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Ex-FBI Agent Faces Sentence For 1982 Slaying
Former FBI agent John Connolly is looking at hard time in a Florida prison for the mob-related 1982 slaying of a Miami gambling executive.
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Democrats call for House speaker's resignation
UPDATE: Here's the response from Sansom: "The elections are over but the partisan political attacks never stop.
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Authorities Explode Two Hoax Bombs Outside Florida Jail
Authorities have exploded the second of two hoax bombs placed outside a north Florida jail in less than 12 hours and have arrested one person in connection with the first incident.
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Judge Charles Canady to be sworn in to Florida Supreme Court
Appellate Judge Charles Canady, who as a congressman helped prosecute then-President Bill Clinton at his 1999 impeachment trial, is being sworn in as a justice of the Florida Supreme Court.
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US: Journalism students provide content for South Florida newspapers
The Sun Sentinel , Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post have announced a partnership with Florida International University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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Report: Florida May Top Crist's Renewable Energy Goal
A report delivered to state regulators says Florida can exceed Gov. Charlie Crist's goal for using renewable energy but only if everything goes right.
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Sour economy means more Fla. child abuse calls
The number of calls coming into the Florida Department of Children and Families child abuse hotline is up this year.
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Florida Cities Tops For Fatal Holiday Teen Crashes
Three Florida metro areas are tops for fatal car crashes involving teen drivers around the holidays.
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Deputies: Man throws hot pie in girlfriend's face
A Florida man has been charged with domestic battery after authorities say he slammed a hot sweet potato pie in his girlfriend's face during the couple's Thanksgiving dinner.
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Look for Obama to ease up on Cuba
Barack Obama will be the first American president in nearly 50 years to have a relatively free hand in deciding whether to ease punitive Cold War-era policies toward communist Cuba, and the foreign policy team ...
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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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