Miami Gardens, FL - Kendrick Meek released the following statement following the announcement that the U.S. economy added 290,000 jobs in April. Analysts expected a gain of about 190,000 jobs last month. The statement follows:
"The heavy burden o ...
Posted Friday, May 7th 2010 at 9:41AM
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http://thehill.com/homenews/house/96375-dems-propose-massive-increase-in-oil-company-liability-from-75-m-to-10b
Congressional Democrats are pushing their first legislative response to the Gulf Coast oil spill, proposing to vastly raise the liabili ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 3:17PM
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Several House and Senate Democrats rolled out legislation Wednesday that bars new offshore oil exploration until the federal investigation into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is complete and a report identifying ways to prevent future accidents is issu ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 3:12PM
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http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/06/1615462/drilling-becomes-issue-in-senate.html
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Kendrick Meek Wednesday backed two tough anti-oil industry bills, as the spill in the Gulf of Mexico began to emerge as a political dividing lin ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 3:07PM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. - While Speaker Rubio has perpetually pushed for drilling off Florida's beaches and Governor Crist has consistently changed his position on offshore drilling depending on the office he was seeking, Kendrick Meek has always stood s ...
Posted Thursday, May 6th 2010 at 10:06AM
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Today, The Black Scholars Index celebrates Margaret (Bush) Wilson. She became the second woman of the color admitted to practice law in Missouri and was a renowned lawyer. She was past board chairman of two historically black colleges and became cha ...
Posted Wednesday, May 5th 2010 at 10:33AM
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Miami Gardens, Fla. -- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendrick Meek released the following statement regarding the budget proposal passed by the Florida legislature last Friday, calling on Governor Crist to veto the proposal:
"Over the past seve ...
Posted Tuesday, May 4th 2010 at 3:04PM
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Today, The Black Scholars features Dr. Beverly Wade Hogan, the 13th President of Tougaloo College - http://www.blackscholarsindex.com/2010/05/hbcu-presidents-dr-beverly-wade-hogan-tougaloo-college/ ...
Posted Tuesday, May 4th 2010 at 2:48PM
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Miami Gardens, FL -- Kendrick Meek released the following statement regarding the arrest of the individual who allegedly attempted to set off a car bomb in Times Square on Saturday. The statement follows:
"The arrest of the individual in New Yor ...
Posted Tuesday, May 4th 2010 at 11:33AM
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Orlando, FL - Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer endorsed Kendrick Meek in Florida's U.S. Senate race today outside Orlando City Hall and praised Kendrick's lifelong commitment to public service. Last Friday, Gainesville Mayor-Elect Craig Lowe also endorsed Ke ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2010 at 1:29PM
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Miami, Fla. - Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Kendrick Meek is launching a contest today where supporters who sign up for the campaign's text message program will be entered in a contest where the winner will have the opportunity to meet basketball ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2010 at 10:46AM
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"A very grave scenario." "Very catastrophic." That is how Federal officials are describing the situation developing in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sunk off the coast of Louisiana last week.
Some estimate that 210,000 gal ...
Posted Monday, May 3rd 2010 at 9:27AM
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