Here you’ll find media coverage and news articles on significant events in Florida and Washington, D.C.
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- Florida Guard return official , news articles , December 18, 2003
- Brazil targeting U.S. citrus tariffs , news articles , December 18, 2003
- Coral Springs WWII vet receives medal 59 years after being wounded , news articles , December 15, 2003
- Federal warning on tuna planned , news articles , December 11, 2003
- Senator takes to playground to promote fitness funding , news articles , December 03, 2003
- Rules on mercury to be loosened, EPA papers say , news articles , December 03, 2003
- White House, EPA move to ease Mercury rules , news articles , December 03, 2003
- Florida's 'other' senator steps into spotlight , news articles , December 01, 2003
- Senator: Make Medicare seek drug discounts , news articles , November 27, 2003
- Sen. Nelson fights for tobacco prevention , news articles , November 15, 2003
- Cigarette brands get onto TV through movie commercials , news articles , November 14, 2003
- Nelson calls for investigation of tobacco influence in movies, TV movie ads , news articles , November 13, 2003
- Groups see flood of inquiries for living wills , news articles , October 28, 2003
- New Aircraft Should Protect Panama City, Fla.-Area Air Base from Closure , news articles , October 11, 2003
- Nelson makes local stop on state tour , news articles , October 09, 2003
- Nelson: Modify Army policy on Guard, Reserves , news articles , September 11, 2003
- White House may bend on concurrent receipt , news articles , September 08, 2003
- Lawmakers to hear NASA chief, accident investigator , news articles , September 03, 2003
- NASA plans light craft to take shuttle's place , news articles , September 01, 2003
- NASA's next step , news articles , September 01, 2003
- Poll tells NASA to keep sending ships into space , news articles , August 31, 2003
- Sen. Nelson talks veterans health care at Lake City VA , news articles , August 30, 2003
- Advisers say NASA ignored warnings , news articles , August 29, 2003
- Nelson shares thoughts on issues near and far , news articles , August 29, 2003
- White House to weigh interplanetary missions , news articles , August 29, 2003
- Nelson cites need for more security , news articles , August 28, 2003
- NASA chief to revamp agency , news articles , August 28, 2003
- Senator pledges aid for Coronet study , news articles , August 28, 2003
- Space program lacks vision, shuttle report says , news articles , August 27, 2003
- Foam was to blame, says shuttle study , news articles , August 27, 2003
- Columbia: The final report , news articles , August 27, 2003
- Empty-Handed , news articles , August 23, 2003
- Senators take sides on easing offshore drilling rules , news articles , August 21, 2003
- Residents near Coronet fear for their lives , news articles , August 21, 2003
- Cancer in the neighborhood , news articles , August 17, 2003
- Nelson attacks 'negative leaks' on pilot's fate , news articles , August 14, 2003
- Foam damage not seriously considered , news articles , July 22, 2003
- No escape upgrade for shuttles , news articles , July 21, 2003
- U.S. expands overseas online voting experiment , news articles , July 20, 2003
- Senator asks Navy for report on pilot , news articles , July 17, 2003
- O'Keefe says shuttle should return to orbit in 6 to 9 months , news articles , July 16, 2003
- Shuttle flight rules get major overhaul , news articles , July 16, 2003
- $50 million unfrozen for Haiti , news articles , July 16, 2003
- Crew of Columbia survived a minute after last signal , news articles , July 16, 2003
- Report criticizes NASA and predicts further fatal accidents , news articles , July 15, 2003
- Columbia manager dismissed damage , news articles , July 13, 2003
- What wartime hazards lie beneath soil? , news articles , July 13, 2003
- Mistakes Of NASA toted up , news articles , July 13, 2003
- Lurking land mines endanger shuttle , news articles , July 13, 2003
- Bill gives military bases $260M , news articles , July 12, 2003
- Documents in Iraq name pilot , news articles , July 12, 2003
- Volunteer program funds pass Senate , news articles , July 12, 2003
- Photo might have shown hole , news articles , July 12, 2003
- NASA errors to be cited in report , news articles , July 12, 2003
- Back from Iraq, Nelson cites 'promising' clues in hunt for pilot , news articles , July 08, 2003
