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Eric Holder to face NAACP demand for action against George Zimmerman

Paul Bedard · July 15, 2013 4:00 am

Lisa Archer, 24, of Atlanta, center, chants as protestors march, Sunday, July 14, 2013, in Atlanta the day after George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin. From New York to California, outrage over the acquittal in George Zimmerman's murder trial poured from street demonstrations and church pulpits. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Justice Department still reviewing George Zimmerman case

Brian Hughes · July 14, 2013 4:00 am

Department of Justice investigators concluded Tuesday, that Miami Police Department officers have âengaged in a pattern or practice of excessive use of force through officer-involved shootings in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution.â (Jay LaPrete/AP)

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DOJ: Miami police are shooting too many people

Joel Gehrke · July 10, 2013 4:00 am

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Feds helped organize, manage pro-Trayvon Martin protests, documents show

Paul Bedard · July 10, 2013 4:00 am

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High Court to review sweetheart deals between unions, management

Sean Higgins · July 2, 2013 4:00 am

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Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has seen an increase in his disapproval rating in a new Quinnipac University poll.

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Marco Rubio’s approval ratings up despite immigration issues

David M. Drucker · June 19, 2013 4:00 am

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In November, voters in Colorado voted to legalize marijuana by a 55- to 45-percent margin, higher than President Obama's margin of victory in the state.

A libertarian turn on social issues

Michael Barone · June 17, 2013 4:00 am

Tracy Martin, right, and Sybrina Fulton, the parents of slain teen Trayvon Martin, make a statement to reporters during a news conference at the Seminole County Courthouse, in Sanford, Fla., Wednesday, June 12, 2013. In the background is their attorney Benjamin Crump. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)

George Zimmerman jurors to be sequestered up to a month

Kyle Hightower and Mike Schneider · June 13, 2013 4:00 am

Marco Rubio uses Miami Heat to sell immigration reform

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Marco Rubio uses Miami Heat to sell immigration reform

Charlie Spiering · June 11, 2013 4:00 am

George Zimmerman, left, sits with co-counsel Don West during a hearing in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, June 6, 2013. A Florida judge has denied a defense request to let a handful of witnesses testify confidentiality during Zimmerman's trial for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)

Judge: Zimmerman witnesses must testify publicly

Mike Schneider · June 6, 2013 4:00 am

Kyle Richardson, 17, watches as another surfer rides a wave generated by Tropical Storm Andrea in Panama City Beach, Fla. on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Heavy rain poured down on much of Florida Thursday as the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season headed toward the state's western coast, while a new tropical storm warning was issued for a swath of the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/The News Herald, Andrew Wardlow)

Tropical Storm Andrea bearing down on Fla. coast

Jennifer Kay · June 6, 2013 4:00 am

Powerball winner Gloria C. Mackenzie, 84, leaves the lottery office escorted by her son Scott Mackenzie, right, after claiming a single lump-sum payment of about $370.9 million before taxes on Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Tallahassee, Fla. Officials say she is the largest sole lottery winner in U.S. history. She did not speak to reporters outside lottery headquarters, leaving in a silver Ford Focus with family members. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Florida woman, 84, claims $590m Powerball jackpot

Brent Kallestad · June 5, 2013 4:00 am