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June 28, 2008 Bill Richardson To Speak At Palm Beach Co. Democrat Dinner
Also featured during the gala will be two of Palm Beach County's congressional delegation, Rep. Alcee Hastings and Rep. Ron Klein. ...
June 26, 2008 Democrats gather at annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner
Also featured during the evening will be two of Palm Beach County's own congressional delegation: Rep. Alcee Hastings (FL-23), currently serving his eighth ...
June 25, 2008 Blockbuster land deal faces many obstacles
And US Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, will not support anything until he learns the fate of the small towns that surround the sugar giant, an aide said. ...
June 25, 2008 Congressman sees gas hitting $6 and no fixes for the problem
US Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, has a double dose of predictions on gasoline prices that nobody wants to hear: Prices are going up a lot more, he says, ...
June 19, 2008 House Judiciary To Take Up Rare Judicial Impeachment Referral
... that one of last two federal judges removed from the bench via impeachment, Alcee Hastings, is now serving in the House as a Florida Democratic rep. ...
June 18, 2008 Hastings: Disappointed in Crist
... PM âI very much oppose the Bush-McCain proposal to open up Floridaâs shores for drilling,â US Rep. Alcee Hastings said this afternoon in a statement. ...
June 17, 2008 Alcee Hastings says Bush deserves impeachment and jail, but it ...
US Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, says President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney deserve to be impeached for what theyâve done to the nation. ...
June 15, 2008 Florida congressman backs idea of a bigger US House
Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings wonders if that is so. Hastings, a Miramar Democrat, intends to try again within weeks to create a commission to consider ...
June 13, 2008 Editorial: Allow voters greater power
The incumbent, Alcee Hastings, Democrat and black, has held the seat since 1992 and ran unopposed in 2006. The petition before the Supreme Court to change ...
June 13, 2008 Dems: Explain Detainee Drugging
Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), asked Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff today to explain why and under what conditions US ...
June 12, 2008 Bill Presses Iraq To Recognize Israel
Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Florida Democrat and a strong supporter of Israel, joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a visit last month to mark the countryâs 60th ...
June 11, 2008 GOP holds firm against windfall profit tax on oil
Y. In another attempt to help cool the sting of gas prices, Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., introduced a bill Tuesday that would provide tax credits to offset ...
June 11, 2008 Thousands Join Members of Congress, Religious Leaders, Development ...
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) said, âReleasing Haiti from its onerous debt will allow the country to feed its own people and rebuild its struggling economy ...
June 10, 2008 Would tax credits ease pain at the pump?
That's why US Rep. Alcee Hastings -- a South Florida Democrat -- is now offering tax credits as a possible compromise. Democrats tried to tax oil profits, ...
June 08, 2008 Would A Bigger Congress Be Better?
Here's how the US House of Representatives compares to other democratic countries' representative bodies, according to Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., ...
June 08, 2008 Bill pushed to preserve benefits for inmates
Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Florida Democrat whose congressional district includes parts of Broward County, introduced the Restoring the Partnership for County ...
June 08, 2008 Kenric Ward: Gaming the system through one-party rule
One enduring example of the classic gerrymander is Rep. Alcee Hastingsâ 23rd Congressional District, which snakes its way through minority communities ...
June 07, 2008 DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, who is African-American and was a Clinton supporter, summed it up this way: "At the beginning of our great country's history ...
June 06, 2008 Honeybee researchers to receive additional federal funds
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Miramar, said his message to beekeepers who are still experiencing colony collapse is: "They are going to get help. ...
June 04, 2008 Undernews For June 4, 2008
Alcee Hastings, Clinton campaign co-chair, was charged in 1981 with accepting a $150000 bribe in exchange for a lenient sentence and a return of seized ...
June 03, 2008 Palm Beach County seniors get much less than Miami-Dade for ...
Ron Klein, Alcee Hastings and Tim Mahoney, all Democrats who represent parts of Palm Beach County. The budget-neutral proposal is drafted to impact only ...
June 03, 2008 Maxine Waters switches to Obama; Kilpatrick endorses Obama
But Rep. Alcee Hastings, of Florida, said that he will be boycotting the Democratic Convention in August. Hastings expressed frustration over his party's ...
June 02, 2008 Mahoney, Hastings react to Democratic committee's vote on Florida ...
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Mirimar, stated in his own release that the national party had a âright to be stupidâ in initially barring all 211 Florida delegates ...
June 02, 2008 Feuding Dems should view state's slate as half-full
US Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Clinton superdelegate from Miramar, said he is so upset he plans to boycott the convention. Do these people realize how silly and ...
May 30, 2008 Agency fights to change immigration policy toward Haiti
He said he brought the issue to the attention of US Rep. Alcee Hastings, and that eventually, âenough people raised hellâ that Josil was granted a temporary ...
May 29, 2008 Timeline of primary controversy
Bill Nelson and US Rep. Alcee Hastings file a federal lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee, arguing that the party is imposing ...
May 29, 2008 Iran draws attention of senior House Democrat
Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.), a former member of the House Intelligence Committee, will meet with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, ...
May 28, 2008 Anti-war documentary to be screened in Capitol
Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-Fla.) plan to greet their returning colleagues with the anti-war flick Taxi to the Dark Side, winner of a 2008 ...
May 28, 2008 Democrats mull Florida, Michigan compromise
It is the second Florida lawsuit protesting the party's decision to be thrown out of court, following one filed by Sen. Bill Nelson and Rep. Alcee Hastings ...
May 28, 2008 Florida Voter's Lawsuit Dismissed
US Senator Bill Nelson and Rep. Alcee Hastings, both Democrats from Florida, filed a lawsuit that was dismissed in late 2007 and a Florida Democratic state ...
