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In Florida primary, Romney and Gingrich's temperaments likely to be deciding …
In what was being billed as "the first major Hispanic event in the 2012 election," Univision anchor Jorge Ramos held separate one-on-one discussions Wednesday with Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney in front of a live Republicans focused on House and Senate races are growing anxious that former Speaker Newt Gingrich might win the GOP presidential [...]
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Los Angeles
'Welcome Back, Kotter': Robert Hegyes and cohorts [video]
New Jersey-born Robert Hegyes, the actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show "Welcome Back Kotter'' has died. He was 60. "Welcome Back, Kotter" star Robert Hegyes, who died this week of a heart attack at age 60, reunited less than a year ago with his fellow [...]
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MiamiHerald.
Protesters interrupt Marco Rubio speech at Jeb Bush's Hispanic Leadership Network
Marco Rubio resigned Monday after his arrest days earlier on a domestic battery charge, accused by his wife of rolling her up in a carpet and punching and kicking her, according to the arrest report. Earlier Monday, Rubio spokesman Alex Conant told The Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, considered a powerful Hispanic political player and [...]
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In Florida primary, Romney and Gingrich's temperaments likely to be deciding …
Prisons: Several lawmakers tour of Hillsborough Correctional Institute, an all-women's facility that faces closure by the state. • Voting: A US Senate panel has a hearing in Tampa on Florida's new election law, which Democrats say will suppress Republicans focused on House and Senate races are growing anxious that former Speaker Newt Gingrich might win [...]
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BusinessWeek
Ener1, Parent of US Subsidized Battery Unit, Seeks Bankruptcy
Nearly three years ago, Ener1 received a $118 million stimulus grant to help build an EV battery factory. Now, it's filing for bankruptcy and ho. Some good news and bad news for the beleaguered battery maker Ener1. On Thursday, the company announced it's filing for Chapter 11 in New York, but has done so under [...]
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