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Bush's drilling deal shields Glades, gulf

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Preventing drilling for natural gas off Pensacola will cost $115-million, and blocking new oil wells in South Florida will cost $120-million.

Questions linger on extent of deals' protection
Is it worth it? Will the taxpayer get a bang for all those bucks?

State lawmaker is accused of operating illegal cemetery
Two companies in which a House member is an officer are accused of violating state law 556 times.

Records: Police received abuse report before boy's death
Authorities say the abuse complaint in the case of a 4-year-old boy was vague. He was killed a month later.

Supplier of voting machines purchased
Local officials say De La Rue's purchase of Sequoia should not affect the touch-screen voting service.

Democrats lose round in redistricting fight
They wanted to quiz under oath the lawmakers who drew the map, but federal judges said no.