Documentary
1:36 pm
Mon October 8, 2012

Hialeah Speedway: No Guts, No Glory

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1:11 pm
Mon October 8, 2012

Puerto Ricans Rule In Swing State Math

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Romney can't win without Florida, Florida can’t be won without the I-4 corridor and I-4 is controlled by Hispanics. So, who controls them? Puerto Ricans, according to this report in the Guardian...and the Puerto Ricans are feeling left-out and disenfranchised.
Poinciana sits in the heart of the vote-rich Interstate-4 corridor where the battle for Florida - and quite possibly the White House itself - will soon be fought. This is the ultimate swing region, in the ultimate swing state, with Latino voters holding their fingers on the scale.
Topical Currents
1:00 pm
Mon October 8, 2012

Future Perfect: The Case For Progress In A Networked Age

10/08/12 - Monday’s Topical Currents features technologist and social critic Steven Johnson. He foresees emerging trends, and explains why they’re relevant to both personal life and business. Johnson’s a proponent of a collaborative “peer progressive” movement to spur social change, and has been dubbed the “Darwin” of social technology. His latest book is Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age.

9:27 am
Mon October 8, 2012

In Miami, Taking The Good With The Weird

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In Florida's strangest county, candidates need the votes and just accept the crime, traffic and celebrity culture. Oh, and the face-eating. The Tampa Bay Times' Adam Smith:
What if a presidential election came down to the strangest county in the weirdest state in America? For better or worse, that's Miami-Dade, whose vote Nov. 6 will go a long way in determining who wins America's biggest swing state.
Politics
8:50 am
Mon October 8, 2012

Novice Campaigners, Justices Seek Votes

Credit Florida Supreme Court
Forced to the stump: From left, Justices Lewis, Pariente, Quince
  • What Justice Fred Lewis said to a forum audience in Tallahassee.

It's not what they signed up for. But three justices from the liberal side of the Florida Supreme Court have been turned into politicians by an unusual campaign to remove them from the bench.

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Original Documentary
11:42 am
Sun October 7, 2012

A CENTURY IN THE SUN: Henry Flagler and the Making of Modern Florida

A CENTURY IN THE SUN: Henry Flagler and The Making Of Modern Florida

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Education
5:31 pm
Fri October 5, 2012

Education: Obama And Romney Mostly Agree

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Candidates mostly agree on education

If there are any undecided voters left in Florida, just weeks before the election, chances are they're educators.

Many say President Obama and Mitt Romney have strong education platforms that differ so subtly it may take a teacher's practiced eye to tell them apart.

"They're both strong on testing and accountability," says Doug Tuthill, who runs a nonprofit in Tampa for low-income K-through-12 students. "They both believe that student achievement should be included in teacher evaluation systems.

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News
5:11 pm
Fri October 5, 2012

FAMU Hazing Trial Begins Monday, Champion's Parents Talk To Katie Couric

Credit Ida Asute/Disney-ABC Domestic Television
Katie Couric talks with Pamela and Robert Champion Sr.

Eleven people accused in the fatal beating of Florida A&M University (FAMU) drum major Robert Champion are scheduled to go on trial this Monday.

They’re facing felony charges of hazing resulting in death.

All are connected to FAMU’s famed Marching 100 band, which has been suspended indefinitely.

The hazing happened after a football game in Orlando last November.

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