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Throwing America under the bus

By Stan Escudero Chief Political blogger for NSBNews.net Our President has been traveling the byroads on his Throw America Under the Bus Tour, in hot pursuit of anti-Republican class warfare all the...

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Gov. Scott pleased ObamaCare headed to U.S. Supreme Court

TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott released a statement regarding ObamaCare going to the the U.S. Supreme Court, saying in part he hopes that it is repealed by the end of next year.

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Yeats and Alonzo demonstrate tremendous community leadership with Relay for Life campaign

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At far left, Ruth Anne Yeats as shown at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach , and near left, Deborah Alonzo, chair and co-chair, respectively, of Southeast Volusia Relay for Life's 2010 campaign, "Rock the Cure," spearheaded the fundraiser, which generated $130,000 for the American Cancer Society. The amount raised was announced following the April 16-17 overnight event at the park that drew 3,000 people over a 24-hour period.

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The late Ray Kroc once said: "You're only as good as the people you hire." And look what he did with the McDonald's franchise. The same could be said of the organizers of the Southeast Volusia Relay for Life -- Ruth Anne Yeats and Debbie Alonzo.

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