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Fla. report: Mandatory student insurance a benefit
A legislative report says Florida's public university students would benefit in several ways if they were required to have health insurance. Comment?
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Space shuttle Endeavour moves to VAB
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... time Endeavour is scheduled to make it. The shuttle is expected to roll out to launch pad 39A on Jan. 6. PHOTO : By Florida Today's Todd Halvorson. Comment?
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GRAPHIC COURTESY FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Depot design a ' DeBary will be the northern terminus of SunRail, possibly as soon as 2012 or 2013. Comment?
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Pre-Christmas Marco Beach Bash Targets Thousands
... a slow week, implemented a "Fantasy Fest," and turned it into the busiest week of the year for the popular South Florida destination. "Our long-term goal is to do the same thing during the week before Christmas," Pfeffer said. "We're hoping to bring ... Comment?
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Senator Jim DeMint: "I Need Some New Republicans"
... conservative type candidates against Republican establishment figures. For example, he's backing Marco Rubio in Florida against Charlie Crist and Chuck DeVote in California instead of Carly Fiorina. Watch his comments below and the key transcription ... Comment?
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PETA stages subdued protest outside West Palm Beach school
... when they learn the circus is coming to town. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to the South Florida Fairgrounds Dec. 23-28. Circus officials could not be reached for comment early this afternoon. "I did object that elementary ... Comment?
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Florida GOP chairman gets confidence vote but rebellion still simmers
Republican Party of Florida chairman Jim Greer got a strong vote of confidence Thursday, but the rebellion against him continued to fester, with a longtime party fundraiser calling for his resignation. Comment?
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35 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit?
... mother, Betty Reed says she always believed in her son's innocence, but it wasn't until the Innocence Project of Florida was able to get a court-ordered DNA that authorities started to believe they might have the wrong man. Polk State Attorney Jerry ... Comment?
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Two men, two deaths; two very different lives
... the other side of the country from his family. How he came to die alone in the cooling temperatures of a Northwest Florida fall. My heart is broken for the families of both men. I almost cried when I read that Mike Blanchard had died. He leaves a ... Comment?
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... that the rate of Vibrio vulnificus illnesses be reduced by 60 percent, was not met, with the four reporting states, Florida, Texas, Louisiana and Alabama, instead achieving a 35.2 percent illness reduction rate. As a result, said Heil, Gulf states ... Comment?
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Casey Anthony's attorney to argue for private jail visits
... suspect Casey Anthony - can expect behind bars. Video cameras routinely record inmates in common areas of Central Florida jails for security. Telephone calls also are screened and recorded. The only time inmates can expect some privacy is when they ... Comment?
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Hot Tip on Cold Case: Fugitive Arrested Nearly a Decade After Murder
... Levy. Information was developed that Levy was in Jamaica and a joint effort ensued to bring Levy back to South Florida to face his charges. Finally on Thursday, December 10, 2009, Levy arrived back in Fort Lauderdale where he was taken into custody. ... Comment?
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TPO resolves second round of stimulus projects
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Article reprints available. Find out more. Florida Department of Transportation Dist. Comment?
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Meninak breaks bread with ground breaker
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... Tappouni (middle) during the organization's recent meeting. Tappouni was named the Small Business Administration's 'Florida Small Business Person of the Year' for 2009, with her story being quite educational said Meninak President Bunky Johnson ... Comment?
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Enjoy the Intracoastal? Thank FIND
... requiring action from the Commission. However, a 15-minute presentation from Doug Roche, executive director of the Florida Inland Navigation District, may have been just as beneficial as an agenda filled with action items. The taxing authority has ... Comment?
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Tampa man's wish to be frozen after death prompts fight over autopsy
... to court to sort out the legal, religious and emotional complications in a case that may be the first of its kind in Florida. Cynthia Miller, 42, says her brother didn't want to die. Plagued by bad health and living off disability payments after a ... Comment?
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Florida mortgage modifications lag behind rest of U.S.
Under President Barack Obama's program to reduce foreclosures, fewer than 35,000 troubled South Floridians have had their mortgages modified, less than 5 percent of those who qualify for help. Comment?
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Battle continues over J&R Outfitters hunting camp
... range in September 2008. Those complaints triggered an investigation of J&R Outfitters hunting lodge and the South Florida Shooting Sports gun range that resulted in a code enforcement action in October 2008. The land owners stand accused of failing ... Comment?
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Acting quickly was FSU's intention
A presidential search advisory committee at Florida State University met on Dec. Comment?
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Anthony's Lawyers Fight to Drop Death Penalty Option
... cries during a court hearing to try to stop prosecutors from seeking the death penalty. The defense team for the Florida mom charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony and misleading investigators about what happened are trying to ... Comment?
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