilling for oil off Florida’s coast and tax incentives for utilities to diversify and explore renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. Crist said the special session looks more likely after a phone conversation with Senate President Jeff Atwater. “I’d like to do it…

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Charlie Crist: ‘Who’s going to vote against a ban on offshore drilling?’

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From Steve Bousquet: Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday he wants a special legislative session soon — maybe the week of May 24 — to deal with two timely issues: a proposed constitutional ban on drilling for oil off Florida’s coast and tax incentives for utilities to diversify and explore renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. Crist said the special session looks more likely after a phone conversation with Senate President Jeff Atwater. “I’d like to do it…

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