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

October 2, 2002

Women's votes could swing governor's race
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[Times photo: Krystal Kinnunen]
Women likely will outnumber men at the polls, and the candidates tailor their campaigns accordingly.
Libertarians run to build a brand name
Jason A. Downs wants voters in Hillsborough and Polk counties to make him the first Libertarian ever elected to the Florida House of Representatives.

Universities get low grades
The governor criticizes the report's findings, calling them inaccurate and inconsistent with the state's own data.

Bush: Execution to go on as scheduled
TALLAHASSEE -- Rigoberto Sanchez-Velasco is mentally competent and will be executed this morning as scheduled, Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday.

Around the state
Marion resident catches West Nile, has encephalitis

McBride backers think bias helped Bush in debate
They float suspicions that the governor was fed the questions in advance and was given extra rebuttal time.

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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