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September 20, 2002

Former opponents stump for unity
Bill McBride, Janet Reno and Daryl Jones show a united front for the race against Republican Gov. Jeb Bush.

Broward official apologizes for voting mess
Ending a standoff, Broward County's election supervisor accepted the blame Thursday for problems with last week's primary and agreed to use up to 1,000 county workers to avoid further problems in the Nov. 5 general election.

Governor wants more classrooms
Jeb Bush offers a plan, criticized by Democrats, in the face of a November ballot initiative on class size.

Nurses want changes in office surgery rules
Recent rewrites in the rules, they say, may have contributed to a string of plastic surgery deaths.

Study: 'Missing' children overstated
MIAMI -- A list of almost 400 children under the state's care labeled as "missing" was exaggerated, a study by a statewide task force concludes. It said many of the children have been found, were chronic teenage runaways or ran from foster homes.

Around the state
Groups may sue EPA over dirty waters list changes

Official-reservist plans to govern by phone, laptop
ORLANDO -- As a citizen soldier, Bob Sindler wants to participate in America's democracy while defending it from foreign threats.

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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