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Palm Beach Post

Florida and Casino Gambling -- Not While Disney's Here
Yahoo! Contributors Network
COMMENTARY | Another proposed casino gambling bill, this one promising 100000 new jobs in Florida's troubling economy, failed to pass its first hurdle Friday, Reuters reports. In order for this bill to move further in the Florida House of ...
How a dream to transform Florida into `Vegas of the East¿ fell apartSun-Sentinel
Florida lawmakers end casino pushLas Vegas Review-Journal
Reactions mixed after Fla. casino bill diesLocal 10
Orlando Sentinel -MiamiHerald.com (blog) -Sunshine State News
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Welcome to the Hotel Carolina...
Indie Music Reviewer
Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Connecticut, and New York were just some of the states being represented by fans. When asked, most people had an artist they were most excited about seeing. Some said Matt Duke and Todd Carey; others couldn't wait to ...

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South Florida faces uphill climb to host 50th Super Bowl -- or any others
Sun-Sentinel
South Florida also is a community that knows how to put on a Super Bowl and can hold its strengths up against the flaws of competing sites. This week in Indianapolis, hotel space that barely meets minimum standards has led to price gouging of room ...
Super Bowl spending in South Florida: the highlight reelMiamiHerald.com

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NNS: Sadler Was Runner Up In '11 Championship
SPEEDtv.com
2011 Nationwide Series Most Popular driver Elliott Sadler speaks during the NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series Banquet at Loews Miami Beach Hotel on November 21, 2011 in Miami, Florida. (Photo: Getty Images) Elliott Sadler battled for the ...

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ABC News

Beset by glitches in Nevada, Gingrich keeps his schedule light to reset ...
Washington Post
During the few days following Tuesday's drubbing in Florida, Gingrich bungled a meeting with Nevada's governor then suffered through the indignity of having advisers tell reporters that the former House speaker would score the endorsement of Donald ...
Newt Gingrich pledges to bounce back following loss in Nevada caucusesallvoices
Gingrich focused on Georgia, Super TuesdayAtlanta Journal Constitution
Political Pictures of the Week, Jan. 28-Feb. 3TIME
New York Times -Boston.com
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Super Bowl spending in South Florida: the highlight reel
MiamiHerald.com
A look at taxable sales when the Big Game to South Florida shows no big bump in spending. Super Bowl did score some touchdowns with hotel taxes, though. By DOUGLAS HANKS When it comes to spending in South Florida, the answer appears to be no.

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New owner seeks to restore hotel's status
Omaha World-Herald
One of Bisaria's companies, Shubh Hotels Lincoln Mezzanine LLC, filed for bankruptcy in Florida in January. Bisaria had reached an agreement to stave off the foreclosure sale if he made sufficient payments to his lender and worked out an agreement with ...
Cornhusker Marriott changes hands to satisfy debt, documents showLincoln Journal Star

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Obama campaign is gearing up for Florida November battle
Tampabay.com
But we're going to grow," Walker told her Florida lieutenants. "Very soon, we're going to be in a position where the only place we can do trainings is in a hotel ballroom." Obama, though, may need every last campaign operative in Florida to carry the ...

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Cambria Suites slated for construction near MIA
MiamiHerald.com
The Miami hotel will be the second Cambria Suites location in Florida; the first was in the Fort Lauderdale area. There are 18 hotels open across the country with more in development. Construction at the property in the 6700 block of Northwest Seventh ...
Cambria Suites announces expansion in Florida to MiamiBreaking Travel News

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CBS Local

Florida lawmakers end casino push
Las Vegas Review-Journal
By Howard Stutz MIAMI -- Lawmakers ended an effort to build three Las Vegas-style hotel-casinos in the southern part of state Friday, dashing the hopes of major Nevada gaming companies that saw Florida as a potentially lucrative casino market.
Reactions mixed after Fla. casino bill diesLocal 10
Destination casino bill is dead for this yearOrlando Sentinel
Casinos in limbo, but the issue has changed landscapeMiamiHerald.com
Sunshine State News
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Amelia Island Hotel's Romantic Getaway Celebrates 'Month of Love'
MarketWatch (press release)
FERNANDINA BEACH, FL, Feb 03, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Sharing a romantic interlude at one of the premier destinations for romance is a great way to celebrate the month of love and with the help of one of the most distinctive hotels on Amelia ...

