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There are still Vietnam veterans living in poverty or on the street in the United States today, everyday many commit suicide from despair. Since the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, suicide rates among veterans have spiked again as sufferers of a range of mental and physical injuries fall through the net. Veteran Farms are one way in which these veterans can be helped.

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Saturday 28th January, 2012

  • Romney launches fierce attack against chief rival Gingrich

      Romney launches fierce attack against chief rival Gingrich

    Jacksonville News.Net

    JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Republican presidential frontrunners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich sparred repeatedly in a livewire debate Thursday, five days ahead of the high-stakes Florida primary voting ...

    • US Republican Presidential Candidates Engage in Spirited Debate

    Jacksonville News.Net

    The four remaining candidates for the U.S. Republican Party's presidential nomination met in a sometimes heated debate in Jacksonville, Florida, Thursday ahead of that state's January 31 primary. ...

    • Titusville remembers victims of space tragedies

    News 13

    The Space Mirror Memorial at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex contains the names of NASA astronauts who lost their lives in Apollo 1, Challenger, Columbia and other ...

  • Osceola County clerk of courts charged with assault

    News 13

    OSCEOLA COUNTY -- The clerk of courts in Osceola County will have go to court himself next month all after charges of assault involving members of his staff. The Florida Department of Law ...

  • Zachary Tims' autopsy may be released

    News 13

    ORLANDO -- The ongoing legal fight over Pastor Zachery Tims' autopsy takes a new turn this weekend. The 42-year-old New Destiny Christian Center pastor was found dead back in August inside a ...

  • Dozens of sick, starving farm animals seized

    News 13

    KISSIMMEE -- Osceola County Animal Control Officers seized dozens of animals Friday from a home located at 2000 block ofHam Brown Road in Kissimmee. The animals were in various states of ...

  • More acid bombs found at Valencia College

    News 13

    ORLANDO -- Potentially explosive material continues popping up on campus at Valencia College. For the third time in several weeks, someone planted acid bombs in the area. Now, the search is on to ...

  • Romney hits the panhandle

    News 13

    GOP presidential candidates Ron Paul, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul have different priorities on the final weekend before the Florida ...

  • Southwest to reduce service for Buffalo-Florida routes

    The Buffalo News

    Southwest Airlines will reduce its weekday service from Buffalo to Tampa and Orlando, Fla., in August, while AirTran Airways will increase its Buffalo-Orlando service. AirTran is now a subsidiary ...

  • Miami archbishop hopes for 'springtime of faith' in pope's visit to Cuba

    Deseret News

    MIAMI — Beyond strengthening the Catholic faith in Cuba, Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said Monday that he hopes Pope Benedict XVI's trip to Cuba in March will offer a message of ...

  • Florida's Winner Will Lock in 50 Delegates? Not Necessarily

    ABC News

    It would be hard to overstate the importance of Florida’s upcoming primary. The contest falls at the end of a month that’s seen three separate victors in three separate contests. ...

  • Obama seeks government reforms in Congress

    Miami Herald

    WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama, fresh from a five-state tour following his State of the Union address, is calling for government reforms to ease gridlock and bar members of Congress from ...

  • Florida gives us a sneak peek at what to expect in lead-up to Nevada caucus

    Las Vegas Sun

    If Florida hadn't muscled its way into Nevada's early presidential primary spot, the Silver State would have been the proving ground for the Republican candidates to test their messages on ...

  • Florida Republican Debate: Top Quotes from Paul, Gingrich, Romney and Santorum

    IBTimes

    Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, New Gingrich and Rick Santorum showed no mercy during last night's GOP debate. They tackled a broad range of foreign, domestic and social issues, including immigration ...

  • Resurgent Romney regains momentum in Florida

    West Australian

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AFP) - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney stepped up his campaign in Florida after a new opinion poll showed he was gaining momentum in a race against archrival Newt ...

  • Romney and Gingrich stay focused on Florida

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. step off a charter plane in Pensacola, Fla., Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. Romney and Gingrich ...

  • Wade stars for Miami

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    Dwyane Wade returned to help the Miami Heat beat the New York Knicks in the NBA on Friday, while Derrick Rose starred for the Chicago Bulls.Wade, returning after spraining his right ankle, scored 28 ...

  • Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability

    The Miami Herald

    SARASOTA, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy ...

  • Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title

    The Miami Herald

    WASHINGTON -- The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader.When Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich aren't ...

  • Haiti earthquake survivor runs Miami half-marathon

    The Miami Herald

    MIAMI -- A woman who was trapped under the rubble of a grocery store for two days after Haiti's devastating earthquake is running in Miami's half-marathon.Faradhia Moise was picking up ...

  • Lieutenant charged with stealing gun, pills

    Miami Herald

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A Palm Beach County deputy has been arrested after authorities say he stole a firearm and pain medication from a terminally ill deputy.According to a probable case ...

  • Florida boaters can find access on state website

    The Miami Herald

    TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida boaters have a new way to find public launch sites.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on Friday announced it has added a new feature to its website ...

  • In Miami, Gingrich and Romney upstaged by Rubio

    St Petersburg Times

    MIAMI - After bashing each other in the final debate before the crucial Florida primary, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich traveled south to Miami on Friday to woo Hispanic power brokers. But before ...

  • Med students a source of affordable health care

    Sun-Sentinel

    It's an affordable health care option that benefits both the patients and the providers. And it's available throughout South Florida.The region's increasing number of medical schools ...

  • Plane Crash in Ocala Kills Central Florida Hospital CEO

    The Ledger

    The Ocala Star Banner reported that P. Allen Golson was piloting the twin-engine Cessna when it went down south of the Ocala International Airport. Golson recently had been named CEO of Ocala Health ...

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