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Crist, Other Governors To Meet With Obama
Florida's Charlie Crist is joining his fellow governors for a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama in Philadelphia.
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US Sen. Mel Martinez won't seek re-election
U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost his approval ratings because of close ties to President George W. Bush, announced Tuesday he will not seek a second term in 2010.
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Panel ponders stiff rules on car emissions
A state commission is scheduled to vote on whether Florida should require tough emissions standards for new cars sold in the state.
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Gays to Demonstrate at Fla. Gov. Crist's Marriage
A group called Impact-Florida is organizing a demonstration at the wedding of Gov.
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Family Survives In India Hotel
Published: Monday, December 1, 2008 at 8:20 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 1, 2008 at 8:20 p.m. JACKSONVILLE The sounds of gunfire and grenades, the smell of a burning hotel and screams of guests kept a ...
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Teen swallows stolen earrings at Naples mall
Police in southwest Florida say an 18-year-old man swallowed a pair of earrings after stealing them from a store at a Naples mall.
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Jeb Bush: GOP should form 'shadow government'...
Jeb Bush says the Republican Party needs to adapt in the wake of wide-ranging defeat in the election and move beyond its traditional position as the "old white guy party." The former Florida governor told ...
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PHOTOS: Quiet hurricane season still a costly one for Collier, Lee counties
Six made landfall in the United States. Only one of those hit Florida, something officials are thankful for as the season comes to a close.
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Environmentalists display clean cars at state Capitol
Several environmental groups will display cars in the courtyard of the State Capitol that would meet a new clean emissions standard being proposed by Gov.
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The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Aaron Deslatte column: Can 'sin' taxes be ...
Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 30--It's been two decades since Tallahassee imposed an across-the-board tax increase to pay for classrooms, health care, prisons and roads.
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Gay Marriage Supporters Say 'Gay is the New Black'
Gay is the new black, say the protest signs and magazine covers, casting the gay marriage battle as the last frontier of equal rights for all.
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Grandparents hold vigil for missing girl
The grandparents of a 3-year old central Florida girl who has been missing since June will hold a candlelight vigil.
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Space shuttle landing detours to California
Dangerously high wind and a stormy sky prevented space shuttle Endeavour from returning to its home base in Florida on Sunday, and NASA ordered the astronauts to take a detour and land in sunny California.
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Hurricane season comes to end
Sunday marks the final official day of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. This year's season saw 16 named storms, eight of which were hurricanes.
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Floridians expected to brave cold, gridlock to see Obama inauguration
It will likely be cold, crowded and gridlocked, but many Floridians, and possibly Gov.
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Gov. Crist's Overdue Epiphany
Published: Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 28, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. F inally, Gov.
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3 Dead After Car Drives Into Path Of Train In Florida
Florida Highway Patrol says two men and one woman died when the Amtrak train hit the car Friday evening in Orlando.
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DProfile Now Available to Universities
Today, Beck Technology announces that their flagship software program, DProfile, will be donated to universities who request it for use in construction related coursework.
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Floridians' travel and highway fatalities are down for 2008
Published: Friday, November 28, 2008 at 8:08 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 28, 2008 at 8:08 p.m. High gas prices forced many motorists to cut back this year on the size of their vehicles and travel ...
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Lawyers hope for gag order in Caylee case today
A judge on Tuesday delayed ruling on a wide-ranging gag order in the case of Casey Anthony, who is charged with killing her 3-year-old daughter, Caylee, FLORIDA TODAY news partner WKMG Local 6 reports.
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