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USA TODAY

Romney: Obama's presidency has been a failure
Fox News
Tonight, we are coming to you live from the Wynn Hotel Resort and Casino. We are on the biggest strip tonight. And over the next hour, you will hear directly from presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.
Republican candidates to RNC: Split Florida's delegatesExaminer.com
In Nevada, It's Romney's to LoseBig Government
Fla.'s big voice may not lastNews Chief
Arizona Republic -ABC News (blog)
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CBS Local

Proposed Vegas-style casinos in Florida face key vote
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Reworked legislation that could bring three Las Vegas-style hotel-casinos to South Florida will face a crucial vote today in a state House panel that could kill the controversial issue. And even if the bill wins approval from Florida's House Business ...
Seminole Casino Coconut Creek ExpandsNBC 6 Miami
Big, Better Coconut Creek Casino Now OpenCBS Local

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WTSP 10 News

Tampa hotels, RNC still at odds over fee
Tbo.com
A contract between the parties allows hotels to set their rates according to what they charged 18 months before the convention's start. So, hoteliers could charge the same rates they charged in February 2011 – the height of Florida's tourism season.
USF economist: Republican National Convention could cost Tampa more than it ...WTSP 10 News

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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

Jeb Bush talks in Hanover
Dailyrecord.com
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks about education reform Thursday night to the Morris County Chamber of Commerce at the organization's 91st Annual Meeting at the Hanover Marriott hotel. / Karen Mancinelli/special to the Daily Record HANOVER — Former ...
Ex-Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush attends NJ Chamber of Commerce annual meeting in WhippanyThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com

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ABC News

Romney unconcerned with Gingrich's Florida delegate challenge
CBS News
Gingrich also appeared on Hannity -- who is broadcasting from the Wynn hotel and casino in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada's Saturday caucuses -- and said his lawyer told him that Florida's votes are supposed to be proportional, which he said would give ...
Gingrich campaign has rough day in VegasAtlanta Journal Constitution
Gears Grind as Gingrich Shifts to NevadaNew York Times
Trump bets on Romney for White HouseAsiaOne
Examiner.com -National Journal -Orlando Sentinel
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Nexxus Lighting Array® LED Lamps Light Major Hotel Through New Strategic ...
Sacramento Bee
By partnering with Nexxus and the Array brand of LED light bulbs, we feel we are offering the best product in its category and are targeting the massive hotel and resort market in south Florida with Array, as well as retail stores and other Commercial ...

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Former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey to Keynote Florida Public-Private ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... Partnerships (PPP): The Future of Public Construction in Florida," a workshop for businesses, contractors, investors and government officials, Thursday, February 16 at the Sheraton Ft. Lauderdale Airport and Cruise Port Hotel, from 8 am to 12 Noon.

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CNBC.com

Starwood Hotels Beats Street, Europe Weighs; Stock Falls
CNBC.com
The latest quarter was bolstered by income from the St. Regis Bal Harbour project, a luxury Starwood resort in Florida that includes a hotel and residential towers. Year-earlier earnings were helped by a lawsuit settlement. Excluding special items ...
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings ...Seeking Alpha

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ABC News (blog)

RNC memo outlines stance on Florida winner-take-all questions
Politico (blog)
In addition, the RNC Rules Committee imposed every available discretionary penalty – penalties related to convention seating, guest privileges and hotel location. Thus, all of the penalties authorized under the Rules have been imposed on Florida.
Marco Rubio: Sweet-Talking the Latino VoteHuffington Post
What's Next After Florida: Entering the Dead ZoneABC News (blog)
Rubio: GOP must make immigration a priorityChronicle-Telegram
Central Florida Future
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Cambria Suites announces expansion in Florida to Miami
Breaking Travel News
Choice Hotels International, Inc. announced the development of a new Cambria Suites hotel in Miami, FL, today at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit. The property will be developed by Miami-based Sunflower Hospitality LLC.

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Tourism season returns with a vengeance in Naples
Naples Daily News
The roads are busier for a reason. It's season, and tourism is on the rise in Southwest Florida. Hotels, restaurants and shops are doing more business than they were a year ago. More tourists are in town and they're spending more money.

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