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

November 15, 2002

Boys plead guilty to third-degree murder in father's death
Alex and Derek King plead guilty to third-degree murder and will each serve less than 10 years in prising for beating their father to death with a baseball bat.

Cardenas to step aside as leader of state GOP
He helped guide the state party to substantial political gains. Now, veteran leader Al Cardenas says his time is up.

Jury favors payout of $24-million to widow
But the jury largely absolved the gun distributor of blame in a Palm Beach County teacher's shooting death.

Lotto jackpot rolls over
TALLAHASSEE -- No ticket matched all six numbers in Wednesday's Florida Lotto drawing so the jackpot will roll over to an estimated $14-million, lottery officials said Thursday.

Panel nominates four for vacancy on Supreme Court
All have trial experience, which no current justice has.

21 private colleges to get license tag
TALLAHASSEE -- Twenty-one private colleges in Florida are joining the parade of those seeking their own specialty license tags.

Around the state
Democratic legislator concedes loss in recount

Orlando shop owner charged with immigration violations
ORLANDO -- A federal prosecutor accused the owner of a chain of gift shops with employing illegal workers and a series of related charges.

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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