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February 11, 2002

The man behind TV's antitax ads
TALLAHASSEE -- Pat Roberts has been called dishonest by the president of the Florida Senate. Senators accuse him of spreading lies about a plan to change the tax system.

Air passenger charged with having plastic knife
WEST PALM BEACH -- A Palm Beach Gardens man has been arrested after trying to take a homemade 6-inch plastic knife aboard an American Airlines jetliner.

Guards trial may not be clear-cut
There is little doubt inmate Frank Valdes was fatally beaten in 1999, but convicting Florida State Prison guards, accused in the death, may not be easy.

Key details of state's case
Here are some of the more important elements in the state's case against former prison guards Timothy A. Thornton, Charles A. Brown and Jason P. Griffis:


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