- Shuttle test reveals 'the smoking gun' , news articles , July 08, 2003
- New evidence found on fate of missing pilot , news articles , July 08, 2003
- Work remains for anti-pollution efforts , news articles , July 06, 2003
- Further changes foreseen at NASA , news articles , July 04, 2003
- 3 Top Shuttle Managers Replaced , news articles , July 03, 2003
- Feds press Department of Defense for answers , news articles , July 02, 2003
- Take better photos when shuttle flies, NASA advised , news articles , July 02, 2003
- POW/MIA group takes up call for answers on Speicher , news articles , July 01, 2003
- Damage not a concern, e-mail says , news articles , July 01, 2003
- Plan to end inquiry into weapons tests perplexes some in Congress , news articles , June 28, 2003
- Board to NASA: Find way to fix shuttle in space , news articles , June 28, 2003
- NASA to add new team to help safeguard shuttles , news articles , June 27, 2003
- New rules would ease offshore oil, gas drilling , news articles , June 26, 2003
- NASA official: Expect shuttle launch by April , news articles , June 19, 2003
- Senate bill names Jacksonville for veterans cemetery , news articles , June 19, 2003
- Hill to get Columbia testimony , news articles , June 14, 2003
- Safety team looks hard at shuttle's heavy bolts , news articles , June 13, 2003
- Congressional bill raises fears of offshore drilling , news articles , June 13, 2003
- GAO to check MacDill rents , news articles , June 13, 2003
- GAO: NASA hasn't learned from mistakes , news articles , June 12, 2003
- U.S. Senate backs oil-gas study off Florida, other coastal states , news articles , June 12, 2003
- Meeting delay may have doomed shuttle Columbia , news articles , June 12, 2003
- Tiny cracks from test fill NASA with dread , news articles , June 12, 2003
- $2.2 million to help fortify Port Manatee , news articles , June 11, 2003
- NASA may quit using foam on parts of shuttle fuel tanks , news articles , June 11, 2003
- Unscrupulous lenders preying on veterans , news articles , June 09, 2003
- Costs and risk clouding plans to fix shuttles , news articles , June 07, 2003
- Test shows foam can damage wing , news articles , June 07, 2003
- Nelson: Why is this rent so high? , news articles , June 07, 2003
- Report on shuttle accident to slam NASA decisions, culture , news articles , June 06, 2003
- Shuttle board may open files for Congress , news articles , June 04, 2003
- Pentagon requests bank to stand down , news articles , May 29, 2003
- Sen. Nelson seeks faster reimbursement for soldiers , news articles , May 29, 2003
- Senator's bill would use RICO to slam the door on spam , news articles , May 25, 2003
- Troops charge; bills paid late , news articles , May 24, 2003
- Battle cry against spam reverberates at Senate; hearing , news articles , May 21, 2003
- Congress needs to act on spam, lawmakers say , news articles , May 21, 2003
- Nelson sets his sights on spam , news articles , May 20, 2003
- Sen. Nelson plans to fight for full disclosure on shuttle , news articles , May 17, 2003
- Effectiveness of spam law questioned , news articles , May 13, 2003
- Nelson to file legislation attacking junk e-mail , news articles , May 12, 2003
- Boca stamping itself spam capital , news articles , May 06, 2003
- NASA probe finds foam doomed shuttle , news articles , May 05, 2003
- Junk e-mail is worse than thought, regulators say , news articles , May 03, 2003
- Report skewers NASA , news articles , May 03, 2003
- Everglades cleanup can't be delayed , news articles , May 03, 2003
- Campaign finance law is partly struck down , news articles , May 03, 2003
- Shuttles won't fly again this year, lawmakers say , news articles , May 02, 2003
- Senate warns NASA about repair funds , news articles , May 02, 2003
- Shuttle crew was doomed , news articles , May 01, 2003
- Legislature backs disputed bill on cleanup of the Everglades , news articles , May 01, 2003
- Columbia panel vows to ignore price tag , news articles , May 01, 2003
- Six in House blast Everglades bill , news articles , April 30, 2003
- Officials pursue security funds , news articles , April 27, 2003
- 'Glades Forever Act proves to be temporary , news articles , April 27, 2003
- NASA to add safety enforcer , news articles , April 26, 2003
- Former Iraqi officials hold key to fate of only American missing from first Gulf War , news articles , April 24, 2003
- Cell initials may refer to Speicher , news articles , April 24, 2003
