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NEW YORK TIMESDebbie Wasserman Schultz, Head of D.N.C., Backs Iran Nuclear DealBy PETER BAKERRepresentative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, announced on Sunday that she will support the nuclear agreement with Iran that has roiled many in her Florida district.“I’ll be casting my vote to support the deal and if necessary sustain the… Read more »

SUN SENTINELWhere is respect between police and citizens?By Sun Sentinel Editorial BoardOh, how we wish there were easy answers to what's happening between cops and citizens these days. Unfortunately, there are no simple solutions to the troubling lack of trust that exists.What we witnessed at a South Florida Arby's this week — where a drive-thru clerk allegedly refused to… Read more »

ASSOCIATED PRESSHouse OKs GOP bill blocking Planned Parenthood fundsBy ALAN FRAM and ANDREW TAYLORA divided House voted Friday to block Planned Parenthood's federal funds for a year, as Republican leaders labored to keep GOP outrage over abortion from spiraling into an impasse with President Barack Obama that could shut down the government.The House used a nearly party-line 241-187… Read more »

ROLL CALLCOMMENTARYRoll Call: 60 Years as an InstitutionBy Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzFor 60 years, Roll Call has brought all the news of Capitol Hill — from the monumental, national stories to the in-depth campus tidbits — right to our office doors, Republican and Democrat alike.On any given day, the Roll Call that sits on my office coffee table offers me a wide spectrum of… Read more »

SOUTH FLORIDA JEW ISH JOURNALLeaders back Wasserman Schultz's integrityBy Marvin GlassmanAlthough many of the Jewish leaders that attended the recent meeting with Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) were disappointed that Wasserman Schultz supported the Iran Deal, none of the leaders felt that her decision had anything to do with political… Read more »

WLRNLawmaker Seeks To Replace Statue Of Confederate GeneralBy JIM TURNERThe bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, which has stood in the U.S. Capitol since 1922, would be replaced by a statue more representative of Florida, under a bill filed Tuesday by a Republican state lawmaker.Rep. Jose Felix Diaz said he's been considering the proposal (HB 141) for several years,… Read more »

PBS NEW SHOURWinning new Democratic support, Iran deal passage is all over but the shoutingTRANSCRIPTGWEN IFILL: Members of Congress returned from their summer recess today, and immediately indicated they would hand the White House a key victory on the Iran nuclear deal.PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Let’s give it up for the national champion Duke Blue Devils.(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)LISA… Read more »

PBS NEW SHOURWinning new Democratic support, Iran deal passage is all over but the shoutingTRANSCRIPTGWEN IFILL: Members of Congress returned from their summer recess today, and immediately indicated they would hand the White House a key victory on the Iran nuclear deal.PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Let’s give it up for the national champion Duke Blue Devils.(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)LISA… Read more »

SUN SENTINELWhere is respect between police and citizens?By Sun Sentinel Editorial BoardOh, how we wish there were easy answers to what's happening between cops and citizens these days. Unfortunately, there are no simple solutions to the troubling lack of trust that exists.What we witnessed at a South Florida Arby's this week — where a drive-thru clerk allegedly refused to… Read more »

HUFFINGTON POSTWhy It Matters That Colin Powell and Debbie Wasserman Schultz Support the Iran Agreement.BY Joe CirincioneA Republican former secretary of state and a Democratic "Jewish mother" may have just given us the strongest case yet for the nuclear agreement with Iran.The first is a pillar of the "realist" camp in the American national security establishment. The… Read more »