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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 »

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 »

ASSOCIATED PRESSPowell, Wasserman Schultz support Iran nuclear dealBy MATTHEW DALYAlready a done deal in Congress, the Iran nuclear agreement gained more momentum Sunday when former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the head of the Democratic National Committee, announced their support.Powell, secretary of state under President George W. Bush, called the… Read more »

SUN SENTINELU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she'll support Iran nuclear dealBy Mike Clary and Anthony ManU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, announced Sunday that she would support the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran.In what she called "the most difficult decision I have had to make in the nearly… Read more »

MIAMI HERALDU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz backs Iran nuclear dealBy Amy ShermanU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Weston, who heads the national Democratic Party, has announced she will support the controversial Iran nuclear deal that is a top priority for President Barack Obama but has faced widespread voter criticism, including in Florida.In a five-and-a-half page statement… Read more »