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Bill Nelson

  • 'Tree Killer' Ravages Florida's Citrus Groves Friday, 10 May 2013 | 7:53 AM ET
    Emma Reynolds, principal at the Reynolds Farm, displays a healthy Valencia orange, left, next to a diseased one at the family groves in Lake Placid, Fla.

    Florida's citrus industry is grappling with the most serious threat in its history: a bacterial disease with no cure that has infected all the state's citrus-growing counties.

  • WASHINGTON, April 11- A federal watchdog will probe whether the state of Florida misused a fund that was supposed to help homeowners hurt by the 2007-09 recession, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida said on Thursday.

  • Tax identity scams targeted in U.S. Senate proposal Thursday, 4 Apr 2013 | 5:41 PM ET

    WASHINGTON, April 4- Legislation to combat use of taxpayer data in tax refund fraud scams was introduced on Thursday by a senator from Florida, an epicenter of the scams as they spread across the United States.

  • Stern Advice-Bad behavior persists in 401(k) accounts Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 3:51 PM ET

    WASHINGTON, April 3- Yes, stocks have been on a real tear lately, but guess who hasn't been along for the ride: The millions of 401 investors who "moved to safety" after the 2008-2009 market and never felt comfortable enough to move back to stocks.

  • WASHINGTON, March 12- A Senate oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission took an unexpected turn on Tuesday toward a hot political topic that telecommunications regulators rarely address: donor disclosure in political advertising.

  • WASHINGTON, Feb 28- Medicare Advantage insurance plans that meet the program's higher quality standards should be in a strong position to withstand federal payment reductions proposed for 2014, a senior U.S. health official said on Thursday.

  • GRAINS-U.S. soy dips after scaling 3-1/2-month peak Friday, 22 Feb 2013 | 3:42 PM ET

    CHICAGO, Feb 22- U.S. soybean futures fell nearly 2 percent on Friday on profit-taking after increased purchases from the United States by top soy importer China and a strike by Brazilian port workers had sent prices to a 3-1/ 2- month peak. "

  • Gary Cohen, the Department of Health and Human Services official responsible for implementation of the markets known as health exchanges, told a Senate panel the online marketplaces would meet an Oct. 1 enrollment deadline in all 50 states.