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Florida gov slashes budget for Floridians with disabilities

By | 04.01.11 | 12:00 pm

Rather than waiting on legislative approval for his most recent budget cut push, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has issued an executive order slashing the state budget for social workers and group homes for the disabled.

The cuts would affect between 30,000 and 35,000 Floridians with severe developmental disabilities. More…

Report: Special-needs students 2 to 3 times more likely to be bullied than able-bodied kids

By | 03.17.11 | 11:24 am

Special-needs students are more likely than other students to be bullied in school, according to a recent report published by AbilityPath.org, an online community for professionals and parents of children with special needs.

Why Do Liberals Hate Sarah Palin?

By | 07.02.09 | 1:41 pm

Ed Kilgore’s analysis of the reignited strategists-vs-Sarah Palin slow-news-week imbroglio is on the mark:

This base of support for Palin — maybe not that large, but very passionate, and very powerful in places like the Iowa Republican Caucuses — isn’t going to abandon her just because the Serious People

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In Debate, McCain Goofs on Palin Points

By | 10.16.08 | 9:05 am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — During the presidential debate last night in Hempstead, N.Y., Sen. John McCain segued into explaining why Gov. Sarah Palin would make a better president than Sen. Joe Biden, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee, by saying: “she’s a role model to women.”

McCain then sought to define Palin by More…

Palin’s Unmarried Daughter Pregnant

By | 09.01.08 | 12:58 pm

ANCHORAGE — Gov. Sarah Palin announced today that her unmarried 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, is pregnant and plans to marry the baby’s father, Politico reports. The couple plans to keep the baby.

The news clears up rumors that have been swirling on the Web — and in Anchorage bars — More…