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• Improving economy changes political landscape Published 05/25/2013 at 10:12 a.m.

  Amid a series of recent positive economic reports, the GOP is revving up its portrayal of the Obama administration as scandal-ridden and inept, while largely abandoning the party's where-is-the-recovery criticism.

• The careless art of the wonderful summer cocktail Published 05/25/2013 at 7 a.m.

  Summer is better with a signature cocktail. Not a fancy dinner cocktail. Not a party cocktail. And certainly nothing that anyone who goes by the title "mixologist" ever would deign to make.

• Captain who? Rums starting to stand out from pack Published 05/25/2013 at 4 a.m.

  Just as we wouldn’t lump together all red wines, we also shouldn’t treat all rums alike.

• Beer brewed with baseball bats raises cash for military families Published 05/24/2013 at 11:23 p.m.

  Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America's pastime — baseball bats.

• Review: 'At Any Price' doesn't register Published 05/24/2013 at 7:30 p.m.

  The flowing Iowa cornfields of “At Any Price” have nothing on the amber waves of Zac Efron’s hair.

• Netflix looks to hook subscribers with 'Arrested Development' Published 05/24/2013 at 6:12 p.m.

  Netflix is hoping this weekend's release of the resurrected TV series "Arrested Development" will draw more subscribers to its Internet video service.

• NFL: Bears to retire Ditka's No. 89 Published 05/24/2013 at 5:31 p.m.

  Hall of Famer Mike Ditka will have his No. 89 retired by the Chicago Bears next season.

• Florida man dies after his car crashes into moving train Published 05/24/2013 at 11:50 a.m.

  A man is dead after his vehicle hit a Florida East Coast Railway train hit in Melbourne.

• Man's body found floating in water near Marathon in Keys Published 05/24/2013 at 11:48 a.m.

  Monroe County Sheriff's officials say the body of 70-year-old James Gogan was found floating in the water near a boat he had been working on.

• Gov. Scott asked to return campaign money from insurer Published 05/24/2013 at 9:30 a.m.

  A leading Florida Democrat is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to return $110,000 in campaign contributions from an insurer.

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