State: Florida Party: Republican Candidate: U.S. House of Representatives Current Office: Representative (R-FL 18th) Born: 7/15/1952, Havana, Cuba Religion: Catholic Marital Status: Married, Dexter Education: MS FL International Univ., 1987 Previous Political Experience: FL House, 1982-86; FL Senate, 1986-89 Click here for the Fox News Election Map
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BOSTON – Sen. John Kerry (search), in some of his most pointed public comments yet about the presidential election, invoked Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on Monday as he criticized President Bush and decried reports of voter disenfranchisement (search). The Massachusetts Democrat, Bush’s challenger in November, spoke at Boston’s annual …
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NEW YORK – Philip Morris USA (search) has raised prices on certain cigarette brands by 10 cents per pack, effectively matching an increase last month on its top brands such as Marlboro, tobacco industry analysts said. Philip Morris USA, the top U.S. cigarette company, was not immediately available to comment. …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending advanced solidly in December as personal income shot up a record 3.7 percent on a big dividend payout by software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), a government report showed on Monday. The Commerce Department (search) said personal income (search) rose 0.6 percent in December when the …
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WASHINGTON – President Bush made congratulatory calls to Iraqi leaders on Monday after declaring the election there a resounding success and promising that the United States will help Iraqis fight continuing insurgency as they build a democratic government. Bush called Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi (search) and Iraqi interim President …
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HOUSTON – The top bosses from disgraced Enron Corp. (search) will all be tried on criminal charges in Houston, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. The decision from U.S. District Judge Sim Lake turns aside arguments from founder Kenneth Lay (search), former chief executive officer Jeff Skilling (search) and former top …
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Twenty patients died in Minnesota hospitals during a 15-month period because of medical errors (search) or oversights including falls, faulty medical equipment and administering the wrong medication, the state Health Department said in a new report. The report, released Wednesday, documented 99 serious errors between July 1, 2003 and Oct. …
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ST. PAUL, Minn. – Objections to the importation of prescription drugs from Canada have come from not only the American pharmaceutical industry but others concerned about the safety of drugs from other nations. Now, the Canadian Minister of Health says the practice of shipping drugs south should stop. Canadian pharmacies …
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Masked gunmen briefly kidnapped two Spanish journalists who were taking photographs Saturday in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip (search), according to Palestinian officials and the journalists. A reporter for El Pais (search), Ramon Lobo, said he and a photographer, Carmen …
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