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Trustees to Meet Monday on Ammons’ Resignation

For the second time in five years, Florida A& M will be without a president. Following President James Ammons’ resignation Wednesday, the Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss leadership for the university. At that time, board members are expected to discuss whether to place Ammons […]

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President Ammons Resigns

Eight months after the death of Robert Champion, Florida A&M University President James Ammons submitted his resignation. In a letter to Board of Trustees Chairman Solomon Badger III, Ammons wrote, “After considerable thought, introspection and conversations with my family, I have decided to resign from my position as president in […]

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Democrats Calls for Romney to Reveal Accounts, Tax Returns

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) – Mitt Romney privately raised millions of dollars from New York’s elite on Sunday, as Democrats launched coordinated attacks against the likely Republican presidential nominee, intensifying calls for him to explain offshore bank accounts and release several years of tax returns. The line of attack, dismissed by […]

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Egypt’s Morsi Reconvenes Islamist Parliament

CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s Islamist president fired the first volley Sunday in his battle with the nation’s powerful generals, calling on the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene despite a military-backed court ruling that dissolved it. A week into his presidency, the surprise move by Mohammed Morsi threatened to plunge the country […]

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Florida Election Law Faces Legal Challenge from ACLU, Senator

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A Florida election law passed by the Republican-led Legislature is drawing yet another legal challenge. The American Civil Liberties Union, State Sen. Arthenia Joyner and the National Council of La Raza say that that the Secretary of State is violating state law because five counties are […]

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Fla. Gets $9 million Bonus in food stamp program

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida is getting a $9.1 million bonus from the federal government over how the state is running its food stamp program. The Department of Children and Families announced on Monday that the federal government has awarded the state a bonus for the fifth year in a […]

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Congress Approves Bills to Save Transport Jobs, Maintain Student Loan Interest Rates

WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress emphatically approved legislation Friday preserving jobs on transportation projects from coast to coast and avoiding interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students, giving lawmakers campaign-season bragging rights on what may be their biggest economic achievement before the November elections. The bill sent […]

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Questionable Florida Laws Go Into Effect Sunday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A pair of constitutionally questionable measures and legislation designed to crack down on no-fault auto insurance fraud are among about 150 new Florida laws going into effect Sunday. A law that bans state and local governments from hiring companies that do business in Cuba and Syria […]

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President Obama Calls Supreme Court Decision a ‘Victory’ for Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold his health care overhaul is a “victory for people all over the country” and will make their lives more secure. Obama says the decision upholds the fundamental principle that in America – the wealthiest nation on earth […]

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Supreme Court Gives President Obama’s Health Care Law the Go Ahead

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s historic health care overhaul. The decision means the huge overhaul, still only partly in effect, will proceed and pick up momentum over the next several years, affecting the way that […]