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October 08, 2008 Haiti to get portable classrooms unused by Broward
...person in Miami to help.'' Préval also met with former Gov. Jeb Bush, various community leaders and officials and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, who organized a meeting at Miami International Airport where Préval, the Port of Miami director and the
Source: Miami Herald
October 07, 2008 Haiti to get portable classrooms unused by Broward
Jeb Bush, various community leaders and officials and US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, who organized a meeting at Miami International Airport where Préval, ...
October 07, 2008 School class-size rules may be relaxed in Florida's budget crunch
...that Floridians want their tax dollars spent to provide a quality education for all of Florida's children," said U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, who led the drive to pass the amendment while he was a state senator. "Any backsliding would be an erosion
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
October 06, 2008 School class-size rules may be relaxed in Florida's budget crunch
... and that Floridians want their tax dollars spent to provide a quality education for all of Florida's children," said US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, ...
October 06, 2008 Haiti could get gift of portable classrooms from Broward
Jeb Bush, various community leaders and officials and US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, who organized a meeting at Miami International Airport where Préval, ...
October 02, 2008 Florida's class-size limit may be sidelined by economy
... and that Floridians want their tax dollars spent to provide a quality education for all of Florida's children," US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, ...
October 02, 2008 Florida's class-size limit may be sidelined by economy
...and that Floridians want their tax dollars spent to provide a quality education for all of Florida's children," U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, wrote in an e-mail to the Sentinel. "ANY backsliding would be an erosion of not only the amendment, but of
Source: Orlando Sentinel
September 29, 2008 Black Lawmakers Lament, Praise Defeat of $700 Billion Economic ...
Said Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.): âCongress has no choice but to pass this financial rescue package and begin the long and difficult road of correcting ...
September 24, 2008 Do more for Haiti, some lawmakers ask
...always seems to be last in line. We do not want a humanitarian disaster there,'' he said. Tuesday's hearing was organized by Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, who toured the devastation shortly after Hurricane Ike side-swept Haiti and added to the trail of w
Source: Miami Herald
September 22, 2008 An Anderson problem?
In 2001, a year after the Miami-Dade canvassing board stopped the presidential recount, US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, called for the county to elect the ...
September 18, 2008 Bill would make sale of IFF gear illegal
...requirements for the destruction of equipment and accessories used by the U.S. military to identify friendly forces. Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., has introduced legislation requiring the total destruction of infrared patches and other devices, and the bi
Source: Military Times
September 17, 2008 Devastated by Four Brutal Hurricanes, Haiti Targeted for Relief ...
US Rep. Kendrick Meek, a south Florida Democrat whose district includes a large Haitian immigrant population, led a group of lawmakers to the storm-ravaged ...
September 17, 2008 History repeats itself for author, Miami historian
...corner of 61st Street and Northeast Second Avenue,'' Parks says. Big names that weren't in the prior editions: U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek; former Gov. Jeb Bush; Miami Mayor Manny Diaz; University of Miami President Donna Shalala; developers Jorge Perez, R.
Source: Miami Herald
September 16, 2008 Pastor-commissioner wants to keep speaking out for his neglected ...
Joe Gibbons, D-Hallandale Beach, and Alexander Lewy, an aide to US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami. City activists Julie Hamlin and Ann Henigson and commission ...
September 16, 2008 Pastor-commissioner wants to keep speaking out for his neglected Hallandale neighborhood
...Simmons, the executive secretary for Rep. Joe Gibbons, D-Hallandale Beach, and Alexander Lewy, an aide to U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami. City activists Julie Hamlin and Ann Henigson and commission watchdog Arturo O'Neill are also on the ballot.Most b
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
September 15, 2008 Garcia challenges Diaz-Balart on Haiti
...congressional challenger Joe Garcia is siding with Kendrick Meek and calling for the Bush administration to grant Haitians living in the U.S. "Temporary Protected Status" -- allowing them to avoid deportation while the island recovers from a string of h
Source: Miami Herald
September 12, 2008 Haitians seek temporary halt to deportations
Time is not on our side â Haiti needs help now," said US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., whose district represents a significant portion of the estimated 275170 ...
September 12, 2008 Meek to Haiti to access storm damage
...Democrat Rep. Kendrick Meek will lead a congressional delegation to Haiti today, traveling with the U.S. military to Gonaives and some of the hardest hit areas of the island nation. Other members include Rep. Yvette Clark, D-New York, and Rep. Donna Edw
Source: Miami Herald
September 11, 2008 Haiti: Deportation pause
In addition to emergency aid, US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, has asked the Bush administration to grant Haitians in America Temporary Protected Status to ...
September 11, 2008 Congressional colleagues hold Tubbs Jones birthday memorial
And Florida Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek recalled how Tubbs Jones greeted Bush at his 2004 inauguration after lodging official protests against the vote ...
September 05, 2008 Itâs all about the party
Then Representative Kendrick Meek of Florida â introduced as âthe coolest congressman in the United Statesâ â took the stage. âI want you to have a great ...
September 02, 2008 Florida getting love
Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Miami, introduced Bill Clinton. There's more. Miami Mayor Manny Diaz had a podium spot, speaking about urban concerns. ...
September 01, 2008 Florida getting love
It seems like just yesterday that Florida was being shunned by the national Democratic Party like someone with real bad hygiene problems. No candidates. No political advertising. No delegates. Definitely no love. Now, just months later, we have
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
August 31, 2008 Young Obama enthusiasts feel a bit left out after convention
Representative Kendrick Meek, a Florida Democrat, acknowledged that the Obama campaign would have to walk a tightrope to consolidate support among Democrats ...
August 31, 2008 Friends Remember Tubbs Jones
The honor guard stands near the flag-draped casket during the memorial service in Cleveland. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are
Source: The Washington Post
August 31, 2008 Congresswoman's funeral draws Obama, Clintons
This weekend, Barack Obama's campaign is embarking on a nationwide voter registration drive, deploying an army of young volunteers. If the youth presence at the Democratic convention was any sign, Obama could be on a path to repeat in the
Source: Houston Chronicle
August 31, 2008 Friends Remember Tubbs Jones
The honor guard stands near the flag-draped casket during the memorial service in Cleveland. Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are
Source: The Washington Post
August 30, 2008 5000 celebrate life of Tubbs Jones
US Rep. Kendrick Meek, D-Fla., spoke lovingly of Tubbs Jones and her mothering of him and US Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Niles, referring to Meek as her ''black son'' ...
August 30, 2008 Obama, the Clintons Speak at Lawmaker's Memorial Service
Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.), who endorsed Clinton in the primaries, spoke of Tubbs Jones's actions in her final days to heal the Clinton-Obama rift, ...
August 30, 2008 Unity on Display at Tubbs Jones Memorial
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Presidential candidates rarely linger anywhere. But today Sen. Barack Obama spent nearly four hours inside a Cleveland church at a memorial service for Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones. He had some impressive company: Former president Bill
Source: The Washington Post
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