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Former National Security Adviser Susan rice Wants To be Joe Biden’s Vice President – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Republicans keep edge in Florida Senate – Florida Courier
BY JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Republicans appeared set Tuesday night to retain, maybe even grow, their majority in the state Senate as lawmakers head toward two years of grappling with a coronavirus-damaged budget and redrawing political boundaries. Sen. Jose Javier
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