- U.S. won't release detained Haitians , news articles , April 24, 2003
- NASA still has blind spots, expert tells panel , news articles , April 24, 2003
- Talks on North Korea to begin Wednesday , news articles , April 22, 2003
- Army bid to locate pilot turns up empty , news articles , April 22, 2003
- Nelson, other senators press Chinese on SARS, North Korea , news articles , April 21, 2003
- Lawmakers riled by 'flawed' bill that would delay Everglades cleanup , news articles , April 19, 2003
- Dittemore to resign as shuttle manager , news articles , April 19, 2003
- County wins Job Corps site , news articles , April 19, 2003
- North Koreans and U.S. Plan Talks in Beijing Next Week , news articles , April 16, 2003
- Nelson: Search continues in Iraq for missing Florida POWS , news articles , April 10, 2003
- Senate Votes To Strengthen S.E.C.'s Hand , news articles , April 10, 2003
- Planned shuttle redesign would cover troublesome foam , news articles , April 09, 2003
- Judgment errors similar to Challenger, Ride says , news articles , April 09, 2003
- Congressional delegation urging changes to energy bills , news articles , April 09, 2003
- O'Keefe assures lawmakers of NASA's resolve , news articles , April 09, 2003
- Florida lawmakers fear for drilling ban , news articles , April 09, 2003
- NASA relied on unproven computer to check danger , news articles , April 09, 2003
- Monitors felt debris not a serious threat , news articles , April 08, 2003
- U.S. Officers to search for pilot from 1991 War , news articles , April 08, 2003
- NASA defends its handling of foam problems , news articles , April 08, 2003
- Engineers: Launch debris troublesome since start , news articles , April 08, 2003
- Study seen as threat to drilling ban , news articles , April 07, 2003
- Pentagon, lawmakers try to lighten load on reservists , news articles , April 06, 2003
- New tests back theory that wing lost panel , news articles , April 02, 2003
- Senator still on mission to find pilot missing in Iraq , news articles , April 01, 2003
- Data would have given astronauts re-entry options , news articles , April 01, 2003
- Engineer's fears show in e-mail about wing , news articles , April 01, 2003
- EPA evaluates replacing tarp covering `Mount Dioxin' , news articles , April 01, 2003
- Reports show Speicher still alive in Iraq, says Nelson , news articles , April 01, 2003
- Columbia tape suggests wing damage before reentry , news articles , April 01, 2003
- Data prove breach in Columbia wing , news articles , March 31, 2003
- NASA culture played down risks , news articles , March 30, 2003
- U.S. forces hunt for pilot from '91 war , news articles , March 30, 2003
- Space agency culture comes under scrutiny , news articles , March 29, 2003
- Pentagon begins routine reports on Speicher , news articles , March 28, 2003
- Crew escape retrofit unlikely for shuttles , news articles , March 25, 2003
- Despite an easing of arrests, Cuban dissidents still fearful , news articles , March 25, 2003
- Foam debris problem will be fixed, NASA says , news articles , March 25, 2003
- Weather ripe for icy debris , news articles , March 23, 2003
- Columbia probe centers on foam as fast as a missile , news articles , March 23, 2003
- NASA managers missed chances to take closer look for tile damage , news articles , March 23, 2003
- 'Peach-Head' making pich for Negro League players , news articles , March 23, 2003
- Faith persists in hunt for Gulf War POW as U.S. revisits Iraq , news articles , March 23, 2003
- Family of missing Navy pilot lost in 1991 hope new war in Iraq may determine his fate , news articles , March 22, 2003
- U.S. seeks to halt Haitians' release , news articles , March 22, 2003
- New team created to help with shuttle probe , news articles , March 22, 2003
- Team to search for pilot lost since first Gulf war , news articles , March 22, 2003
- Iraq war may resolve fate of missing Navy pilot , news articles , March 20, 2003
- Support for troops crosses party lines , news articles , March 20, 2003
- Split Senate denies Alaska plank of Bush's energy plan , news articles , March 20, 2003
- Senator asks if NASA could have changed re-entry of shuttle , news articles , March 16, 2003
- Floridians in Congress reach for influence on looming war , news articles , March 16, 2003
- NASA starts preparing for day shuttle flies again , news articles , March 15, 2003
- Military to prove mustard gas in St. Lucie , news articles , March 15, 2003
