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Miami Beach Bowl: Tulsa routs Central Michigan

MIAMI -- Tulsa wide receiver Josh Atkinson revealed on Monday night that his team has wristbands that say, "Tulsa versus Everybody."

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Maryland senator proposes bill allowing U.S. troops to drink at age 18

A senator in Maryland is proposing a bill that would allow service personnel under 21 to drink beer and wine after showing military identification.

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Candidate withdraws from Florida congressional race, leaving Democrats with no one

Democrats are left without a candidate for Fl-13 after recruit Ed Jany bows out after accusations that he padded his resume.

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Florida Democrat Alex Sink declines rematch with Rep. David Jolly, winner of special election

Alex Sink, the Democrat who lost a close race for Florida governor in 2010, said she does not plan a rematch of last month's special election for Congress.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Republican David Jolly wins Florida House seat

Republican David Jolly won a closely fought battle against Democrat Alex Sink to win Florida's 13th District, winning by a narrow margin of 3,400 votes.

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Politics 2014: Parties may be in for rocky ride

It's a new year and a mid-term election year to boot. Stalwarts of both parties will be seeing the capital in their rear-view mirrors one final time when their terms end.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Jolly wins Florida GOP congressional primary

David Jolly, former general counsel to the late Rep. Bill Young, Tuesday won a Republican primary in the race to determine Young's replacement, results showed.

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At year's end: Washington starts, end 2013 working on budget matters

From the get-go, 2013 was turbulent in Washington. Crises rolled over the nation's capital like thunderheads after President Obama took his second oath of office on a crisp January day.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Former Florida Gov. Crist unwelcome at Rep. Young's funeral

The widow of Rep. C.W. Bill Young, R-Fla., made it clear she will not welcome former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist at her husband's upcoming memorial service.

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U.S. Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., dies at 82

Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla., a 21-term member of Congress, died Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., his family said. He was 82.

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Charles William "Bill" Young, also known as C. W. Bill Young, (born December 16, 1930 in Harmarville, Pennsylvania), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1971, representing Florida's 10th congressional district. Young is currently the longest-serving Republican member of Congress. From 1999 to 2005, he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations; he gave up the position because of Republican-set term limits. He is currently ranking minority member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense; he was chairman of this subcommittee from 1995 to 1999, and again from 2005 to 2007.

Young was a member of the Florida Senate for 10 years before being elected to Congress.

Young was born near Harmarville, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, moved to the St. Petersburg area at the age of 15. He served in the Army National Guard from 1948 to 1957.

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