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    <title>Florida News for Washington Bureau</title>
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          <title>Florida congressman suggests splitting tanker contract</title>
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                    An influential member of Congress from Florida has asked the Air Force to consider splitting its controversial $35 billion contract for new refueling tankers in two.
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          <title>Georgia&#8217;s Request To Reduce Water Flows Questioned</title>
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                    Why did Georgia's governor ease Atlanta lawn-watering restrictions in February, a Florida officials asks.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-08T14:45:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Congress Wrestles With Dueling GI Bills</title>
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                    Different approaches to renewing educational benefits for service men and women.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T11:05:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Gulf Coast Lawmakers Want Changes To Nat&#8217;l Flood Bill</title>
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                    A Senate bill to renew the national flood insurance program is expected to reach a final vote this week, but not before lawmakers from Florida and other Gulf Coast states try to rewrite it. 
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          <pubDate>2008-05-07T08:27:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>They Run For Office And Lose&#8212;Again And Again</title>
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                    But perennial wannabees for Congress and other offices can play important roles, experts say.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-02T18:21:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Small businesses upset by Medicare changes</title>
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                    Medicare recipients may soon get a break on the cost of wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds and other medical equipment, but some suppliers warn that the more affordable equipment will come at the cost of patient care.  
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          <pubDate>2008-05-02T15:31:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Congressman Wants Help For Transferred Service Members&#8217; Mortgages</title>
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                    Service men and women rotated to new duty stations finding it harder to find buyers for their houses. A Florida congressman asks the Defense Secretary how Congress can help.
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          <pubDate>2008-05-01T13:52:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Legislation Requires Reporting Of War Zone Rapes</title>
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                    Contractors would have to report assaults on their female employees under Senate defense bill.
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          <title>Florida Latinos Protest At Nat&#8217;l Democratic Party HQs</title>
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                    Their state's presidential delegates should count, say the demonstrators, many of whom are Hillary Clinton backers.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-30T14:07:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain Health Care Plan: Tax Credits For Insurance</title>
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                    Sen. John McCain sketched the outlines of his health care proposals Tuesday in a major speech in Tampa, pushing a reform program that seeks to enhance market competition and end reliance on employer-provided health insurance.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-30T09:25:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fema Eases Hurricane Shelter Rules For Florida</title>
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                    Federal agency grants waiver on 'tornado-proofing.'
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          <pubDate>2008-04-29T13:33:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Florida, Michigan Dems Get Hearing On Delegate Appeals</title>
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                    Hearing set for May 31 in D.C. could determine whether Hillary Clinton gets any benefit from her primary wins in those states.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-25T18:27:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton&#8217;s Pa. Win Boosts Pressure To Solve Florida, Michigan Votes</title>
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                    The spotlight intensified on Florida and on Democratic Party superdelegates Wednesday, after Hillary Rodham Clinton's momentum-generating win in the Pennsylvania primary.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-25T10:45:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Petraeus To Get Broader Command</title>
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                    What does his new appointment mean for Tampa-based Centcom, and Bush policy in Iraq and Iran?
