Florida's Happy Factor 33%

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Searching For The Soul of Florida

The Progressive Spirit

Today, when you say Floridian, what comes to mind? Many Floridians are from somewhere else. Only 33 percent of the state is native-born, according to the 2005 American Community Survey part of the U.S. census. Our identity is shaped by out-of-state residents, and in Central Florida, it is even more pronounced.......more

35% Of Hillsborough County Voters Would Actually Vote For Jim Norman

A poll shows Republican Jim Norman trailing Pat Kemp 44% to 35%. They either have bad memories or as we like to say here at this blog
 "They like to take it deep." here

America's 33%

US soldiers become citizens

US soldiers take an oath of citizenship during a naturalization ceremony held in one of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's former palaces. US commanders in Iraq marked today by presiding over the naturalization of 75 soldiers from 33 different countries......more

Newsweek: Bush/Kerry Flap could HURT GOP

In fact, the concerted attack on Kerry—complete with White House and Republican National Committee press releases—threatens to undermine a central premise of the party’s strategy. The president may have diverted attention back onto Democrats, but he also turned the focus back on himself and the war.Neither subject is a winning issue for GOP candidates ..Bush’s approval rating in the most recent NEWSWEEK poll stood at 37 percent—10 points lower than the last poll before the 2004 elections, and fully 33 points lower than 2002.......more

Israeli air raids kill 40 civilians in Lebanon

One air strike hit a farm near Qaa, close to the Syrian border in the Bekaa Valley where workers, mostly Syrian Kurds, were loading plums and peaches on to trucks, local officials said. They said 33 people were killed and 20 wounded.....more

Ybor Harbor development gets initial approval from Tampa council

The developer behind the Gas Worx project, which aims to link Ybor City with downtown Tampa’s Channelside district, is a step closer to breaking ground on another waterfront development.

The Tampa City Council on Thursday signed off on a rezoning request and development agreement for Ybor Harbor, a proposed 33-acre redevelopment of an industrial area located south of the Selmon Expressway near Ybor City.

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