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• Tampa police chief will be guest speaker at GLBTA meeting

  
  Bay Buzz — Authority: 440
  Tampa police chief Jane Castor will be the featured speaker at the Hillsborough County GLBTA Democratic Caucus meeting on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant, 612 N. Dale Mabry Highway. When Mayor Pam Iorio tapped Castor to lead the police department in September , she became the citys first female -- and gay ...
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• ABC: Lambert’s performance draws 1,500 complaints

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Complaints poured in Monday about Adam Lambert’s sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, including criticism of his kiss with a male keyboard player that was left out of rehearsals for the show. ABC did not expect one of Lambert’s dancers… Adam Lambert - American Music Award [...]
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• Tax credit gives home sales best boost in decade

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  First-time buyers taking advantage of a special tax credit gave sales of existing homes in October their biggest surge in a decade, raising hopes for a turnaround in the housing market and pleasing Wall Street. While rising foreclosures and disappearing jobs… Mortgage - U.S. Housing Market - Tax [...]
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• Odd stationary choice for Hospital Authority member

  
  The Buzz: Florida Politics — Authority: 549
  TAMPA -- Republican Congressional candidate Eddie Adams Jr. made an odd use of his campaign stationary in his capacity as a newly appointed member of the Hillsborough County Hospital Authority, a governmental agency. Adams is once again campaigning for the District 11 House seat held by Democrat Kathy Castor. To ...
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• Odd stationary choice for Hospital Authority member

  
  Bay Buzz — Authority: 440
  TAMPA -- Republican Congressional candidate Eddie Adams Jr. recently earned an appointment to the Hillsborough County Hospital Authority and has quickly asserted himself. As a member of the authority, which oversees Tampa General Hospitals lease of government land on Davis Islands, hes been asking questions about ...
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• At least Haydens co-workers want her in Florida Senate

  
  Bay Buzz — Authority: 440
  She cant get her boss, Public Defender Bob Dillinger , to back her, but Democrat Nina Hayden has announced that 40 assistant public defenders want her to be a state senator. “As an Assistant Public Defender working in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, these are the professionals I work with every day,” said Hayden, ...
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• Beating of SoCal student may be tied to Facebook

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Authorities say a 12-year-old boy assaulted by a group of middle school classmates in Calabasas may have been targeted after an Internet posting urged students to beat up redheads. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Richard Erickson says the boy, who is… Southern California - Los Angeles County [...]
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• Couple, 14-year-old boy killed in fiery crash

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Authorities say a couple and a 14-year-old boy have been killed in a fiery freeway crash in Southern California that two younger children managed to survive. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey says a sport utility vehicle carrying two adults… Los Angeles Fire Department - Southern California ...
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• Va. Military Institute faces sexism accusations

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Virginia Military Institute is defending itself against a lengthy investigation into accusations that the school’s policies are sexist and hostile toward female cadets, a dozen years after women won the right to enroll. The federal Department of Education’s… Virginia Military Institute - Virginia - ...
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• Barnes & Noble’s Nook sells out before holiday

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Consumers who haven’t yet ordered Barnes & Noble’s electronic book reader, Nook, won’t see one before Christmas. The earliest that anyone who orders the $259 device on Friday - or later - will receive it is Jan. 4, the nation’s largest bookseller said… Barnes Noble - E-book - [...]
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• BKC T25 San Jose St. Washington Box

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  6310 AP-BKC–T25-San Jose St.-Washington Box No. 14 WASHINGTON 80, SAN JOSE ST. 70 SAN JOSE ST. (1-1) Webster 1-1 2-2 4, Jones 2-4 0-2 4, Oakes 3-10 2-2 8, Oliver 9-23 14-17 32, Graham 4-8 4-7 12, Thomas 1-3 3-6 5, Moor 0-0 0-0 0, Owens 1-4 0-1 3, Henson 0-0… [...]
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• Gap profit up 25 pct in 3Q as Old Navy recovers

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Shoppers spent more money at low-price Old Navy stores in the third quarter, helping Gap Inc.’s profit climb 25 percent compared with last year, the retailer said Thursday. Sales in Old Navy stores open at least a year rose 10 percent after sliding for at two… Gap - [...]
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• Nev. regulators approve casino license for Aria

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Nevada gambling regulators have approved a casino license for the centerpiece casino at the $8.5 billion CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip. The Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the license Thursday at a special meeting in Las Vegas. The… Las Vegas Strip - Gambling - Casino - [...]
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• Arenas waiting for 1 million followers to tweet

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Gilbert Arenas is waiting for an audience. The enigmatic NBA point guard and former blogger extraordinaire finally signed up for Twitter, but he says he won’t post anything on the social networking site until he has 1 million followers. Could be quite some… Gilbert Arenas - National Basketball [...]
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• China Commercial Aircraft plans plant in Shanghai

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China plans to build an assembly line for its homegrown C919 jetliners in Shanghai, the latest step in the country’s ambitions to become a leader in world aviation. The company announced the showcase project following a signing… Shanghai - China - Aviation - Commercial [...]
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• Sen. Crist holds workshop on criminal justice

  
  Bay Buzz — Authority: 440
  Florida Sen. Victor Crist , chairman of the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee, hosted a workshop in Tampa today to gather information on how to cut costs in the criminal justice system. The emphasis was on programs to keep people out of prison or keep them from going back. "Criminal justice ...
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• gates goal: empower good teachers

  
  Sticks of Fire: a Tampa blog — Authority: 131
  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to reward good teachers, and is expected to award $100 million to Hillsborough County Public Schools in that endeavor. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Transgender issue fills Tampa City Council inboxes

  
  Bay Buzz — Authority: 440
  With the Tampa City Council set to take a final vote tomorrow on expanding its human rights ordinance to protect "gender identity and expression," opponents of the move are sending a barrage of e-mails to council members. Council member Mary Mulhern has received more than 1,891 e-mails blasting the measure since the ...
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• Stock market falls as home construction slows

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  Investors turned cautious Wednesday as an unexpected drop in home construction and disappointing forecasts from technology companies raised concerns about the pace of the economy’s recovery. The modest drop came a day after major stock indicators closed at 13-… Business - Economic data - Investing - Stock - ...
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• BMW becomes 2012 London Olympics top-tier sponsor

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 171
  BMW is the latest top-tier domestic sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics, and organizers remain in talks with additional potential investors. The German carmaker was presented Wednesday as the official automotive sponsor of the games in a deal worth an… BMW - 2012 Summer Olympics - Olympic Games [...]
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