Tag Archives: Joe Biden

Mar. 18, 2013: Afternoon News in 90

[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20130318videoupdate2.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20130318videoupdate2.mp4″ image=http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png]   Cole Bros. Circus performing at The Oaks Mall in Gainesville. Toxic allgae kills 184 manatees. UCLA finds children living near busy roads more likely to develope autism. Vice president, Joe Biden, arrives in Rome to meet Italy’s president and prime minister. Afghanistan calls for international assistance securing …

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Feb. 21, 2013: Morning News In 90

A video bringing together the top local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: UF elections results, Marion County sheriff resigned, AP-Florida ranking, Biden gun violence conference, fugitive captured

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Paul Ryan speaks to crowd of 1,500 during hot Ocala afternoon

Vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan competed with hot weather and a heated crowd of his opponents’ supporters at a campaign event in Ocala today. The Republican congressman from Wisconsin answered North Central Florida residents’ questions in a town hall style campaign event. The event was held in the Ocala Downtown Square, where the temperature hovered around 87 degrees.

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New poll shows presidential race looking more positive for Romney in Florida

Things may be looking better for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney among Florida voters.  A new poll from the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute shows him pulling ahead of President Obama.  Assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute Peter Brown says this isn’t unique to the state of Florida. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/Brown1QuinPoll.mp3] The …

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Rubio back in potential VP spotlight

U.S. Republican Senator Marco Rubio from Florida appeared in Pennslyvania today alongside presumptive GOP-nominee Mitt Romney bringing simmering discussions to a boil as to whether the former Massachusetts governor had selected his running mate. Florida’a 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Marc Whiteman spoke with University of Florida Political Science Professor Dan Smith on Romney’s options at …

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