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          <pubDate>2008-04-23T19:05:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Southern states lauded for investment in pre&#45;kindergarten</title>
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                    With state governments pressed for money, many Southeast governors are drawing praise from an education advocacy organization for setting aside more money for pre-kindergarten programs.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-23T14:30:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Review Of DNC Action Should Not Be Secret, Fla. Senator Says</title>
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                    But an internal legal opinion regarding party's action to strip Florida's of delegates remains under wraps.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-21T17:55:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Congressional Race Dollars Reflect Uneven Playing Field</title>
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                    Republican Adam Putnam and other Tampa area U.S. House incumbents have raised ten times as much as challengers; national numbers also show great disparity.<img src="http://www.mgwashington.com/images/uploads/user_photos/0229putnam1.jpg" width="190" height="190" />
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          <pubDate>2008-04-18T18:44:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Southeast Water Wars Simmer Despite Federal Intervention</title>
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                    New federal plan applauded in Georgia, but prompts anger and concern Iin Florida and Alabama
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          <pubDate>2008-04-16T09:29:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fla., Mich. Construction Workers First Picket, Then Meet With DNC Officials</title>
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                    They are upset over stalemate involving their state's presidential delegates.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T17:32:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain To Visit Areas &#8216;Far Removed From Prosperity&#8217;</title>
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                    Pokes at Obama's 'bitter' comments; Says there must not be any forgotten parts of America
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          <pubDate>2008-04-14T11:17:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Immigration Debate Disappears From Presidential Race</title>
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                    McCain's emergence as GOP's standard-bearer helps take issue off of table. But it could play out in congressional races.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-11T15:44:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fla. Senators Press Petraeus Over Iraq Progress, Iran Actions</title>
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                    Fla.'s Nelson wonders if Iraq political fragmentation is lessening; Martinez worries about Iran-backed violence.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-08T13:02:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Panel May Be Asked To Reconsider Fla. Dem Delegate</title>
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                    The same committee that stripped Florida of its presidential delegates may soon be asked to modify or undo that action.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-08T07:52:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Fla. Seeks Break On Hurricane Shelter Rule</title>
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                    Added costs of tornado-proofing puts projects at risk, officials say
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          <pubDate>2008-04-07T12:21:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Dems Ask: Will McCain&#8217;s &#8216;Biographical Tour&#8217; Leave Out Keating Scandal?</title>
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                    DNC points out that as McCain plans big stop today in Jacksonville, Wednesday was Keating Five anniversary
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          <pubDate>2008-04-03T13:28:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Dean Says Florida Delegate Flap Will Be Resolved</title>
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                    Democratic National Committee chairman had been taking hard-line stand against seating delegates at party's convention.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-02T19:01:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Update: Report says Southeast does poorly in caring for children</title>
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                    When it comes to a child&#8217;s well being, a new report says where he or she lives may make a big difference.
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          <pubDate>2008-04-02T13:31:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Dean Optimistic Florida Delegate Flap Will Be Resolved</title>
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                    So optimistic, he says hotel rooms in Denver have even been booked for Floridians.
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                    Some question whether Barack Obama, the Democratic front-runner, will spend the huge amounts of campaign time and money it takes to fight for Florida if he becomes the nominee.
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                    They call Boeing's attacks on Air Force's awarding of a $35 billion tanker contract to another bidder "scurrilous." Contract could mean $500 million a year for Florida companies.<br />

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                    Florida senator had preceded Alphonso Jackson in the job.
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                    Democrat Nelson wants to revamp voting, scrap Electoral College.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-27T09:29:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    But how long will Floridians give if they have no say on the party's Democratic nominee?
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                    Tampa Bay area House members disclose their budget earmark requests.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-25T19:06:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    How did we get into this mess? Florida Democrats are asking that as they watch their national party threaten not to count the state's presidential primary, and watch the two candidates battle over whether it should count.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-24T12:30:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    11th Circuit Panel upholds Democratic Party's right to manage its own affairs.
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                    Detroit newspaper quotes state Senate Leader as saying deal could not be reached. Now, both Florida and Michigan have abandoned the idea.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-20T16:01:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Hoping to give Florida a say in the Democratic presidential primary race, two state senators offered another compromise plan Wednesday to divide up the state's national convention delegates between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-20T10:03:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Even members of panel that originally stripped the two states of their delegates want that move undone.
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                    Say solution to state's presidential delegate dilemma will have to come from national party
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                    A re-do primary in Florida is not likely, despite Michigan's moves do so.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-14T19:17:01-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Even as she outlined the details Thursday, the Florida Democratic Party chairwoman said a plan for a mail-in revote in the presidential primary seems unlikely to get the support to move forward.
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                    Florida's Democratic Party continued to move toward setting a mail-in revote in its presidential primary, as a vehement public debate involving both campaigns and most top state party leaders erupted Wednesday.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-13T13:58:01-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Florida's Democratic congressional delegation issued a joint statement Tuesday night opposing any revote in the state's presidential primary, throwing what appeared to be a major roadblock in front of the state party's efforts for a mail-in revote.
