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Review the Times' day-by-day coverage of the 2002 Florida Legislature

August 3, 2002

Lucy Morgan
What other campaign surprises await us?
What fun. Now we can talk about our very own seven dwarfs.

Top stories
Cut! Manatees keep cameras from rolling

A waiver allowed filming of a chase in their waters. But the sea cows keep making cameos.

New secretary of state is an old hand
Jim Smith, who's held the job before and shepherded election reforms, replaces Harris.

10,000 amendment petition signatures lost
Replacing them by Tuesday is crucial to getting a higher education proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Ballot wording sparks worries
Critics are concerned that the wording on the primary ballot will lead to more voter confusion.

Wife's salary outstrips McBride's
The bank executive in 1999 earned five times the income of her husband, a gubernatorial candidate.

Welders to tackle shuttle fuel line cracks
CAPE CANAVERAL -- With the entire space shuttle fleet grounded this summer by fuel line cracks, NASA said Friday that it will weld the flawed plumbing and aim for a launch in late September.

From news highlights to highlighting hair
Marisleysis Gonzalez, who played a key role in the saga of her cousin Elian, has gotten past that and opened a hair salon.

From AP's Florida news wire
  • Hurricane Jeanne appears on track to hit Florida's east coast
  • Rumor mill working overtime after Florida hurricanes
  • Developments associated with Hurricanes Ivan and Jeanne
  • Four killed in Panhandle plane crash were on Ivan charity mission
  • Hurricane Frances caused estimated $4.4 billion in insured damage
  • Disabled want more handicapped-accessible voting machines
  • USF forces administrators to resign over test score changes
  • Man's death at Universal Studios ruled accidental
  • State child welfare workers in Miami fail to do background checks
  • Hurricane Jeanne heads toward southeast U.S. coast
  • Hurricane Jeanne spurs more anxiety for storm-weary Floridians
  • Mistrial declared in case where teen was target of racial "joke"
  • Panhandle utility wants sewer plant moved to higher ground
  • State employee arrested on theft, bribery charges
  • Homestead house fire kills four children, one adult
  • Pierson leader tries to cut off relief to local fern cutters
  • Florida's high court rules Terri's law unconstitutional
  • Jacksonville students punished for putting stripper pole in dorm
  • FEMA handling nearly 600,000 applications for help
  • Man who killed wife, niece, self also killed mother in 1971
  • Producer sues city over lead ball fired by Miami police
  • Tourism suffers across Florida after pummeling by hurricanes
  • Key dates in the life of Terri Schiavo
  • An excerpt from the unanimous ruling in the Schiavo case
  • Four confirmed dead after small plane crash in Panhandle
  • Correction: Disney-Cruise Line story

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