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State may decide today whether to appeal 'super size' ruling
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefRewrite it, appeal it; or do both. Such are the options for state leaders scrambling to react to a Leon County judge's decision to strike a proposed revamp of Florida's homestead exemption law from the Jan. 29 ballot. State officials today are...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), West Miami, Judges, Politics, Regional Authority
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Pari-mutuels, gambling opponents file dueling lawsuits over slots
and Mark Hollis Staff WritersThe fight over slot machines in Broward County will be a courtroom showdown with dueling lawsuits at opposite ends of the state. The county's four pari-mutuels filed suit Tuesday asking a Broward circuit judge to rule they have the legal right to start...Tags: Litigation, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Casino and Gambling Industry, Judges, Tourism and Leisure
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Text of Sen. Bob Graham's retirement announcement
The Associated PressThe following is U.S. Sen. Bob Graham's statement on Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, in Tallahassee announcing his retirement, after being introduced by his wife, Adele: ``Thank you my dear for that wonderful introduction. We had shared the journey of life now for...Tags: Bob Graham, World War II (1939-1945), Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Career and Workplace, Journalism
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Florida officials hope machines will cut errors
The Orlando SentinelIt wasn't dangling, dimpled or pregnant chads that cost Al Gore the presidency. It was thousands of discarded overvotes in which voters marked more than one candidate. Gore's ballot position was marked on 73,147 invalid overvoted ballots -- nearly...Tags: Local Elections, Polls, Politics, Florida State University, Orange County (Florida)
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ABC games, rhymes, songs help kids master reading later
Sentinel Staff WriterOnce children conquer the potty, they should tackle reading. Not real reading, of course -- that won't come for several years. But between ages 3 and 5, researchers say, children need to develop the skills that make reading possible. Their future...Tags: Entertainment, Schools, Houston, Children, Florida State University
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Ballots, rules, voter error led to 2000 election muddle, review shows
Tribune staff reportersThe most comprehensive study of the troubled presidential election in Florida shows the main culprits were simple and fixable: ballot design, inconsistent election rules and voter error. The yearlong review of the Florida election reveals that even if...Tags: Society, Local Elections, Polls, U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Politics
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GOP Has Lock on South, and Democrats Can't Find Key
Times Staff WriterThe generation-long political retreat of Democrats across the South is disintegrating into a rout. President Bush dominated the South so completely in last month's presidential election that he carried nearly 85% of all the counties across the region --...Tags: Arkansas, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), North Carolina, Walter Mondale, Local Elections
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Gore's lawyers pursue 'last chance' in Florida
Sun ReporterVice President Al Gore filed a brief with the Florida Supreme Court yesterday, asking it to overturn a judicial ruling that threw out his election challenge and to order an immediate manual recount of contested ballots that he believes will bring him...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Local Elections, Prosecution, Politics, Judges
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Rivals set for more battles
Sun ReporterFlorida's elections chief, after omitting new votes from Palm Beach County because a hand recount wasn't finished by yesterday's 5 p.m. deadline, declared Texas Gov. George W. Bush the winner of the state's heatedly contested presidential race and its...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Local Elections, Politics, Judges
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Gore makes plea for 'fair' count
Sun ReporterCasting his fight for the presidency as a defense of America's democratic values, Vice President Al Gore said in a nationally televised appeal last night that he is contesting the Florida election to guarantee that "the people's will" is heard....Tags: Local Elections, Tom Daschle, Polls, Judges, Politics
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Face to Face: A Conversation with Castell Bryant
The "Interim" president of FAMU is working hard to turn around the school's fortunes.
Q. I know it's early, but what do you think the record books will say about your tenure?
A. I wish I could tell you at this point. It's too early to say. I don't...Tags: Charity, Miami Dade College, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Nova Southeastern University
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Both sides claim edge in court
Sun ReporterDisplaying statistical charts and voting machines brimming with chads, two expert witnesses for Vice President Al Gore testified yesterday about the likelihood that a machine count of Election Day ballots overlooked votes for president. The testimony...Tags: Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Local Elections, Prosecution, Polls, Judges
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