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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400048</id>
  <entry>
    <title>House approves bailout by easy margin</title>
    <link href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20081004/NEWS/810040302/1402/NEWS?Title=House_approves_bailout_by_easy_margin" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-04:/commentary/2972462</id>
    <updated>2008-10-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ocala,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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No members of Marion County's congressional delegation switched their votes from Monday. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, again voted for the package, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20081004/NEWS/810040302/1402/NEWS?Title=House_approves_bailout_by_easy_margin"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SAME BAILOUT, PORK-FLAVORED</title>
    <link href="http://www.flcourier.com/news/articles/580/1/SAME-BAILOUT-PORK-FLAVORED/Page1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/commentary/2972461</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Florida Courier,&amp;nbsp;florida</name>
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Johnson, like Florida representatives Alcee Hastings, Kendrick Meek and Corrine Brown and about half of the CBC members, voted for the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flcourier.com/news/articles/580/1/SAME-BAILOUT-PORK-FLAVORED/Page1.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Black Caucus meet: Predatory lending caused crisis</title>
    <link href="http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/13796/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-02:/commentary/2972460</id>
    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>People's Weekly World</name>
    </author>
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It was &#226;&#8364;&#339;right in the heart of what&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s going on,&#226;&#8364;&#157; said Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.). The subprime crisis and health care were two major themes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pww.org/article/articleview/13796/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Marion lawmakers mostly opposed bill as bad for taxpayers</title>
    <link href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20081001/NEWS/810012005?Title=Marion_lawmakers_mostly_opposed_bill_as_bad_for_taxpayers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/2937828</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ocala,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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US Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, supported the proposal, however. "This was the second-hardest vote I've taken since being elected to Congress," with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20081001/NEWS/810012005?Title=Marion_lawmakers_mostly_opposed_bill_as_bad_for_taxpayers"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Area representatives split over bailout bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080930/news/810010296" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-01:/commentary/2933869</id>
    <updated>2008-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gainesville Sun</name>
    </author>
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...Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, said the vote was the second-hardest she&#8217;s cast in Congress after the Iraq war authorization. She said she had concerns but voted for the bill because she feared jobs would be lost, loans would be more difficult to obtai&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080930/news/810010296"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How the House voted on the bailout</title>
    <link href="http://conservativepulse.com/home/2008/09/how-the-house-voted-on-the-bailout/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2980211</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Pulse,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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Corrine Brown, a longtime fixture of Jacksonville and generally amusing character, also voted for it. John Mica, a local Republican from St. Augustine (a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://conservativepulse.com/home/2008/09/how-the-house-voted-on-the-bailout/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CitiGroup Purchases Wachovia's 111 Central Florida Branches</title>
    <link href="http://www.wftv.com/news/17587840/detail.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2937832</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WFtv.com,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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Corrine brown was the only democrat that voted yes. Six Central Florida republicans voted against the bailout plan. All together 95 democrats voted against ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wftv.com/news/17587840/detail.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>We think: Members who voted down the rescue plan put politics first</title>
    <link href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-ed30108sep30,0,993273.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2937830</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Orlando Sentinel,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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Among the eight members representing Central Florida, only three -- Democrat Corrine Brown and Republicans Dave Weldon and Adam Putnam -- had the guts to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/orl-ed30108sep30,0,993273.story"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Area representatives split over bailout bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080930/NEWS/810010296/1014/ENTERTAINMENT02?Title=Area_representatives_split_over_bailout_bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2937829</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gainesville Sun,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, said the vote was the second-hardest she&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s cast in Congress after the Iraq war authorization. She said she had concerns ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080930/NEWS/810010296/1014/ENTERTAINMENT02?Title=Area_representatives_split_over_bailout_bill"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Area lawmakers play role in big defeat</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.orlandosentinel.com/~r/orlandosentinel/news/local/state/~3/407061273/orl-cfhouse3008sep30,0,4339373.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/commentary/2927566</id>
    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Orlando Sentinel</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...Jacksonville -- voted for it. By contrast, only one of the nine Democrats -- Kathy Castor of Tampa -- voted against it. Corrine Brown, a Jacksonville Democrat who represents portions of Central Florida, voted "yes."  Two Central Florida Republicans faci&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.orlandosentinel.com/~r/orlandosentinel/news/local/state/~3/407061273/orl-cfhouse3008sep30,0,4339373.story"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressional Black Caucus meet ends awarding Obama Harold ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pww.org/article/view/13770" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-29:/commentary/2937831</id>
