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Tuesday, July 6, 2004

Race has a certain diverse appeal
U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam faces a gay candidate, a Christian who opposes abortion and a world peace enthusiast.

After colorful past, sunken ship becomes state preserve
It was built as a gunboat and sank as a tramp steamer. It also helped Adm. Richard Byrd explore the Antarctic.

Boy attacked by shark still faces difficulties
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. - Three years after a shark nearly killed him in the Florida Panhandle, 11-year-old Jessie Arbogast is "growing like a weed" but still uses a wheelchair and has trouble communicating, his aunt says.

Husband kills wife in front of police station, later kills self
OCALA - A Central Florida Community College professor was fatally shot in front of Police Department headquarters by her husband, who fled and later took his own life.

Lawyers want to repeal gay adoption ban
The Florida Bar's family law section voted to fight the ban. The Bar's governors will decide whether it can proceed.

UF surgeons remove liver to cut out cancer
In the rare and intricate eight-hour surgery in April, they reimplanted the organ after reconstructing its blood vessels.

From AP's Florida news wire