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Republican staff’s China trip shows double standard

Two members of Florida’s congressional delegation, Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen have gained reputations during their time in office for speaking out forcefully and frequently against communism, particularly the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba.


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Obama: economy calls for higher wages

MILWAUKEE — President Barack Obama renewed his push for Congress to raise the minimum wage Monday in a buoyant accounting of the economy’s “revving” performance, delivered on behalf of Democrats opening their fall campaigns for the midterm congressional elections.


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ISIS beheads Florida reporter

NAPLES — Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday called Islamic State militants “evil” and demanded that President Barack Obama destroy them after a video surfaced purporting to show the beheading of freelance journalist Steven Sotloff who had ties to the state.


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Now that's justice: Nicki Minaj, 'Anaconda'

When Nicki Minaj released the cover for her new song “Anaconda,” it was met with mixed results of praise and controversy. Featuring, most notably, Minaj’s behind, the cover sparked a series of debates over whether it was empowering, what it symbolized, and what, if anything, Minaj was trying to say by using such a provocative pose.  



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