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August 28, 2002
Candidates attack Bush, not each other
PALM BEACH GARDENS -- In the lone debate before the Sept. 10 primary election, the Democratic Party's three candidates for governor spoke Tuesday night with one voice.
Barley swears oath authentic, ending lawsuit
Agriculture candidate Mary Barley says in a deposition she signed a qualifying oath.
Group seeks slow Panhandle growth
Activists want a one-year delay on work by the St. Joe Co., the state's largest landowner.
Brothers say murder confessions were lies
The teens now say they lied early in the case to protect a co-defendant.
Average SAT score slips
TALLAHASSEE -- The average Florida score on the SAT college entrance exam edged down for the third year in 2002, data released Tuesday show.
New tag supports terror-fighting fund
TALLAHASSEE -- Fighting terrorism doesn't have to involve a gun, a tank or a Special Forces agent. Starting Sept. 11, it's as easy as renewing your license plate.
Battle on Medicaid abortions resumes
TALLAHASSEE -- After bouncing from court to court for nearly a decade, a legal battle over Medicaid funding of abortions landed temporarily before an administrative judge Tuesday.
Reno wins debate because of lead, not responses
She projected little energy, rarely smiled and stumbled over her words a few times. But Janet Reno won the only televised debate in the Democratic gubernatorial primary by default.
Excerpts from Democratic debate
The following are excerpts from Tuesday's gubernatorial debate in Palm Beach Gardens between former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, Tampa lawyer Bill McBride and state Sen. Daryl Jones of Miami:
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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