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House agrees to roll back flood insurance rate increases
House votes overwhemingly to roll back flood insurance increases.
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POLITICS
White House seeks halt to military spending cuts
President Barack Obama's federal budget proposal.
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LOCAL NEWS
Fierce riptide forces AMI to post rare double-red flags
All of Anna Maria Islands’ lifeguard-protected beaches, including Coquina and the Manatee County Public Beach, posted single red flags for extreme caution or double red “Beach Closed” flags Thursday due to the wind, waves and rip currents, said Lt. Rex Beach of the Manatee County...
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POLITICS
Scott immigration bill veto called 'absurd'
Gov. Rick Scott vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have allowed children of illegal immigrants to get temporary Florida driver’s licenses, a decision that may bolster his standing among immigration hard-liners but could hurt him among Hispanic voters.
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CRIME
Sarasota card fraud suspects sought
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help identifying a man and a woman who used a stolen card at Target on Fruitville Road in Sarasota.
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LATEST NEWS
Manatee rolls in semifinal match, 56-7
Manatee High School cruised to a Class 7A-Region 3 semifinal victory over Venice, 56-7 Friday.
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LATEST NEWS
Investigation sought into spy agency’s polygraph tactics
WASHINGTON -- Pentagon officials are scrambling to look into allegations of abusive polygraph techniques by a spy agency but so far they aren't heeding calls for a more in-depth investigation.
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Photos of jail inmates, Cortez fishing festival, Mardi Gras top Bradenton.com
Photos of Cortez fishing festival, the funeral for Whitney Houston were among most-viewed items on Bradenton.com, Feb. 21, 2012.
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FLORIDA LEGISLATURE
Florida Senate budget panel OKs texting-while-driving ban
TALLAHASSEE A statewide texting-while-driving ban bill that has eluded passage for several years cleared the Senate’s budget panel on Tuesday.
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LATEST NEWS
Florida Senate bill that would require schools to teach Sept. 11 passes committee
Schools would be required to teach about the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 under a bill that passed out of a Senate committee Tuesday.
