Republican wins seat in House in Florida
CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. – Republican David Jolly defeated Democrat Alex Sink on Tuesday in a Tampa-area House district where President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul got its first test ahead of November’s midterm elections, and Democrats and Republicans spent millions of dollars auditioning national strategies for the rest of the year.
With almost 100 percent of the vote counted, Jolly had 48.5 percent of the vote to Sink’s 46.7 percent.
The battle for Florida’s 13th District seat is a prequel of sorts to the national fight this year over who controls Congress in the last two years of Obama’s final presidential term.
Judge dismisses jury in Army assault case
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The trial of an Army general accused of sexual assault moved into uncharted legal territory Tuesday when the judge dismissed the jury to allow the defense time to hammer out a new plea deal with the military.
While the highly unusual decision gives Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair a second chance to negotiate the dismissal of the most serious charges, he appears certain to face an inglorious end to a nearly 30-year career.
His lawyers said it could take weeks to finalize an agreement.
Associated Press
