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Barring cataclysms such as war nations, especially great nations, do not collapse overnight. Nations fall bit by painful bit, over many years, sometimes in such tiny slices that their own citizens...

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Party Lines Political Notebook: Kosmas sworn into Congress

Courtesy photo. Cutline: This photo of Suzanne Kosmas was taken when she was a member of the Florida Legislature. She easily outpolled incumbent Republican Congressman Tom Feeney for the District 24 seat in Washington D.C.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Suzanne Kosmas of New Smyrna Beach was sworn into office Tuesday as part of the 111th Congress.

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Tea Party genteel compared to other group

Occupy Wall Street protestors a rowdy bunch
Grade: D-
As patriotic Americans gathered at rallies across the country during 2009, 2010 and well into 2011, not one ticket was issued to any Tea Party gathering. They applied and paid for permits and complied with all local requirements. No one was arrested.

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Musings Darlene Vann Boston bombings & aftermath: Everything happened so fast EDGEWATER -- Can you believe what this country went through this past week in Boston and its neighboring communities? Not since 9/11 have we as Americans been so glued to our television sets, and... Read More...	Musings Darlene Vann Dumping Easter Bunny is political correctness gone amuck EDGEWATER -- A Madison, Ala. school principal banned the word "Easter" from her school this year. Say what? She says it was in the interest of religious diversity. Read More...	Dana's Domain Dana D. Swanson Future of GOP depends on likes of Marco Rubio and Rand Paul DEBARY -- Over the last couple of weeks we have heard President Obama blaming sequestration cuts; and the big bad Republican Party, for being responsible for everything from school... Read More...
American Patriot Michael Visconti Washington budget woes: Cut federal paychecks by 10 percent EDGEWATER -- The budget problems for President Obama and the lawmakers in Congress can be tackled by making additional cuts. It's so simple. Read More...	Dana's Domain Dana D. Swanson Secretary of State: John Kerry's swan song DEBARY -- John Kerry had his unsuccessful bid to become president, but his campaign allowed a state senator from Illinois to have a prime speaking spot, thus setting up America's futurewith... Read More...	Politics and Policies Ellen Darden Good grief! Messed up cruise does not rise to level of national tragedy NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Good grief! You could not get away from the anguished and alarmist reporting about the Triumph, a luxury cruise ship that experienced mechanical and systems... Read More...
Musings Darlene Vann FDA regulations too great a burden on small farmers EDGEWATER -- So the FDA has now passed “sweeping new safety rules” to keep our food safe and avoid these outbreaks of bacteria born disease which have killed many of this country... Read More...	Politics and Policies Ellen Darden Federal and state policy updates: Whether we like it or not, government decisions affect our ability to prosper NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Mortgage interest deductions. Flood insurance. Short sale and foreclosure mortgage forgiveness. Property insurance. Commercial Business Taxes. Private property rights... Read More...	Tax Reform Ed Connor We may be onto something ORMOND BEACH -- Remember how Albert Einstein sitting at his desk as an assistant patent clerk in Bern Switzerland dreamed up the Theory of Relativity just through daydreaming thought experiments... Read More...

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