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                    Facing a decision deadline this week - maybe today - Florida Democrats frantically sought to figure out Monday whether and how they can conduct a mail-in revote of the state's Democratic presidential primary.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-11T08:56:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Friday he'll seek legislative approval for the state to administer a mail-in Democratic primary revote.
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          <pubDate>2008-03-10T08:48:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    The quandary over the Florida and Michigan Democratic presidential primaries dominated the political talk shows Sunday but with no apparent progress.
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                    Could Florida Democrats be called back to the polls for another primary vote that could decide the Clinton-Obama race?  More support surfaced for that idea Thursday, in spite of what appeared to be insurmountable obstacles - chiefly, who would pay the cost, probably $20 million or more.
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                    Florida and Michigan congressional Democrats met Wednesday evening to discuss holding second Democratic primary votes to choose delegations acceptable to the national party.
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                    GOP's Brown-Waite Explains Recent Absences
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                    Already in the minority, Rep. Adam Putnam of Florida and other Republican leaders are dealing with departures, dire predictions for races this fall.<img src="http://www.mgwashington.com/images/uploads/user_photos/0229putnam1.jpg" width="210" height="210" />
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                    Republicans, already in the minority, stand to lose more House seats in the fall.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-28T16:06:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Two Florida Democrats challenging the national Democratic Party's disavowal of the Florida primary will get a federal appeals court hearing on their lawsuit.
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                    A resolution to the regional water wars the three states have fought the past 20 years doesn&#8217;t look good. 
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                    Likely GOP presidential nominee McCain says he never had romantic relationship with lobbyist from firm with Tampa connections.
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                    The lobbying firm with a big Tampa-connection that employs the woman linked by a New York Times to a relationship eight years ago with John McCain has just gone on the offensive, calling the newspaper&#8217;s story "a campaign of character assassination."
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                    Tampa-connected political figure is the boss of the lobbyist at center of brewing scandal sparked by NY Times story. McCain responds in news conference this morning.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-20T23:39:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Democrats nationwide are worried that the nearly tied nomination battle between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama is headed for a disputed outcome, threatening their chances to win November's election.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-18T11:18:01-04:00</pubDate>
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                    They are not feeling very 'super' because their votes likely won't count.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-15T19:59:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama scrap over every convention delegate in a nomination race that's virtually tied, they're arguing over whether delegates chosen by the Florida vote should be seated and their votes counted at August's nominating convention.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-14T11:41:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain&#8217;s Opposition to Catastrophe Fund Draws Fire</title>
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                    Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who has been campaiging for McCain, gets an earful from Rep. Ron Klein of Florida. 
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          <pubDate>2008-02-13T04:40:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Unless Florida's delegates are counted, Clinton backer says turmoil in tight race with Obama could ensue
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          <pubDate>2008-02-08T18:43:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    GAO study finds 'rasonable assurance' that voting machines malfunctions did not alter results.
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                    Names Of Potential 2010 Foes Being Floated
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          <pubDate>2008-02-07T21:24:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Rep: Furor Over My Calling Puerto Ricans &#8216;Foreign&#8217; Overblown</title>
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                    Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite says the point was that Puerto Ricans don't pay federal income tax, so they shouldn't get rebate.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-07T18:34:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Will Florida and Michigan Have Dem Primary Do&#45;Overs?</title>
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                    With Clinton and Obama neck-and-neck, will these two states seek to make their delegates count?
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          <pubDate>2008-02-06T18:41:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Dollars stacked up in 2007, despite late-year boycott of state.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-05T19:48:01-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Prez&#8217; Budget Plan Contains Everglades Funding</title>
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                    Money for new VA hospital in Central Fla., also included.
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          <pubDate>2008-02-04T11:47:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    While the Florida primary may have established John McCain as the Republican front-runner, political experts predict few people will likely remember much about Tuesday's primary.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-31T10:22:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Clinton Hails &#8216;Vote Of Confidence&#8217; Over Rival Obama</title>
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                    With no delegates at stake, Obama camp downplays Florida vote.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-30T06:41:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Solidifies Comeback in Fla. Primary
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          <pubDate>2008-01-30T06:31:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    She says Tuesday primary matters; he says Florida has 'no role'
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          <pubDate>2008-01-28T07:32:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Should a presidential candidate celebrate a victory in an primary where no campaigning was allowed, and no delegates were at stake?<br />
 
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          <pubDate>2008-01-27T16:03:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Arizona senator still opposes national insurance backstop for hurricane-prone states like Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-27T13:28:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Florida's Sen. Mel Martinez Strongly Backs McCain; Romney Says Effect Will Be &#8216;Modest.' It's a major setback for Rudy Giuliani.
