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Anthrax Death Suit Can Advance - St. Petersburg Times
tallahassee — the florida supreme court ruled thursday that the widow of a lantana man who died in 2001 after inhaling anthrax spores can sue the federal government over whether it secured its biological weapons materials. maureen stevens, wife of ...
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Third Annual Sunshine State Venture Challenge (florida Collegiate Business Plan Competition) Held On October 23rd And ...
the third annual florida collegiate business plan competition, "the sunshine state venture challenge," was held october 23-24 at the courtyard orlando lake buena vista in the marriott village in orlando, fla. universities that participated in the event included florida atlantic university, florida international university, rollins college, university of central florida, university of florida, ...
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Third Annual Sunshine State Venture Challenge (florida Collegiate Business Plan Competition) Held On October 23rd And ...
orlando, fla.----the third annual florida collegiate business plan competition, “the sunshine state venture challenge,” was held october 23-24 at the courtyard orlando lake buena vista in the marriott village in orlando, fla.
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Democrats Muscle Into Gop Turf In Florida - St. Petersburg Times
a supporter tries to get a photo with democratic presidential nominee barack obama after a rally thursday in sarasota. "you can do it sarasota. you can do it florida. we can decide it right here in five days' time,'' he told 13,000 people thursday in ...
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Mccain, Obama Target Traditionally Republican States Now In Play - Los Angeles Times
reporting from sandusky, ohio, and sarasota, fla. -- underscoring john mccain's uphill battle for the presidency, the arizona senator and his democratic rival barack obama today both campaigned in republican-leaning states that are up for grabs this ...
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Obama Hits Florida As Battle For State Intensifies
with six days left before election day, democratic presidential nominee barack obama was in florida on wednesday, a critical swing state. obama and his running mate joe biden held a get-out-the-vote rally at the bankatlantic center in sunrise.
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State Officials Raise Awareness Of Florida's Safe Haven Law
florida parents who do not want to keep their babies have seven days to drop off the newborn at a safe location -- no questions asked, state authorities said.
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Mccain, Obama Make Swing State Appeals - Cbs News
(ap) the election in sight and the economy reeling, barack obama and john mccain fought over causes, cures and the final votes that will make one of them president. obama tied mccain to president bush and said americans are paying a steep price for ...
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Pages 1 2 3 - Salon
the following year, when carney proposed a local gun-control measure, palin organized with chryson to smother the nascent plan in its cradle. carney's proposed ordinance would have prohibited residents from carrying guns into schools, bars, hospitals ...
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Mccain Works To Keep Florida Red
john mccain criss-crossed florida on wednesday, trying to keep the state in the republican column as some supporters worried about whether he can catch the better-funded barack obama.
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Florida High Court Rules For Widow Of Boca Anthrax Victim
the widow of a palm beach county man who died after ingesting anthrax can go forward with her lawsuit against the government and a private research lab thanks to a florida supreme court ruling released thursday.
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Florida Only State Blocking Gao From Study Of Access For Aging ... - Senior Journal
senators kohl and feinstein, who is chairman of the committee on rules and administration, requested the gao to conduct the study, which will examine actions states are taking to facilitate voting for people with disabilities and residents of long ...
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Obama Approaches Lawmaker About White House Post, 17th Ld-writethru - Guardian Unlimited
associated press writers= washington (ap) - barack obama's campaign has approached illinois rep. rahm emanuel about possibly serving as white house chief of staff, officials said thursday as the marathon presidential race entered its final, frenzied ...
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Gore To Campaign For Obama In Florida
florida was more trick than treat for al gore in 2000, yet the former vice president is heading to the state on halloween to campaign for barack obama.
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Florida Board Weighs Stricter California Emission Standards
tallahassee -- trying to find ways to curb global warming, state environmental officials are considering a controversial plan that would lead to florida adopting california-style limits on vehicle emissions.
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Yes, He Can Barack Obama Should Be Able To Disclose His Small-dollar ... - Slate
barack obama with supporters in florida barack obama refuses to release the names of the 2 million-plus people who have given his campaign less than $200. according to campaign officials, it would be too difficult and time-consuming to extract this ...
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Mccain, Obama Cite Economy's Decline To Boost Their Arguments - Bloomberg
oct. 30 (bloomberg) -- presidential candidates john mccain and barack obama each used today's report of a shrinking u.s. economy to argue that their proposals for taxes and spending would put the country back on the path to growth. reacting to a ...
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Psychiatric Solutions Announces Trauma Champion In The State Of Florida Awarded To The Late David Guymon, Former Ceo ...
franklin, tenn.----psychiatric solutions, inc. today announced that the late david guymon was named trauma champion in the state of florida for 2008 at the many faces of trauma conference sponsored by the university-community trauma research group, louis de la parte florida mental health institute, university of south florida .
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Us Army Corp To Rewrite Lanier Guidelines
earlier this year the federal government attempted to mediate the decades old tri-state tug of water between georgia, florida and alabama. governing the release of water from lake lanier is a fifty year old set of rules.
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Vote Watchdogs Warn Of Troubles On Election Day - Los Angeles Times
reporting from washington and los angeles -- counting down to an election day expected to draw a record-shattering turnout, voting-rights watchdogs are sounding the alarm that a repeat of the florida fiasco of 2000 could occur in any of a dozen ...
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