- Plan aims to use pesticide to kill deadly anthrax , news articles , March 15, 2003
- Aging chemical agent lying buried in Florida soil , news articles , March 15, 2003
- Nelson: Government to investigate past chemical testing , news articles , March 14, 2003
- Plan for protecting shuttles' wings was ignored , news articles , March 13, 2003
- Shuttle team sought satellite assessment of liftoff damage , news articles , March 13, 2003
- Spam's cost to business escalates , news articles , March 13, 2003
- Investigators focus on shuttle's skeleton , news articles , March 12, 2003
- Senators probe Fla. pensions , news articles , March 12, 2003
- Shuttle probe turns to steering adjustment , news articles , March 12, 2003
- NASA engineer says he never anticipated loss of the shuttle , news articles , March 11, 2003
- New analysis sees shuttle breakup beginning earlier , news articles , March 10, 2003
- Data suggests attempted shuttle override , news articles , March 09, 2003
- Number of AFA sex cases up to 54 , news articles , March 07, 2003
- GOP fails to get vote on judicial pick , news articles , March 07, 2003
- Senate fails to end filibuster on Bush judicial nominee , news articles , March 07, 2003
- NASA ponders 5 safety changes , news articles , March 07, 2003
- Vacation-home industry dodges 30-day visa plan , news articles , March 07, 2003
- Witness chides NASA in assessing risk , news articles , March 07, 2003
- Shuttle flight plans in works , news articles , March 07, 2003
- Tensions mount over Columbia probe , news articles , March 04, 2003
- NASA's culture of certainty , news articles , March 02, 2003
- Anthrax cleanup tool gets dry run , news articles , March 01, 2003
- Karzai asks more aid from US , news articles , February 28, 2003
- Legislators craft Haiti trade bill , news articles , February 28, 2003
- Engineers raised alarm about shuttle , news articles , February 27, 2003
- NASA e-mails reveal landing fears , news articles , February 27, 2003
- Test pits bug killer against Anthrax , news articles , February 27, 2003
- Investigation Board: Mystery object likely from shuttle Columbia , news articles , February 26, 2003
- Recovered video shows astronauts' last minutes alive , news articles , February 26, 2003
- Filibuster support ebbs on Estrada , news articles , February 26, 2003
- Sen. Nelson won't back filibuster , news articles , February 25, 2003
- Flat budgets forced shuttle-upgrade delays , news articles , February 25, 2003
- Daschle, Nelson call for prescription drug benefit for seniors , news articles , February 24, 2003
- NASA must do more with less , news articles , February 24, 2003
- In tragedy's wake, NASA budget now hot partisan issue , news articles , February 24, 2003
- NASA gets $50 million for shuttle investigation , news articles , February 23, 2003
- E-mail warned NASA about risks to wing , news articles , February 22, 2003
- E-Mails Reveal Shuttle Concerns , news articles , February 22, 2003
- NASA, KSC begin tile, wing tests , news articles , February 21, 2003
- Revamp of vital area was on tap , news articles , February 20, 2003
- NASA views space plane as helpmate to shuttles , news articles , February 19, 2003
- Environmental issues face meticulous studies , news articles , February 19, 2003
- Outsiders will join probe of Columbia , news articles , February 19, 2003
- Board: Shuttle lost pieces over Calif. , news articles , February 18, 2003
- Ex-worker: Cutting corners on shuttle jobs was common , news articles , February 18, 2003
- Glitches, close calls haunted Columbia , news articles , February 17, 2003
- Questions cloud shuttle safety operations , news articles , February 16, 2003
- Cleanup of 'anthrax building' likely to be long haul , news articles , February 15, 2003
- Space plane won't be ready before 2010 , news articles , February 15, 2003
- NASA facing credibility gap with lawmakers , news articles , February 15, 2003
- Congress backs Glades plan , news articles , February 15, 2003
- U.S. spending bill includes plenty of Florida projects , news articles , February 15, 2003
- Spending bill includes buyout for AMI building , news articles , February 14, 2003
- Firms creating system to sift personal data , news articles , February 13, 2003
- O'Keefe vows to expand investigation panel , news articles , February 13, 2003
- NASA chief: Foam didn't hit with great force , news articles , February 13, 2003
- 1st day of hearing lightly begins to scratch surface , news articles , February 13, 2003
