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• Obama: IRS actions 'intolerable,' 'inexcusable'

  President Barack Obama says a government watchdog's report shows intolerable and inexcusable behavior by the Internal Revenue Service in targeting tea party groups.

• Immigration

  Congressional Democrats talk immigration in North Miami

  A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Rep. Frederica Wilson, spoke at an immigration forum in North Miami, home to one of the nation’s largest Haitian communities.
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  Obama tries to swat down 2 swirling controversies

  President Barack Obama tried to swat down a pair of brewing controversies Monday, denouncing as "outrageous" the targeting of conservative political groups by the federal IRS but angrily denying any administration cover-up after last year's deadly attacks in Benghazi, Libya.
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  Politics

  Florida economy improves, but will it help Gov. Scott?

  The governor’s poll numbers remain weak, but Democrats have yet to agree on a candidate to take him on in 2014.

• Politics

  Marc Caputo: Heritage Foundation’s immigration report a case study in gaffes

  The biggest mistakes in politics are often unforced errors that reinforce an opponent’s stereotypes.
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  POLITICS

  Charlie Crist courts Democrats at fundraiser

  The lifelong Republican spoke at the annual Kennedy-King fundraising gala for the Hillsborough County Democratic Party.

• Legislature 2013

  Agency puzzled over windfall for springs

  Lawmakers approved spending $10 million to protect the state’s springs, but the Department of Environment Protection doesn’t know what to do with the money.
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  Campaign finance

  David Rivera caught on tape, but what did he say?

  Did the former congressman say anything on a recorded conversation that tied him to the campaign of a man later convicted of campaign-finance violations?
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  MEDICARE

  Florida Senate president’s former company sued for Medicare fraud

  Senate President Don Gaetz sold his ownership in Vitas Hospice Services in 2004 but federal officials say the company was engaged in Medicare fraud before that.
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  POLITICS

  Charlie Crist, reversing course, comes out for gay marriage

  Charlie Crist, a possible Democratic candidate for Florida governor, now says he supports gay marriage.

• Tallahassee

  Governor expected to veto tuition hike

  State universities say they aren’t counting on extra money the Legislature approved.

• Tallahassee

  Florida Supreme Court hears redistricting case

  State lawmakers and the League of Women voters tussled before the high court over the politics that led to the GOP’s 2012 remapping of legislative districts.

• IMMIGRATION

  Immigration bill faces major tests Thursday

  The reform legislation faces major hurdles as it goes through the Senate process Thursday.
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  Cutler Bay

  Cutler Bay mayor to kick off congressional campaign

  Cutler Bay Mayor Ed MacDougall, who has spent the past few months opposing the Miami Dolphins’ now-defunct push for a subsidized stadium renovation, plans to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia.

• GAY RIGHTS

  David Richardson, Florida’s first openly gay lawmaker, to be honored by SAVE Dade

  Gay-rights group SAVE Dade will honor Florida’s first openly gay legislator and two straight political allies.
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  News analysis

  Miami-Dade mayor sees no voter ‘animosity’ toward him over Dolphins deal

  Mayor Carlos Gimenez said he is not worried about potential political fallout from the subsidized Sun Life Stadium renovation deal he negotiated with the Miami Dolphins.

• Tallahassee

  Report: Firing of Citizens investigators not retaliation

  A new inspector-general probe of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. found no evidence of retaliation in the company’s decision to fire four internal investigators.
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  Miami-Dade County

  Affordable-housing developers under investigation contributed to Miami-Dade political campaigns

  Carlisle Development Group and its business associates have been generous to Miami-Dade politicians.
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  LEGISLATURE

  Weatherford’s veer to the right confuses Democrats, wins support from Republicans

  The House Speaker’s veer to the right confuses Democrats, but helps him win support from Republicans.
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  Morning-after pill

  Florida women play key role in emergency birth-control case

  A group of Florida activists are leading the fight to give access to emergency contraception to girls and women of all ages. A judge will hear arguments Tuesday in New York to determine the next steps in making Plan B One Step, a morning-after pill, available.

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