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LAKELAND, Fla. — A 13-year-old girl was arrested by Lakeland Police during an abortion rights protest on the Fourth of July. Lillie Johnson told News Channel 8 she will not be deterred from exercising her First Amendment rights after video of her arrest went viral. “If anything this has encouraged me more to fight for the freedom of anybody and everybody. No matter what, no matter who,” Lillie said. Lillie’s mother, Lauren Johnson, recorded video Monday of Lakeland Police officers detaining her daughter at Munn Park. “It’s important to use your voice and to use it peacefully and appropriately, and...

One of Donald Trump’s favorite Texans on the presidential campaign trail, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, brought his trademark white cowboy hat across the pond to the studios of the BBC earlier this week to talk about his fear of a Muslim America. Host Nick Robinson asked Miller: “You once said you stayed awake at night worrying about the United States would become a Muslim country. Is that right?” “I did,” Miller said.

Troxler Growing Frustrated With State Ag Controversy Troxler Asks Judge To Find Elections Board In Contempt Of Court POSTED: 3:56 pm EST January 31, 2005 RALEIGH, N.C. -- Most political races have a winner and a loser. Republican Challenger Steve Troxler leads the state agriculture commissioner race over Democrat Britt Cobb, but with more than 4,400 votes lost in Carteret County because of a voting machine malfunction, the race is still up in the air. . Attorneys for Troxler said they are losing patience. On Jan. 12, the judge overruled a decision by the State Board of Elections calling for...

<p>RALEIGH, N.C. -- Her father and grandfather served as governors, but Meg Scott Phipps is learning firsthand the hard knocks of politics. Hearings on state Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps' campaign finances start next week. A WRAL investigation has turned up evidence that her campaign may have broken the law.</p>