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

October 1, 2002

Mental questions delay 2 killers' executions
Gov. Jeb Bush said he granted the stays so the convicts' competencies could be examined.

Officials vow primary hassles unlikely to recur
MIAMI -- Elections officials assured a Miami-Dade County task force Monday that a new emphasis on training and troubleshooting would safeguard the Nov. 5 general election from problems that led to the county's botched primary.

Most jury candidates know details of fatal Broward crash
FORT LAUDERDALE -- More than 90 percent of the jury candidates called Monday for the trial of a former FBI agent charged with vehicular homicide and manslaughter said they already knew some details about the case.

Police unions jump on McBride
The state PBA group repeats its support for Bush and blasts his foe's fixation on education.

Strangers grieve for emaciated teen
PACE -- More than 150 mourners gathered in this Florida Panhandle town Monday for the funeral for 18-year-old Chester Lee Miller, though many never knew the malnourished youth before his death.

Rehab staffers can reject queries on Noelle Bush
A judge says the need to protect a patient's privacy outweighs police interest in how the governor's daughter acquired crack cocaine.

Pilots in DUI case also face negligence charge
MIAMI -- A new charge was filed Monday against two former America West pilots who were accused of being drunk while behind the controls of a jetliner preparing for takeoff at Miami International Airport July 1.

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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