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Jackpots for Florida Lotto, Powerball grow - MiamiHerald.com border=

Jackpots for Florida Lotto, Powerball grow - MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.com
No one matched all six numbers in either the Florida Lotto or multistate Powerball drawings Saturday night, sending the jackpots for both games higher.
Sun-Sentinel.com
Lehigh Acres Citizen
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Divided Florida House OK's budget plan - MiamiHerald.com border=

Divided Florida House OK's budget plan - MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.com
The House and Senate, with their positions on taxes and gambling staked out, are heading for a showdown next week. BY MARY ELLEN KLAS TALLAHASSEE — With their resistance weakening against raising taxes and expanding gambling, the Florida House voted …
Wall Street Journal
Denver Post
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Pilot dies as plane splits Florida home in half - The Associated Press border=

Pilot dies as plane splits Florida home in half - The Associated Press

The Associated Press
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (AP) - A small plane sputtered and dove into a house shortly after taking off from a local airport Friday morning, slicing the home down the middle into two charred pieces.
The Associated Press
MiamiHerald.com
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Socially conservative bills stall in Florida Senate - MiamiHerald.com border=

Socially conservative bills stall in Florida Senate - MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.com
Socially conservative legislation is failing to make headway as lawmakers focus attention on the state budget squeeze, and Republicans can't count on enough support in the Senate.
Montana’s News Station
Forbes
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University of Florida Student Studying in Africa Dies in River - FOXNews border=

University of Florida Student Studying in Africa Dies in River - FOXNews

FOXNews
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A University of Florida student studying in southern Africa was found dead after getting caught in a river's strong current.
Gainesville Sun
AHN
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TaxWatch: Florida courts could save millions - Bizjournals.com border=

TaxWatch: Florida courts could save millions - Bizjournals.com

Bizjournals.com
Cost savings of between $34 million and $140 million could be achieved if cost efficiency standards were imposed on the circuit court system in Florida, a statewide nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute has found.
New York Times
The MIT Tech
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Steele issues call to action for Florida Republicans - MiamiHerald.com border=

Steele issues call to action for Florida Republicans - MiamiHerald.com

MiamiHerald.com
By Beth Reinhard and Robert Samuels The chairman of the national Republican party, Michael Steele, made his first official visit to Florida on Monday to try to staunch the party's backsliding in voter registration in the nation's largest battleground …
The News Herald
Sacramento Bee
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Amber Alert Canceled for Florida Girl, 12 - FOXNews border=

Amber Alert Canceled for Florida Girl, 12 - FOXNews

FOXNews
SATSUMA, Fla. - A missing 12-year-old girl has returned home, and the Amber Alert for her has been cancelled. According to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office, Sarah Norton returned to her house, and detectives will be interviewing her to see where she …
Bradenton Herald
Tampa Tribune
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Florida Voters Keep Gay Rights Law - Evening Bulletin border=

Florida Voters Keep Gay Rights Law - Evening Bulletin

Evening Bulletin
By Joe Murray, The Bulletin Gainesville, Fla. - Voters in Gainesville, Fla., went to the polls yesterday and decided to keep a city law banning discrimination among gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered residents would remain on the books.
MiamiHerald.com
On Top Magazine
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Florida puts tighter squeeze on spending - Tampabay.com border=

Florida puts tighter squeeze on spending - Tampabay.com

Tampabay.com
TALLAHASSEE - As Florida's finances continue to unravel, Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday froze 15 percent of state spending for the rest of this budget year.
The Voyager
MiamiHerald.com
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