Scott: Fla. would benefit from free-trade pacts
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ Gov. Rick Scott says Florida would benefit more than any other state from proposed free-trade agreements with Panama and Colombia.
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4 charged with burning cross in US
SAN LUIS OBISPO, California (AP) _ Four people have been arrested and charged with setting a cross on fire next to the home of a …
Anti-gay marriage rallies as NY ceremonies begin
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ Thousands of opponents of gay marriage took to the streets in loud and sometimes tense protests Sunday, the first day that …
NAACP regains prominence by diversifying agenda
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Jobs, education, health, housing, the issues driving the NAACP these days look much like the concerns of most Americans, and that's …
Black leaders discuss job, budget cuts with Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Leaders of the largest and oldest black civil rights groups said they urged President Barack Obama in a White House meeting Thursday …
LSU’s first black professor dies at 73
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ A retired architecture professor who was LSU's first black faculty member has died of cancer. Julian White was 73 years …
Smiley and West take Obama critique on the road
Black activists Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are planning a 15-city “Poverty Tour'' to bring attention to the needy and to what they say are …
Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 08-4-11
EJones@sfltimes.com LEGAL STRIKE Calling it “repugnant to the common law,” Federal Judge Mary S. Scriven struck down a Florida controlled-substance law as unconstitutional. State legislators …
Around South Florida with Elgin Jones 07-28-11
EJones@sfltimes.com POLICE CUTS Gov. Rick Scott and state legislators have quietly formed a task force to examine state law enforcement operations. The move is intended …
Events Calendar 07.28 – 08.07
Thursday, July 28 Greater Miami Gardens Chamber of Commerce Inaugural Event: Join this group from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at El Dorado Furniture, 4200 NW …