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Former Republican Rep. Dave Weldon on Friday announced his candidacy for Florida Senate, ending rampant speculation about his political future.

Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., will retire at the end of his term, which ends next January, FOX News confirms. Weldon, first elected in the GOP tidal wave of 1994, is among some two dozen House Republican lawmakers who won't be running for re-election in November. Fox confirms that Rep. Dave Weldon (R-FL) will retire at the end of this term. He is the 25th House Republican to announce he will not seek Re-election. Weldon was first elected in the GOP tidal wave of 1994, and is serving his seventh term. He sits on the influential appropriations committee. Sources tell FOX...

In November of this year, Americans will vote for candidates for Federal offices, among others. It's vital to the national interest that Republicans at least hold their own this year. There is the real possiblity that another member of the Supreme Court will retire during George W. Bush's Presidency. Bush will try to nominate a Constitutionalist, but he needs enough Senators in his camp to prevent a filibuster. One of the key U.S. Senate races is in Florida. Democrat U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is seeking reelection and he has made little impression. He can definitely be beaten by a viable...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) introduced a bill today to repeal an illegal alien harboring exemption for religious groups that was signed into law last week. Tancredo’s bill, H.R. 4321, would repeal the agricultural appropriations rider inserted by Senator Bob Bennett which allows religious groups to “conceal, harbor or shield” illegal aliens from federal law enforcement. The bill is co-sponsored by Representatives Todd Akin, Virginia Foxx, Louie Gohmert, Virgil Goode, Gil Gutknecht, J.D. Hayworth, John Hostettler (Chairman of Judiciary’s Immigration Subcommittee), Steve King, Jack Kingston (Vice-Chairman of the Republican Conference), Mike Pence (Chairman of the Republican Study Committee),...

WASHINGTON, March 4, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A US congressman is preparing to introduce a bill that would provide incapacitated persons such as Terri Schiavo a complete review of their cases in federal court. The bill provides hope to her parents and other pro-lifers who are fighting to keep her alive, although there is some question as to whether it can pass Congress in time. It is scheduled to be introduced the week of March 6, while her feeding tube is scheduled to be removed March 18. The bill has yet to be introduced in the Senate. The bill by Rep....

URGE CONGRESS TO ACT TO HELP SAVE TERRI SCHINDLER-SCHIAVO URGENTLY ask your U.S. Senators and Representative to support the “Federal Terri’s Law”, the Incapacitated Person's Legal Protection Act, to give the Schindler family access to a federal court to argue for the life of their daughter, Terri Schindler Schiavo. Representative Dave Weldon, M.D. (R-Fl-15) announced March 3 that he intends to introduce this bill on March 8. Time is precious! Do not wait for the actual introduction of the bill to urge your Senators and Representatives to save Terri! Only a massive outpouring from their constituents will move Members of...

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon (R-FL), a practicing physician, issued the following statement regarding John Kerry’s health care plan: "President Bush has fought for more health care choices and lower health care costs, but John Kerry's health care plan would shift the cost burden to taxpayers and balloon government bureaucracy. "John Kerry opposed the President's bill guaranteeing affordable prescription drugs for seniors and has blocked efforts to end the lawsuit lottery that is driving up health care costs. Kerry's standing in the way of medical malpractice reform is good for trial lawyers, but means higher health care costs...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Daniel Webster's U.S. Senate campaign on Monday received the endorsements of two U.S. congressmen who praised the state senator as one of the people most responsible for building up the Republican Party in Florida. U.S. Reps. Tom Feeney, R-Fla., and Dave Weldon, R-Fla., said Webster was ideologically the best candidate out of a strong field of Republican candidates. Feeney, who described Webster as "my mentor," credited him with helping the Republican Party of Florida build from a minority party to one that now controls the governor's mansion and the Legislature. Both Webster and Feeney were Florida House...

CDC Vaccine Data Leads Scientists to Shocking DiscoveryMonday February 9, 9:20 am ET CHILDREN 27-TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AUTISM WITH EXPOSURE TO MERCURY- CONTAINING VACCINES, FINDINGS REVIEWED AT TODAY'S IOM MEETING IN DC WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Institute of Medicine will hold a one-day meeting to review important new research on the link between thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative in vaccines, and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism. One of the larger studies under review comes from the CDC's own Vaccine Safety Datalink. Under independent investigation, CDC's data concludes children are 27-times more likely to develop autism...

<p>The National Institutes of Health continues to fund sex studies despite protests from members of Congress who say projects such as paying women to watch pornography take taxpayer dollars away from potentially lifesaving research.</p> <p>The critics' latest target of outrage: $26,000 in federal funds for a conference on sexual arousal next month at the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, Ind.</p>

Treasure Coast's political face will be hugely affected if Reps. Mark Foley, Alcee Hastings and Dave Weldon all decide to run By Joel Eskovitz staff writer May 25, 2003 WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bob Graham's decision to seek the presidency could have huge ramifications along the Treasure Coast, where three area congressmen are contemplating replacing him. Their choices could set off a chain reaction, affecting everything from who sits in any number of elected offices to federal funding for local projects. If Reps. Mark Foley, Alcee Hastings and Dave Weldon all decide to seek the Senate seat in 2004, the region...