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

September 2, 2002

Surge of minorities in new law schools
FAMU and FIU law schools debut with about 200 students. But arguments persist about their drawing more minorities to law.

Updating the accounting for consumer protection
Just what is consumer protection? That's shaping up to be a big question in Florida's race for commissioner of agriculture and consumer services as Democrat Mary Barley bashes incumbent Republican Charles Bronson for ignoring the issue.

Reno silent as lead narrows
LAKELAND -- Suddenly, Janet Reno was facing questions she never hoped to hear.

Abducted Florida girl found in Texas
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Investigators were headed to Texas on Sunday to pick up a 16-year-old girl snatched from her home by a man who has evaded authorities in three states, officials said.

Duo braves Atlantic for Sept. 11
KEY WEST -- Two personal watercraft riders roared away from here Sunday on a 1,600-mile journey bound for New York City to honor victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Dress code at 2 Miami high schools: uniforms
Miami Senior and Miami Springs are the first public high schools in the state to require uniforms.

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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