Tag Archives: Romney

In the News: rainy election day, Gator Growl raises money, Presidential dash, Nor’easter for NY, Florida voting lawsuit

By Mina Radman on November 5th, 2012 | Last updated: November 5, 2012 at 10:13 am

Rainy Election Day predicted in the region – Showers will likely pour down on Election Day, but clear skies are expected starting Wednesday in the region this week. The Gainesville Sun Gator Growl fights to raise money for veterans – [...]

In the News | Tagged election 2012, election day, Florida, Florida voting, Hurricane Sandy, In the news, New York, Nor'easter, Obama, rain, Romney | Leave a comment

In the News: Ocala meningitis, higher education proposals, Obama leads Romney among Hispanics, Americans win Nobel Prize, HPV vaccine doesn’t affect sexual behavior

By Kelly Price on October 15th, 2012 | Last updated: October 17, 2012 at 9:45 am

Florida’s fungal meningitis outbreak so far is centered on Ocala area – Two more cases of a rare fungal meningitis were confirmed in two women Friday at the Marion County Pain Management Center. All nine confirmed meningitis cases — including two [...]

In the News | Tagged Alvin Roth, barack obama, Florida News, Florida-fungal meningitis, Harvard, higher education, Hispanic voters, HPV, HPV vaccine, Lloyd Shapley, Marion County Pain Management Center, meningitis, meningitis outbreak, Mitt Romney, Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in economics, Obama, Rick Scott, Romney, UCLA, viral meningitis | Leave a comment

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 [...]

In the News | Tagged ahmad abousamra, American Airlines, debate, Facebook, fbi, florida bar, florida legislature, Florida Supreme Court, fort lauderdale, GOP, groupon, immigration, law, mutual fund, Obama, Republican, Romney | Leave a comment

UF research center finds increase in consumer confidence, discusses effect

By Cassandra Feyerabend on September 25th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 1:34 pm

Consumer confidence has reached the highest level in five years this past month and Chris McCarty said it is mostly due to positive economic changes. This increase in confidence could play a roll in the upcoming presidential debates and election.

Business, University of Florida | Tagged Chris McCarty, consumer confidence, fiscal cliff, Obama, presidential debates, Romney, stock market, UF Bureau of Economic and Business Research, unemployment, University of Florida Survey Research Center | Leave a comment

Josh Romney speaks at UF, emphasizes importance of youth vote

By Hana Engroff on September 21st, 2012 | Last updated: October 25, 2012 at 11:13 am

The son of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney stopped by the University of Florida to talk about his father and his father’s plan for the country if elected president.

Politics, University of Florida | Tagged 2012 election, Ann Romney, election 2012, Elections, Gainesville news, Josh Romney, Mitt Romney, Romney, UF, University of Florida | Leave a comment

In the News: AA Layoffs, Home Prices, Chicago Teachers, Romney Remarks, Space Shuttle

By Kelsey Meany on September 19th, 2012 | Last updated: September 25, 2012 at 11:51 am

American Airlines plans to layoff 1,414 South Florida-based employees beginning Nov. 16 – American Airlines announced that it plans to lay off 1,414 employees, mostly those working in the Miami International Airport, beginning Nov. 16 and continuing through Dec. 16. [...]

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In the News: Romney, Campaign Donors, Voter Purge, Pythons, Terry Jones

By Katherine Hahn on September 18th, 2012 | Last updated: September 25, 2012 at 11:51 am

WATCH: Full Secret Video of Private Romney Fundraiser | Mother Jones – The news organization has released a full-length version of a speech GOP candidate Mitt Romney gave at a private fundraiser in Boca Raton. The speech was taped without [...]