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February 25, 2003

Rep. Davis will travel to Cuba
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[Times photo: Michael Rondou]
He will become the first member of Florida's congressional delegation to visit the communist-run country.
Cuban exiles bend toward reform
As a Cuban dissident travels to gather support for peaceful change in Cuba, via a referendum on democratic reform, some hard-liners in the U.S. lighten up.

Bill would classify sexual predators
A group hopes a system classifying sexual predators from least to most dangerous will keep information about predators on the Internet.

Doctors try to reattach arm after gator attack
The Englewood woman whose arm was bitten off by an 8-foot alligator has surgery at Tampa General Hospital.

Democrats who seek presidency woo labor
Four members of the growing field of candidates make their pitch in South Florida.

Graham challenged on stalled court nominee
U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, a likely aspirant for the senator's job, calls on him to help confirm Miguel Estrada.

State to announce plan to shift library collection
Historians, academics and others oppose Bush's cost-cutting plan to disperse the collection.

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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