Space Coast Politics » Headlines http://spacecoastpolitics.com Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:57:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Palm Bay Road project on schedule http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/11/12/palm-bay-road-project-on-schedule/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/11/12/palm-bay-road-project-on-schedule/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=786 By George White
Florida Today

QUESTION: Is the project to widen Palm Bay Road on schedule, and when will it be completed?

ANSWER: The project widening Palm Bay Road from four to six lanes for 4.5 miles between Minton Road and Robert J. Conlan Boulevard is on schedule for a fall 2010 completion date, said Stephanie Evans, public involvement coordinator for the Florida Department of Transportation.
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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/11/12/palm-bay-road-project-on-schedule/feed/ 0 Brevard Art Museum head steps down http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/10/06/brevard-art-museum-head-steps-down/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/10/06/brevard-art-museum-head-steps-down/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://1885495842 From Florida Today
By Pam Harbaugh

After 13 months as president and CEO of the Brevard Art Museum, Karl Hollander resigned Monday. He handed his letter of resignation to Sue Hopkins, chairwoman of the museum’s board of trustees.
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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/10/06/brevard-art-museum-head-steps-down/feed/ 0 US wrangling and mutual collapse sparks new market fall (AFP) http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/us-wrangling-and-mutual-collapse-sparks-new-market-fall-afp/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/us-wrangling-and-mutual-collapse-sparks-new-market-fall-afp/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://2053799403 US President George W. Bush (left) speaks during a meeting with members of congress including presidential candidate Barack Obama (right) in the White House in Washington, DC on September 25. Deadlocked talks on a bailout of the US financial system and the collapse of Washington Mutual bank sparked new falls on global markets despite the injection of tens of billions of dollars by central banks.(AFP/Tim Sloan)AFP – Deadlocked talks on a bailout of the US financial system and the collapse of Washington Mutual bank sparked new falls on global markets Friday despite the injection of tens of billions of dollars by central banks.
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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/us-wrangling-and-mutual-collapse-sparks-new-market-fall-afp/feed/ 0 Prospects for nuclear deal uncertain in Congress (AP) http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/prospects-for-nuclear-deal-uncertain-in-congress-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/prospects-for-nuclear-deal-uncertain-in-congress-ap/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:13:55 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/prospects-for-nuclear-deal-uncertain-in-congress-ap/ Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, looks at President Bush during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – A landmark agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation between India and the U.S. has been a high priority for President Bush and the Indian government, but time is running out as lawmakers wrap up this year’s session to campaign for the November elections.



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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/prospects-for-nuclear-deal-uncertain-in-congress-ap/feed/ 0 Lawmakers to tackle bailout plan again Friday (Reuters) http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/lawmakers-to-tackle-bailout-plan-again-friday-reuters/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/lawmakers-to-tackle-bailout-plan-again-friday-reuters/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 05:05:47 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/lawmakers-to-tackle-bailout-plan-again-friday-reuters/ President Bush (C) meets with Bicameral and Bipartisan Members of Congress in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington, September 25, 2008. Bush is joined by (L-R) Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Minority House leader John Boehner (R-OH), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Majority leader Senator Harry reid (D-NV), House Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL). (Jim Young/Reuters)Reuters – Congressional leaders will try again on Friday to save a $700 billion Wall Street rescue plan after talks broke down in acrimony against the backdrop of the nation’s biggest-ever bank failure.



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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/26/lawmakers-to-tackle-bailout-plan-again-friday-reuters/feed/ 0 US Government takes over mortgage giants http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/us-government-takes-over-mortgage-giants-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/us-government-takes-over-mortgage-giants-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=462 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Jr. speaks during a news conference in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 on the bailout of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP – The Bush administration’s seizure of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is potentially a $200 billion bet that it will help reverse a prolonged housing and credit crisis. Read more…

]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/08/us-government-takes-over-mortgage-giants-ap/feed/ 2 Convention off to rocky start amid hurricane http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/convention-off-to-rocky-start-amid-hurricane-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/convention-off-to-rocky-start-amid-hurricane-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=426 A small portion of the Louisiana delegation remaining at the convention stand for the National Anthem at the start of the first session at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota September 1, 2008. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)AP – Republicans set aside the agenda to focus on hurricane relief in the opening hours of their national convention, only to see the scaled-back program for Day One overshadowed by jarring disclosures about the family and work life of John McCain’s running mate, Sarah Palin. Read more…

]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/convention-off-to-rocky-start-amid-hurricane-ap/feed/ 0 John McCain’s vetter defends Sarah Palin review http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/john-mccains-vetter-defends-sarah-palin-review-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/john-mccains-vetter-defends-sarah-palin-review-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=428 Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain and presumptive Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin greet the crowd at a rally in O'Fallon, Missouri on August 31. Palin got comfortable in her new role as a vice presidential candidate as she made the Republican case to stay in power.(AFP/Getty Images/Joe Raedle)AP – Sarah Palin voluntarily told John McCain’s campaign about her pregnant teenage daughter and her husband’s 2-decade-old DUI arrest during questioning as part of the Republican’s vice presidential search.
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]]> http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/09/02/john-mccains-vetter-defends-sarah-palin-review-ap/feed/ 0 Sen. Clinton tells Democrats to fight for Obama http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/08/26/sen-clinton-tells-democrats-to-fight-for-obama-ap/ http://spacecoastpolitics.com/2008/08/26/sen-clinton-tells-democrats-to-fight-for-obama-ap/#comments Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Administrator http://spacecoastpolitics.com/?p=398 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., addresses the delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP – Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged fellow Democrats to work for Barack Obama’s election as president, telling them “we are on the same team and none of us can sit on the sidelines.”
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AP – Presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday the running mate he has chosen — but has not yet announced — had to meet three standards to join the Democratic ticket: Prepared to be president, able to help him govern and willing to challenge his thinking.
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