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Florence SnyderNovember 29, 2016
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The death penalty used to be a big story in Florida. Print and broadcast executives gave sustained and thoughtful consideration to coverage decisions. The moral, religious, public safety, and financial dimensions of this irrevocable punishment are vast, and cry out for quality journalism. For years after Gov. Bob Graham signed John Spenkelink‘s death warrant, the beat was […]

Jim RosicaOctober 14, 2016
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Florida House Speaker-designate Richard Corcoran said he was “profoundly disappointed” by Friday’s state Supreme Court opinion invalidating part of the state’s death penalty. The court ruled 5-2 that death sentences require a unanimous jury, striking down a new law allowing a defendant to be sentenced to death as long as 10 out of 12 jurors recommend it. “Make […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 29, 2016
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Julia Fletcher, a Navy intelligence veteran who withdrew her candidacy in Florida’s 4th Congressional District in June, endorsed John Rutherford Friday. “John Rutherford is a street-hardened realist with a record that demonstrates care for every citizen,” said Fletcher. “John’s honest, pragmatic, and altruistic service to our community and his willingness to examine the issues and to listen closely […]

Associated PressJuly 27, 2016
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Facing a backlash from the left, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is expected to affirm his liberal credentials in his first prime-time speech as Hillary Clinton‘s running mate. Kaine was speaking Wednesday to the Democratic National Committee as supporters of Clinton’s one-time Democratic rival Bernie Sanders warned that Kaine had yet to forcefully oppose the Trans-Pacific […]


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