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Jump aboard the Marco Rubio Express

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Marco Rubio is going on a four-day bus tour through Florida, his campaign said yesterday. The event begins in the Villages next Tuesday and ends in with a Tea Party rally in Lakeland. “This tour will emphasize the importance of taking a stand against the Obama agenda and supporting conservative solutions to put Americans back to work and stay true to our limited government, free market traditions,” Rubio said in a statement. Sked is below: TUESDAY, APRIL 13 Orlando The…

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Sunday’s editorial pages

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Daytona Beach News-Journal – Cap, trade, conserve, tax: Florida’s way out of crisis: The warming of the planet is a severe global problem. It’s just as severe a local and state problem. Volusia and Flagler counties’ economies, from tourism to real estate, depend on a quality of life — and, literally, on square footage — that’s increasingly vulnerable to climatic shock. Lakeland Ledger – A mind boggling increase: Florida Power & Light Co. is skating on thin ice (mostly melted…

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Sunday’s editorial pages

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Highlights from Sunday’s editorial pages from the newspapers along the I-4 Corridor, with h/t to Rob Pickering: Lakeland Ledger – Public Plan Needed For Health Care: “In a country that pays far more for health insurance than other, less wealthy nations – and gets less for its money – there must be a way.” Daytona Beach News-Journal – Single Payer Silence: “If Medicare is good enough for the 65-and-older set, why wouldn’t it, or a similar system — paid for,…

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