    <updated>2008-09-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>People's Weekly World</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The recently concluded Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Weekend is &#226;&#8364;&#339;right in the heart of what&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s going on,&#226;&#8364;&#157; said Representative Corrine Brown ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pww.org/article/view/13770"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rescue plan needs work, say Marion lawmakers</title>
    <link href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080927/NEWS/809270343/-1/news?Title=Rescue_plan_needs_work__say_Marion_lawmakers" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/commentary/2901158</id>
    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ocala,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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On the other side of the aisle, US Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, also opposes the proposed plan. "Although I do agree with certain provisions that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080927/NEWS/809270343/-1/news?Title=Rescue_plan_needs_work__say_Marion_lawmakers"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On campus, electioneering means pizza</title>
    <link href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/columnists/beth-reinhard/story/703762.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2901161</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>MiamiHerald.com,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
At Obama's rally last week at the University of Miami, US Rep. Corrine Brown of Jacksonville urged the young people to put their hands in the air. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/columnists/beth-reinhard/story/703762.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Central Florida-area lawmakers hedge on bailout stances</title>
    <link href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-cfreact2608sep26,0,6380180.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2901160</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Orlando Sentinel,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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"Discussing the plan for less than a week," said US Rep. Corrine Brown, the region's lone Democrat, whose district extends from Jacksonville to Orlando, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-cfreact2608sep26,0,6380180.story"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Central Florida-area lawmakers hedge on bailout stances</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.orlandosentinel.com/~r/orlandosentinel/news/local/state/~3/403571094/orl-cfreact2608sep26,0,6380180.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/2893371</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Orlando Sentinel</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
..."Discussing the plan for less than a week," said U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, the region's lone Democrat, whose district extends from Jacksonville to Orlando, "is not the best way to solve our nation's economic problems."  U.S. Sen.  Mel Martinez,  R-Fla., &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://feeds.orlandosentinel.com/~r/orlandosentinel/news/local/state/~3/403571094/orl-cfreact2608sep26,0,6380180.story"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HOUSE PASSES LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE NATION'S RAIL SYSTEM</title>
    <link href="http://www.politickernj.com/paganm/23855/house-passes-legislation-improve-nations-rail-system" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2901164</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PolitickerNJ,&amp;nbsp;NJ</name>
    </author>
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... rail are more popular and necessary than ever because of increasing highway and airport congestion and rising gas prices,&#226;&#8364;&#157; said Rep. Corrine Brown (Fla. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.politickernj.com/paganm/23855/house-passes-legislation-improve-nations-rail-system"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>End to ban on offshore drilling gets OK in House</title>
    <link href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080925/NEWS/809242060/1402/NEWS?Title=End_to_ban_on_offshore_drilling_gets_OK_in_House" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-25:/commentary/2901162</id>
    <updated>2008-09-25T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ocala,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, Ric Keller, R-Orlando, and Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, voted for the bill (HR 2638). Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Ocala, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080925/NEWS/809242060/1402/NEWS?Title=End_to_ban_on_offshore_drilling_gets_OK_in_House"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>End to ban on offshore drilling gets OK in House</title>
    <link href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080924/ARTICLES/809242060/1171/WEATHER?Title=End_to_ban_on_offshore_drilling_gets_OK_in_House" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2980212</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ocala,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, Ric Keller, R-Orlando, and Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, voted for the bill (HR 2638). Rep. Cliff Stearns, R-Ocala, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080924/ARTICLES/809242060/1171/WEATHER?Title=End_to_ban_on_offshore_drilling_gets_OK_in_House"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CBC Chair Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick</title>
    <link href="http://www.carolinapeacemaker.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=16565&amp;amp;sID=3" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2901163</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Carolina Peacemaker,&amp;nbsp;NC</name>
    </author>
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Corrine Brown of Florida and Gregory W. Meeks of New York are the honorary co-chairs of ALC &#226;&#8364;&#732;08. They have helped to choose as the conference theme ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carolinapeacemaker.com/news/Article/Article.asp?NewsID=16565&amp;sID=3"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Local lawmakers question Wall Street bailout plan</title>
    <link href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080924/NEWS/809230389/1402/NEWS?Title=Local_lawmakers_question_Wall_Street_bailout_plan" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2901159</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ocala,&amp;nbsp;FL</name>
    </author>
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I'm sure there are some - but I haven't talked to them," said US Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, whose 3rd Congressional District includes a portion of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ocala.com/article/20080924/NEWS/809230389/1402/NEWS?Title=Local_lawmakers_question_Wall_Street_bailout_plan"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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