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The Florida Independent launches

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The Florida Independent launched this morning at floridaindependent.com with a featured story about a recent pipe-bomb attack on a Jacksonville mosque highlighting tensions over the appointment of a Muslim to the local Human Rights Commission.  This afternoon will bring a piece describing how Gov. Charlie Crist’s environmental record led to his departure from the Republican Party, followed by another about Miami students lobbying Florida lawmakers to support the DREAM Act, each present on the home page of The Florida Independent.…

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Florida House leader Adam Hasner weighed in on Jacksonville Muslim professor’s nomination

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This is a must-read post from the Florida Times-Union’s Tia Mitchell: The Florida House majority leader, who has ties to the anti-radical Islam movement, called at least two Jacksonville City Council members to discuss the nomination of a Muslim professor to the city’s Human Rights Commission. Rep. Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, reached out to the council members before their April 13 meeting, when a vote on Parvez  Ahmed’s nomination was scheduled. The council voted 13-5 — including 11 of the…

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Florida House leader Adam Hasner weighed in on Jacksonville Muslim professor’s nomination

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This is a must-read post from the Florida Times-Union’s Tia Mitchell: The Florida House majority leader, who has ties to the anti-radical Islam movement, called at least two Jacksonville City Council members to discuss the nomination of a Muslim professor to the city’s Human Rights Commission. Rep. Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, reached out to the council members before their April 13 meeting, when a vote on Parvez  Ahmed’s nomination was scheduled. The council voted 13-5 — including 11 of the…

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