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Click for coverage of the 2003 Florida Legislature

March 22, 2003

House has peculiar notion of 'principled'
Hardly a day goes by in Johnnie Byrd's Florida House of Representatives that you don't hear about "principled leadership," typically defined as "cutting the size and scope of government" and "living within our means."

Iraq: Son waits while mommy is at war
Officer Michelle Petersen of Pensacola cares for 3-year-old when his mother is called to duty.

Around the state: Hijacked Cuban airliner seized to help pay award
MIAMI -- The ex-wife of a Cuban spy had a hijacked Cuban airliner seized Friday so she could collect part of a $27.1-million court award she won against Cuba under an antiterrorism law.

DNA tests cast doubt on death row case
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A man sent to death row for the murder of an 11-year-old girl could get a new trial because DNA tests show the hairs used to link him to the crime did not belong to the victim, an attorney said Friday.

Data company sues state House
The vendor says it was never paid. The House says the data system never worked correctly.

House approves medical malpractice bill
The $250,000 limit on pain and suffering damages will likely stall in the Senate.

Legislature: Third time a charm for Greyhound bill?
Today is the 19th day of the 60-day session.

'We are ... Romeo and Juliet'
Ordered to part, two teens leave a final note and step in front of a train.

Father denies son linked to terror
MIRAMAR -- While a worldwide hunt continued Friday for a man thought to be an al-Qaida terrorist, the suspect's father insisted that his long-absent son has no links to violent extremists.

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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