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MIAMI mdash;The right to vote was restored for most Florida felons as of Tuesday, increasing the pool of eligible voters by as many as 1.4 million people in a battleground state infamous for its narrow margins in key elections. The Florida Rights Restoration Coalition planned to get people together over breakfast before registering online or going to their local election supervisors offices to fill out the forms. We are encouraging our members to celebrate, said organization s president, Desmond Meade. Our members are going into t stanley cup he supervisor of elections with their loved ones. And that is very keymdash; with their loved onesmdash; because we really want to highlight that concept of love. I ll be a human being again. I ll be an American citizen again, Robert Eckford said, choking up and wee stanley cup ping after filling out an application at the elections supervisor s office in Orlando. Nearly 65 percent of Florida voters last November approved Amendment 4, which was crafted so it would take effect automatically, without further action needed by lawmakers. The amendmen stanley cup t to the state s constitution applies to all felons who have done their time and completed the terms of their probation and parole, with the exception of people convicted of murder or sex offenses. Former felon Yolanda Wilcox, left, fills out a voter registration form as her best friend Gale Buswell looks on at the Supervisor of Elections office Tuesday, Jan. 8, Kjxa Obama Had Greater Role On Liberal Survey
WASHINGTON - A Senate Banking Committee aide says the Democr stanley thermoskannen atic-led panel is gathering information on Standard Poor s decision to issue the first-ever downgrade of the government s credit rating.The aide spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss unannounced committee business after the pane stanley thermos l s chairman, South Dakota Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson, called SP s move irresponsible. The aide did not say that a formal investigation was under way.The credit rating agency announced Friday that it was reducing the government s credit rating from AAA to AA+, citing a partisan standoff in Washington over reducing the massive federal debt. The Reuters news agency also cited an anonymous Banking Committee aide in reporting that there hasn t been a decision on whether the committee will conduct hearings about the downgrade but that all options are being considered.Special Section: America s Debt BattleAnalyst: US not heading for double-dip recessionEyes on Fed amid economic, market turmoil A congressional aide told Reuters late Monday that the Republican-controlled House Financial Services oversight committee doesn t have plans to hold another hearing on credit agencies after holding one in July before SP announced its downgrade.Congress is in a virtual recess until after the Labor Day holiday. The House and Senate are gaveled into session every few days, preventing the possibili garrafa stanley ty of President Obama circumventing the congress |
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