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NEWS ABOUT: Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson stories: 10 news summaries
ANALYSIS

 Fla. Python Hunt 
 More Wild Goose Chase 


Jul 30, 09 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The “Great Florida Python Hunt” is on, but the prey population is likely smaller—and less dangerous—than advertised, Paul Quinlan writes in the Palm Beach Post. Proponents have said there could be 100-150,000 Burmese pythons in the Everglades, a figure the media has seized upon. But the... More »

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Florida • snake • Bill Nelson • Everglades • predators • burmese python • national park • hunt

(Newser) - With Florida’s python population exploding, state wildlife officials are going on the offensive, hiring a team of trained hunters to track down the alarmingly large snakes and take them out, the Miami Herald reports. “There’s one way to do this: kill the snakes,” says Florida Sen.... More »

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Florida • snakes • hunting • Charlie Crist • Bill Nelson • Everglades • pythons

Interior Dept. Scandal Rocks Drilling Debate

Lawmakers, voting next week, question ability to handle lease revenues

Sep 11, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Revelations that Interior Department employees were literally in bed with Big Oil have given fresh ammunition to congressional Democrats seeking to limit offshore drilling, the AP reports. Lawmakers say serious question have been raised about the agency's integrity after investigations found that employees responsible for collecting oil and gas royalties... More »

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ethics • Department of the Interior • Bill Nelson • scandal • offshore oil

 Hunt Is On for Florida Oil 

2006 compromise opened up protected area; others could soon follow

Jul 5, 08 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The record-breaking price of oil is shifting public opinion toward lifting a moratorium on new offshore drilling, reports the AP. Four companies acquired rights to explore parcels of land off the Florida coast in March, under a 2006 Congressional compromise that opened up 8.3 million acres off the Panhandle... More »

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Florida • oil • gas prices • Bill Nelson • oil production • oil exploration • oil reserves • offshore oil

Obama's VP Search Fields
a General

James Jones, retired NATO honcho,
surfaces in Hill talks

Jun 10, 08 8:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s VP selection team had a busy couple of days on Capitol Hill, talking up possible running mates with legislators. A new name in the mix is that of retired Gen. James Jones, MSNBC reports. Joe Biden and Ohio governor Ted Strickland also came under scrutiny; Bill Richardson,... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • John Edwards • John Kerry • Tim Kaine • Michael Bloomberg • James Jones • vice president • Chris Dodd • James Webb • Ted Strickland • Bill Nelson • Jack Reed • Evan Bayh • Kathleen Sebelius • Sam Nunn • Janet Napolitano • Tom Daschle

Florida Will Go With
June 3 Mail-In Primary

Despite opposition, Florida Dems

Mar 13, 08 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Florida Democrats will announce plans for a new June 3 mail-in primary, despite opposition from the state's congressional delegation and concern from both candidates,  USA Today reports. Opponents are concerned ballots may fail to reach low-income voters who tend to change addresses frequently. Hillary Clinton wants the results... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • primary • Bill Nelson • Florida primary • convention delegates • mail-in ballot • Steven Geller • Alcee Hastings • low income voters

Mich., Fla. Closer to Approving Re-Votes

DNC chair leaves
mail-ins up to states

Mar 9, 08 5:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michigan and Florida senators appeared closer today to approving mail-in re-votes for their disqualified primaries, the Swamp blog reports. DNC chair Howard Dean said he also supported the mail-ins if state leaders can agree with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on how to run them. “I have to run... More »

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Florida • Howard Dean • Michigan • Democratic National Committee • Carl Levin • Bill Nelson • Michigan primary • Florida primary • mail-in vote • re-vote

Deal Close for Mail-in
Florida Revote

Nelson, Crist push soft-money do-over

Mar 8, 08 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Floridians will get a chance to vote again in the Democratic primary, this time by mail, if Florida Sen. Bill Nelson and Gov. Charlie Crist have their way. Nelson tells Newsweek that plans are all but set for a re-vote, this time paid for by soft money donations. But hurdles... More »

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Florida • Howard Dean • Democratic National Committee • Charlie Crist • Bill Nelson • Florida primary • Florida voting

Fla. Senator, DNC Tangle Over Primary Funding

Nelson wants party to pay; Dean says 'not our problem'

Mar 7, 08 2:20 PM CST
(Newser) - With the nomination race tied up, eyes are turning to Florida and Michigan’s delegates, and top Democrats are mixing it up over funding for a primary re-do, the Hill reports. US Sen. Bill Nelson, a Hillary Clinton supporter, has urged the DNC to accept the results or pony up... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Howard Dean • Charlie Crist • Bill Nelson • Florida primary • convention delegates

Petraeus on Iraq: No Exit

Question haunts congressional hearings

Sep 12, 07 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - When David Petraeus led the 101st Airborne into Iraq in 2003, he made a rhetorical request: "Tell me how this ends." That question hung in the air during 2 days of testimony before Congress. McClatchy's Newspapers' Warren Strobel summarizes press sentiment when he concludes that the general failed... More »

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Iraq • Congress • Chuck Hagel • troop surge • David Petraeus • Ryan Crocker • John Warner • testimony • Bill Nelson • Lindsey Graham

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