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Apr 4, 20137 min read

Cyber-Security Swindle: The next billion-dollar boondoggle?

RUMORS OF CYBER WAR: President Obama’s State of the Union Address included this hidden stock tip: invest in cyber-security companies with government contracts. By Yaël Ossowski | Special to …

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Feb 1, 20133 min read

The Chuck Hagel witch hunt, brought to you by the Beltway media

By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – If one is to believe the mainstream press accounts from the nation’s capital, former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel took a beating from his GOP …

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Nov 8, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: Puerto Rican statehood could be GOP’s redemption

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — If the Republican Party is looking revitalize public sentiment and renew popular support for its platform and policies, a perfect opportunity can …

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Nov 7, 20121 min read

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Devotees of the Republican Party will spend the next several months testing various theories of why their candidate Mitt Romney lost to incumbent …

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Oct 12, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: O’Keefe’s antics trap small fish but leave corrupt establishment behind

By Yaël Ossowski | Watchdog.org ST. PETERSBURG — Less than 24 hours after the latest James O’Keefe video sting and there’s already one casualty. But sadly, it isn’t the specter of voter fraud or …

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Sep 21, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: ‘Makers’ and ‘takers’ are what America is all about

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG — Renewed by the efforts of Democratic activists and a leading progressive publication, the national discourse has turned once more to the essential …

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Sep 7, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: Political parties are no longer engines of democracy

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST. PETERSBURG, Fl. — Twice now, visible to all on national television, Americans have witnessed a democratic process snuffed by inner political party elites. First …

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Aug 17, 20124 min read

OSSOWSKI: Good business — barring lawyers from legislatures

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — In the business world of today, there is much more to worry about than just the bottom line. Entrepreneurs are forced to not only appeal to consumers, but …

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Aug 3, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: Government does not create jobs, except for building weapons

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST PETERSBURG — A trait that is often regrettably lost when a politician takes office is consistency in both rhetoric and action. The rhetoric that fiscal …

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Jul 31, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: Is the Defense Department a jobs program or a tool for security?

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— In the decades following World War I, a widespread consensus existed in the United States that armed conflicts were not pursued for defense, protection or …

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Jul 12, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: So goes Florida: Bellwether bias in the battleground state

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — It is a standard claim that has become irrefutable mantra in Sunshine State politics. “As goes the Tampa media market so goes Florida,”Tallahassee-based …

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Jun 29, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: Federal judge returns sanity to Florida elections

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— Honoring years of legal precedence, a federal judge has ruled that maintaining fair and legitimate voter registration rolls is probably a good idea, …

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Jun 19, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: Obama’s pledge to halt deportations: A legal immigrant’s take

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — It was the memorandum heard around the world. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security sent out a letter outlining how young undocumented immigrants, …

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May 26, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: Electoral reforms increase voter rights, not suppress them

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— The fight to recognize universal suffrage has been bloody, costly and, above all, hard-fought. Though considerations of race, sex, income, literacy and …

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May 17, 20121 min read

OSSOWSKI: Confessions of a standardized testing survivor

By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — Even after hours of cramming mathematical formulas, composing rough drafts and tracking down ever-elusive No. 2 pencils, there was no more excruciating …

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Cyber-Security Swindle: The next billion-dollar boondoggle?

The Chuck Hagel witch hunt, brought to you by the Beltway media

OSSOWSKI: Puerto Rican statehood could be GOP’s redemption

OSSOWSKI: GOP’s rejection of social liberty lost the election

OSSOWSKI: O’Keefe’s antics trap small fish but leave corrupt establishment behind

OSSOWSKI: ‘Makers’ and ‘takers’ are what America is all about

OSSOWSKI: Political parties are no longer engines of democracy

OSSOWSKI: Good business — barring lawyers from legislatures

OSSOWSKI: Government does not create jobs, except for building weapons

OSSOWSKI: Is the Defense Department a jobs program or a tool for security?

OSSOWSKI: So goes Florida: Bellwether bias in the battleground state

OSSOWSKI: Federal judge returns sanity to Florida elections

OSSOWSKI: Obama’s pledge to halt deportations: A legal immigrant’s take

OSSOWSKI: Electoral reforms increase voter rights, not suppress them

OSSOWSKI: Confessions of a standardized testing survivor