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

October 29, 2002

Candidates bask in light of stars
President Bush is coming to the bay area to campaign for his brother. President Clinton has provided help for McBride.

You need not be absent to vote absentee
For those who want to make sure their vote is counted, or for those who seek convenience, early voting is catching on.

Fundraising disparity hinders Sebesta foe
The novice Democrat can't buy much visibility in her race against the veteran GOP state senator.

Candidates run low-tech races
The three men running in state House District 53 are shaking hands, talking to voters and attending meetings.

Prison discrimination lawsuit starts
OCALA -- The white employees and supervisors at Marion and Lake county prisons had a shared sense of contempt for black workers, an attorney said Monday during opening statements of a discrimination trial.

Around the state
Bush, McBride seek Hispanic voters' support

Suit against EPA fights use of pesticide in Florida
Fenthion is key to fighting mosquito-borne diseases, officials say. But opponents claim it kills other wildlife.

15 seek Florida Supreme Court seat
The seat for 32 North Florida counties will be left open by Leander Shaw's retirement.

Candidates to get air waves for free
Giving free air timeto political candidates sounds like a pipe dream, so maybe it's appropriate that the idealists at Tampa community radio station WMNF-FM are offering just that.

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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