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THE POSTOfficials: FBI thwarts plot against Florida Jewish centerBy Curt SandersonMIAMI — A man’s planned explosive attack on a South Florida Jewish center was thwarted by the FBI through an undercover operation involving a dummy bomb, authorities said Monday.James Medina, 40, made his initial appearance in federal court Monday following his arrest last week in the alleged… Read more »

MIAMI HERALD Plot to blow up Aventura synagogue ends with man’s arrestBy Jay WeaverA Hollywood man accused of trying to blow up an Aventura synagogue stood in Miami federal court and gave the judge two names — one real, the other an alias.“My name is James Medina, also known as ‘James Muhammad,’ ” Medina told Magistrate Judge William Turnoff.James G.… Read more »

NAPLES DAILY NEWSFeds lay out plans for Everglades bridge to boost water flowBy The Associated PressMIAMI (AP) - Federal officials say they will soon begin the next phase of a multi-million dollar project to erect a bridge across the Everglades in South Florida.Interior Secretary Sally Jewel announced plans to raise a two-and-half mile section of U.S. 41 during a visit Friday to… Read more »

MSNBC: THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW BLOGGOP wants to ‘help’ the Library of Congress with word choiceBy Steve BenenA House Appropriations panel this week took up a spending bill that should have been pretty uncontroversial: the package provides funding for basic federal functions such government printing, the Capitol Police, and congressional operations.But Roll Call reported that… Read more »

ABC NEWS / ASSOCIATED PRESSGOP Takes on Library of Congress on Immigration TerminologyBy ANDREW TAYLOR, ASSOCIATED PRESS Apr 22, 2016, 3:40 PM ETCongress may not be able to reform the immigration system, fix the broken tax code or even pass a budget. But it's telling the Library of Congress how to label immigrants living in the country illegally.That's how conservative Republicans… Read more »

WALL STREET JOURNALFight Brews in House Over Use of ‘Illegal Alien’ by Library of CongressBy KRISTINA PETERSONCongress isn’t going to overhaul the immigration system anytime soon. But that doesn’t mean they can’t fight about it in the meantime.This week a panel of the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill funding the legislative branch spending for… Read more »

HUFFINGTON POST Dems Push Congress To Care About Zika Before Mosquito Season HitsBy Michael McAuliff                Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives on Friday tried to jumpstart the stalled emergency funding process to address the threat of Zika virus, and warned House Republicans that they will attempt to force a hearing on the… Read more »

CBS MIAMILocal Leaders Call On Congress To Address Gender Pay GapMIAMI (CBSMiami) — Local political and business leaders joined in a call Tuesday demanding Congress to address the gender pay gap.Tuesday marked Equal Pay Day which shows how far into the new year women have to work to earn the same wages a man earned in the previous year.Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz joined… Read more »

MIAMI HERALDDebbie Wasserman Schultz bashes GOP over gender pay gapU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, used a Pembroke Pines beauty academy as a backdrop Tuesday to bash Congressional Republicans for holding up legislation that she says would address the gender pay gap.The bill, Paycheck Fairness Act, would require employers to prove that any difference in pay is unrelated to… Read more »

SUN SENTINELPay day for politiciansHappy Equal Pay Day: Well, maybe not so happy for women, who continue to face issues of pay disparity. The Orlando Sentinel's Susan Jacobson puts the pay gap in perspective. Here in South Florida, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stopped at Kaizen Beauty Academy in Pembroke Pines to discuss the problem this morning."For those who do not… Read more »