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August 23, 2002


PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mayoral candidate Jim Fielding went ahead and used 250 campaign signs that misspelled his name in large letters, "Vote Jim FEILDING."

PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mayoral candidate Jim Fielding went ahead and used 250 campaign signs that misspelled his name in large letters, "Vote Jim FEILDING."

He said he couldn't afford to lose the $500 he spent, and "most people probably won't notice it."

Fielding said he missed the misspelling in a proof the signmaker sent him before the print job.

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