Clinton Blasts Right’s ‘Militant, Bitter, Anti-Government Strategy’
ABC News(UNIVERSITY PARK, Fla.) — At his first solo rally of the 2012 election campaign, former President Bill Clinton Tuesday night invoked the 9/11 anniversary to urge all Americans to register to vote and endorse President Obama’s vision for …
Florida Police Search for Woman Pushed in River by Boyfriend
Andrew Skevington (DeSoto County Sherrif”s Dept.)(ARCADIA, Fla.) — Police are searching for a Florida woman who they say disappeared in a river after apparently being pushed into the water by her boyfriend. A search is also under way for the ma…
President Obama Makes Surprise Stop for Beer, Cracks Birther Joke
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(KISSIMMEE, Fla.) — Rolling to Orlando this evening, President Obama’s bus tour made a surprise stop at a local sports bar for beer and a little college football.“There he is,” a girl squealed, accor…
Obama: GOP Selling Tax Cuts to ‘Help Your Love Life’
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — Mocking his opponents’ economic agenda, President Obama says Republicans are pushing tax cuts as the prescription to cure the ailing economy, “help you lose a few extra …
Scoreboard Roundup – 09/08/12
Hemera/Getty Images(NEW YORK) – NCAAF: (1) Alabama (2-0) Crushed Western Kentucky (1-1), 35-0.
(2) USF (2-0) beat Syracuse (0-2), 42-49.
(3) LSU (2-0) smacked Washington (1-1), 41-3.
(4) Oregon (2-0) demolished Fresno State (1-1), 42-25.
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Obama Kicks Off Florida Bus Tour
JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — Mocking his opponents’ economic agenda, President Obama says Republicans are pushing tax cuts as the prescription to cure the ailing economy, “help you lose a few extra pounds,” and even “help your l…
Justice Department Blasts Florida for Putting Disabled Children in Nursing Homes
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A civil rights investigation by the Justice Department charges that the State of Florida has been unnecessarily institutionalizing hundreds of children by placing children with disabilities in nursing facilities desig…
Erin DiMeglio: Teen Becomes First Female Quarterback to Play in Florida
ABC News(NEW YORK) — With a snap and hand off, the “gridiron ceiling” was shattered.Erin DiMeglio has now become the first female in Florida high school football history to play as quarterback.“I have always wanted to play football e…
Romney Asks Voters to Hold Him Accountable for Campaign Promises
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LAKELAND, Fla.) — Mitt Romney knows he’s made a lot of campaign promises, and now he’s challenging American voters to hold him to his word.“We want to be held accountable for the promises we made last nig…
Fla. Man Found Guilty of Impersonating Physician’s Assistant
Hemera/Thinkstock(KISSIMMEE, Fla.) — Matthew Scheidt, the Florida teen on trial for posing as a medical professional, was found guilty Thursday of impersonating a physician’s assistant and practicing medicine without a license.A jury found the 18-year…
Fla. Man Found Guilty of Impersonating Physician’s Assistant
Hemera/Thinkstock(KISSIMMEE, Fla.) — Matthew Scheidt, the Florida teen on trial for posing as a medical professional, was found guilty Thursday of impersonating a physician’s assistant and practicing medicine without a license.A jury found the 18-year…
Love at the RNC: Wedding Proposal Happens on Stage
STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — It looks as if Ann Romney’s message from Tuesday night — that this is about love — struck a chord. Bradley Thompson, 32, proposed to his girlfriend of three years, Laura Bowman, on the stage of …
Love at the RNC: Wedding Proposal Happens on Stage
STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — It looks as if Ann Romney’s message from Tuesday night — that this is about love — struck a chord. Bradley Thompson, 32, proposed to his girlfriend of three years, Laura Bowman, on the stage of …
Florida Teen on Trial for Allegedly Impersonating Physician’s Assistant
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office(KISSIMMEE, Fla.) — The prosecutor in the trial of a Florida man accused of masquerading as a physician’s assistant told jurors Tuesday that the defendant played the part so well that he even wore scrubs and a stethoscop…
GOP Postpones Start of Republican National Convention Due to Hurricane Isaac Threat
NOAA via Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — Republicans have cut short their national convention by one day due to the looming threat of a severe storm that is about to pound the state of Florida, party officials announced Saturday.Less than 48 hours be…
Tropical Storm Isaac Heads Toward Florida, Cuba
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A hurricane warning has been issued for the Florida Keys and the parts of the Florida panhandle, as Tropical Storm Isaac makes its way toward the U.S. Isaac made landfall in Haiti overnight. Hurricane Specialist Jessic…
Remembering Hurricane Andrew, 20 Years Later
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — As Tropical Storm Isaac approaches Florida, many people who live there are looking back and remembering Hurricane Andrew, which struck 20 years ago on Friday.Four days before Andrew ripped into Florida’s Atlantic coast…
Odd Couple: Biden and Longoria to Bracket GOP Convention in Florida
ABC/RON TOM(NEW YORK) — One’s a Hollywood star, the other the vice president of the United States, but they’re uniting next week in Florida to not only campaign for President Obama’s reelection, but also to attempt to steal some of t…
Protesters ‘Occupying’ Tampa for GOP Convention
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Occupy Wall Street movement born last year in a New York City park has made its way to Voice of Freedom park in Tampa Bay, Fla., just in time for the GOP convention.The Occupy Tampa movement has moved into Vo…
Florida Police Officer Slams Woman into Car, Goes to Jail
Thinkstock/Getty Images(PENSACOLA, Fla.) — A veteran cop was fired and charged with criminal battery after officers reviewed a video of him slamming a woman into her car in Pensacola, Fla.”We have certain expectations of our police officers, and when …