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Ken Bone’s past comments come to light in Reddit session

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Ken Bone is learning what it’s like to be famous. The Illinois man who became an internet sensation after asking a question of the candidates while wearing a bright red sweater during Sunday’s presidential debate answered questions on Reddit late Thursday and early Friday. Bone included his Reddit username in a Twitter post announcing the session. Those who looked up the name found Bone has shared his thoughts on everything from images of a pregnant woman in a bikini to…

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Hillary Clinton to speak in Fort Lauderdale at Trayvon Martin Foundation event

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be the keynote speaker later this month in Fort Lauderdale during a conference organized by the Trayvon Martin Foundation. The foundation said in a statement that Clinton will address the third annual Circle of Mothers conference, a three-day event that helps mothers who have “lost children or family members to senseless gun violence.” The event is scheduled for May 20 – 22 at the Embassy Suites, 1100 SE 17th Street. Circle of Mothers was…

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Gun safety advocates still don’t like Senate bill loosening Stand Your Ground laws

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Friday marks the fourth anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old African-American youth shot by George Zimmerman during a neighborhood watch in Sanford. This week, the House Judiciary Committee is likely to take upĀ SB 344, which attempts to loosen the stateā€™s ā€œStand Your Groundā€ self-defense laws. The bill is from Orange Park Republican Sen. Rob Bradley, a former prosecutor. In a rare procedural move, which caught several opponents by surprise, Bradley’s bill is set to bypass the…

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Benjamin Crump endorses Hillary Clinton

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A high-profile Tallahassee attorney has endorsed Hillary Clinton. According to BuzzFeed News, Benjamin Crump, the attorney who represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, is backing Clinton in the presidential race. Crump is expected to talk to South Carolina voters about Clintonā€™s record, according to Politico. Crump, according to BuzzFeed News, introduced Clinton at the National Bar Associationā€™s event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He is also among civil rights leaders set to…

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Senate advancing bill to change “stand your ground” law

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A bill that would force prosecutors to prove self-defense wasn’t a factor before bringing someone using a “stand your ground” defense to trial advanced in the Senate on Wednesday despite a similar House bill being killed the day before. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal Justice approved the bill on a 5-1 vote. But its future is in doubt because a companion House bill died the day before on a tie vote. Sen. Rob Bradley said he’s not giving up…

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Florida House panel OKs congressional map despite criticism

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Despite sharp criticism from a Florida congresswoman that it would disenfranchise black voters, the Florida House is moving ahead with a substantial overhaul of the state’s 27 congressional districts. A House panel split along party lines on Thursday and approved a proposed map that would substantially alter the state’s political landscape and which could lead to the defeat of several incumbents now in office. The Legislature is holding a rare August special session because the state Supreme Court ruled lawmakers…

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In Fort Lauderdale, Hillary Clinton slams Jeb Bush

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In the first event of 2015 where presidential candidates from both major political parties were present,Ā Hillary ClintonĀ blastedĀ Jeb BushĀ during her speech at the National Urban League annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale. Clinton never mentioned Bush’s name. Instead she mocked the name of his political action committee, Right to Rise, that raised more than $100 million through the first six months of this year. “The real test of a candidate’s commitment is notĀ whether we come to speak at your national conference,” Clinton…

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