- E-mail warned of heat risk , news articles , February 13, 2003
- Sensor said wheel was down , news articles , February 13, 2003
- Nelson aims to curb arsenic in wood , news articles , February 12, 2003
- Report: Shuttle budget 'starved' by over $1 billion , news articles , February 12, 2003
- Hearings Open at Capitol Today With Vast Range of Queries for NASA , news articles , February 12, 2003
- Conferees in Congress bar using a Pentagon project on Americans , news articles , February 12, 2003
- Shuttle inquiry brings many questions , news articles , February 10, 2003
- Shuttle failures raise a big question; With a 1-in-57 disaster rate, is space exploration worth the risk? , news articles , February 10, 2003
- Tragedy stalls NASA's push for new philosophy , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Radar tracked object close to shuttle , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Officials wonder if ice formed on shuttle , news articles , February 09, 2003
- NASA stretches safety budget , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Cost Cutting Trumped Key NASA Safety Upgrades , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Amid quest for a safer shuttle, budget fights and policy shifts , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Poll finds U.S. backs spaceflight , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Shuttle history shows upgrades shortchanged , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Tragedy stalls NASA's push for new philosophy , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Radar tracked object close to shuttle , news articles , February 09, 2003
- Disaster cost nation a pioneer , news articles , February 08, 2003
- Photo spurs more questions about left wing , news articles , February 08, 2003
- NASA to add more 'voices' to panel , news articles , February 07, 2003
- Shuttle's air flow had sharp disruption , news articles , February 07, 2003
- Photos indicate wing was damaged , news articles , February 07, 2003
- State braces for impact , news articles , February 07, 2003
- Tiles have bedeviled NASA for decades , news articles , February 07, 2003
- House and Senate panels will hold joint hearing on shuttle , news articles , February 06, 2003
- Some question NASA experts' objectivity , news articles , February 06, 2003
- Did ex-NASA leader cut too deep? , news articles , February 05, 2003
- Houston service honors seven heroes , news articles , February 05, 2003
- President praises '7 lives of great purpose' , news articles , February 05, 2003
- Top-Level Report Cited Safety Fears , news articles , February 04, 2003
- Bush plans modest rise in NASA spending , news articles , February 04, 2003
- Loss of the shuttle: overseeing NASA , news articles , February 04, 2003
- Powerful allies expected to protect NASA from budget cuts , news articles , February 04, 2003
- Bush Proposes Increase to NASA's FY '04 Budget , news articles , February 04, 2003
- Tight Budgets Cast Doubt on NASA Safety , news articles , February 03, 2003
- U.S. leaders vow to sustain program; Columbia crew mourned across world , news articles , February 03, 2003
- Shaw: Anthrax cleaning may cost $100 million , news articles , January 28, 2003
- Lawmakers urge takeover of AMI building , news articles , January 28, 2003
- U.S. team pessimistic after Haiti visit , news articles , January 27, 2003
- Nelson, Shaw urge government takeover of anthrax-tainted AMI building , news articles , January 27, 2003
- Lawmakers, in Haiti, fault asylum policy , news articles , January 25, 2003
- Report: Air toxins local risk , news articles , January 25, 2003
- Senate OKs key to plan for 'Glades; Levees, canals for Dade , news articles , January 25, 2003
- Senate OKs $390 Billion Spending Bill , news articles , January 24, 2003
- Senate blocks funding for pentagon database , news articles , January 23, 2003
- Reports suggest Speicher still alive , news articles , January 11, 2003
- 'Glades chief backs land buyout plan , news articles , January 11, 2003
- New reports say Iraq holding U.S. pilot , news articles , January 10, 2003
- Bishops call U.S. treatment of Haitian migrants 'indefensible' , news articles , January 09, 2003
- Sen. Nelson gets post as party deputy whip , news articles , January 08, 2003
- Powell praises Cuban dissident , news articles , January 07, 2003
- Senators press Saddam on Gulf War pilot , news articles , January 06, 2003