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          <title>Clinton Reaffirms Pledge To Boycott Florida</title>
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                    Clinton says she will fight to give state representation at party's convention, though.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-25T12:40:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>GOP Debate Mixes Compliments With Testiness</title>
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                    Last face-off before vote is mostly civil.<br />

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                    Lead is narrow over McCain.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-24T15:24:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Romney&#8217;s Wife Promotes Him as Great Father, Husband: Predicts Democrats Will Nominate Hillary</title>
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                    Ann Romney doesn't like to talk about politics, but she did tell a crowd of about 125 that her husband, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is the kind of man who loves his family.
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                    A last-ditch plea by Florida Democrats to allow their presidential candidates to campaign in Florida this weekend - including a televised debate Sunday - seems unlikely to get a positive response.
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          <title>Romney Says His Biz Resume Gives Him The Edge</title>
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                    But will economic issues trump national security concerns in Florida's GOP primary?
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          <title>Huckabee Scales Back Florida Campaign</title>
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                    Plagued by an empty bank account, GOP presidential contender Mike Huckabee has cut back his Florida schedule to a bare minimum and may be aiming his campaign at Super Tuesday on Feb. 5 rather than the Sunshine State on Jan. 29.
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                    No one will work harder to protect our shores AND our pocketbooks, he now says his new Florida TV ad.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-23T10:49:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>McCain&#8217;s Iraq War Stances Challenged in New Video</title>
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                    Was McCain really a great critic of the early war strategy? Democrats say no.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-22T21:07:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>Democrats&#8217; Pact To Boycott Florida Cracking</title>
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                    Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun a battle over Florida despite their promise to boycott the state, raising the possibility the pledge may break down.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-22T12:04:00-04:00</pubDate>
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          <title>For Fla. GOP Primary Voters, Is It the Economy or the War?</title>
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                    It's a question of emphasis for presidential hopefuls.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-21T21:25:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    The Florida Legislature's decision last spring to move the state's presidential primary to Jan. 29 has been wildly successful, in the opinions of almost everybody. Not quite everybody, though.
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                    As the other GOP candidates join Rudy Giuliani in Florida, the nation's eyes turned to the Jan. 29 Sunshine State primary.
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                    Will McCain take firm hold on party's presidential front-runner status?
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                    Florida Republican Mel Martinez and Democratic Bill Nelson urge voter participation in their state's Jan. 29 primary, despite penalties imposed by both national parties.
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                    Florida's representative Bill Young is unsettled by GOP retirements.
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                    Mitt Romney's win Tuesday in Michigan keeps his candidacy alive for the Jan. 29 Florida primary, but further confuses the question of who's the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
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                    Clinton camp denies she will break pledge not to campaign in state before Florida's Jan. 29 primary
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                    Rudy Giuliani brought his anti-tax, anti-terrorism campaign message to the Tampa Bay area Monday as polls showed the Florida primary, which Giuliani must win, turning into a four-way dead heat.
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                     New poll shows state's Jan. 29 GOP primary race is now a four-way tie, with big gains by John McCain.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-14T11:20:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Clinton spokesman earlier seemed to suggest she might campaign there before state's Jan. 29 primary, but misspoke, says campaign.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-09T15:11:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Democrat Bill Nelson not satisified with responses from Pentagon and State Department about alleged attack on Tampa woman, and other women.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-08T16:02:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    State's primary could be pivotal for GOP and Democratic presidential races.
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          <pubDate>2008-01-04T20:46:00-04:00</pubDate>
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                    Four Democrats are already vying to unseat Tampa area freshman GOP Rep. Gus Bilirakis this fall.
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                     Ice caps melting? Iran? Mark Foley's successor says he's in Congress to worry more about his constituents.
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