Veterans day edition, Castor wants abortion amendment removed, and Nina Hayden makes her (virtual) Hillsborough debut: Mitch Perry Report 11.11.09

Earlier this week a group of House Democrats who supported the health care reform bill over the weekend contacted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that they will not vote for a final bill that contains language restricting a woman's right to choose further than current law.  CL has been informed that among the signatories was Tampa's Kathy Castor;

Today is Veterans Day, and as activities take place across the country and the Bay area, questions persist about who knew what and when about alleged Fort Hood killer Major Nidal Malik Hasan;

And Pinellas County School Board member Nina Hayden is running for the state senate in a district that encompasses both Hillsborough and Pinellas.  She made just her second campaign appearance on the Hillsborough side last night.

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