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In The News: Kellogg recall, Cuban Missile Crisis anniversary, Collapsed parking garage built by Tallahassee firm, VP debate recap, Mystery Monkey in Tampa now a nuisance

By Sami Main on October 12th, 2012 | Last updated: October 17, 2012 at 9:45 am

Kellogg Company recalls Mini-Wheats. Metal fragments in cereal. – Consumers of Bite Size Frosted and Unfrosted Mini-Wheats cereal should be cautious. The Kellogg Company issued a recall of those cereals due to possible contamination of metal mesh. Christian Science Monitor [...]

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Amateur pundits take to social media to weigh in on debate performances

By Chip Skambis on October 5th, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 4:40 pm

The first presidential debate of the 2012 election season is still generating hashtags and hits on social media sites across the Internet, from criticisms of moderator Jim Lehrer to quips from fact-checking machines. Poynter Institute contributor Tracie Powell said she [...]

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Five Takeaways From The First Presidential Debate

By News from NPR on October 4th, 2012 | Last updated: October 4, 2012 at 7:21 am

President Obama came across as defensive and lackluster, while Romney sounded confident and may have begun a late-season pivot to the center. It may not be enough to erase Obama’s polling lead, even in the short run, but Democrats will want to hone their messages for the debates to come.

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In the News: FBI reward, presidential debate, American Airlines, Facebook share, illegal immigrant, Florida justices

By Wade Millward on October 3rd, 2012 | Last updated: October 3, 2012 at 10:28 am

FBI offers $50,000 reward for terrorism suspect Ahmad Abousamra, alleged co-conspirator with Tarek Mehanna – The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the capture of terrorism suspect Ahmad Abousamra, who once lived in Mansfield, Mass., and [...]

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Local experts discuss importance of presidential debates

By Ryanne Doumet on October 2nd, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 4:45 pm

President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney will face off Wednesday night in this year’s first televised presidential debate.

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In the News: early voting, Florida justices, Brooksville West Nile

By George Pappas on September 27th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 4:11 pm

With Start of Early Voting, Election Day Becomes Election Month – NYTimes.com – Voters in Iowa went to the polls to cast the first ballots in the 2012 presidential race less than a week before hearing either candidate remark in [...]

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Church and state debate in north Florida

By Keaton Webb on June 6th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:12 pm

A monument outside a courthouse in Bradford County has sparked some recent debate. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Keaton Webb reports on the controversy surrounding the Ten Commandments Monument.