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• Rep. David Rivera: Late chief of staff was 'family man and committed public servant'

  Congressman David Rivera issued a statement Thursday on his chief of staff, Steve Vermillion, who died Thursday night after a four-year battle with leukemia.

  "For nearly twenty five years, I have known Steve as a friend, family man and committed public servant," Rivera said. "My service in Congress has been [...]

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• Dems to Scott: Stop meddling

  Democrats charged Friday that Gov. Rick Scott is meddling in the U.S. Congressional race between Patrick Murphy and Republican Allen West.

   A judge denied a demand by West, the tea party-based incumbent, for a recount of early voting ballots in St. Lucie County, which makes up the 19th Congressional District along with parts of Palm Beach [...]

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• With softened stance, Scott asks feds to meet on health exchange

  Continuing his newly softened stance on state-based health exchanges, Gov. Rick Scott sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Friday. The letter is non-committal but conciliatory, asking top health officials to meet and discuss how to move forward in addressing the increasing cost of health care. 

  Scott was previously a staunch opponent [...]

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• Rep. David Rivera's chief of staff, who used to work for Lincoln Diaz-Balart, dies of leukemia

  From Roll Call: 

  Stephen Vermillion, a beloved Capitol Hill veteran whose courage and commitment to public service inspired friends, family and colleagues, died early Friday morning after losing a four-year-long battle with leukemia. He was 52.

  A competitive rower and devoted public servant, Vermillion was diagnosed with leukemia on Nov. 15, 2008. [...]

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• VIDEO: Scott talks health care exchange, openess in DC

  Gov. Rick Scott spoke to the Federalist Society today in Washington, D.C. Afterward, he took reporters' questions about the state's posture on the federal health care law. "Gov. Romney did not win the election," he said.

   

  --Alex Leary

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• VIDEO: Scott talks health care exchange, openness in DC

  Gov. Rick Scott spoke to the Federalist Society today in Washington, D.C. Afterward, he took reporters' questions about the state's posture on the federal health care law. "Gov. Romney did not win the election," he said.

   

  --Alex Leary

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• Miami-Dade reinstates aide fired by county commissioner over police report

  A dispute over a traffic circle in Horse Country during a meet-and-greet held by Miami-Dade Commissioner Javier Souto resulted in a police report and the firing of Souto’s longtime aide for not backing him.

  After 19 years of service, Margarita Gonzalez was terminated after refusing to support the account Souto gave [...]

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• Florida puts new license plates up to a web vote

  The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles has designed four new license tags, with sleek, smooth surfaces, better readability, and seven characters instead of the traditional six.
  
  As for the plates' additional details, state officials want you to decide.
  
  Florida is setting up a website — [...]
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