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Milk Party Gets Moving for Florida's Kids
September 6, 2010 -- Labor Day marked the first of 15 rallies by the Children's Movement of Florida. Also known as the Milk Party, the bipartisan effort seeks to invest more in kids, and is working to turn out major numbers at the rallies to demonstrate that voters agree.
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Candidates Spend Monday Laboring for Votes
September 6, 2010 -- Several of the candidates for statewide office campaigned in Central Florida Monday.
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Bud Chiles Drops Out of Governors Race
September 2, 2010 -- Lawton "Bud" Chiles III confirmed Thursday he will drop his bid for Florida governor.
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Florida Assembles Projected Employment Picture as Jobless Rates Jump
August 31, 2010 -- Healthcare and education are among the top industries for jobs in Florida, according to analysts working to forecast job growth. The project comes at a time when more than a million eligible workers in the state remain unemployed.
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Tropical Storm Fiona Forms in Atlantic
August 30, 2010 -- The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Fiona has formed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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McCollum Cedes GOP's Governor Nomination, No Endorsement Yet
August 26 -- Attorney General Bill McCollum has ceded the Republican gubernatorial nomination to former healthcare executive Rick Scott. However, it's going to take more than that for Scott to win McCollum's support in the November election.
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New Poll: Sink Leads Scott in FL Governor's Race
August 25 -- A new poll shows the Democratic candidate for Florida's governor, current state Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, has benefited from the bitter GOP gubernatorial primary. The survey shows Sink holding a seven-point lead over her newly elected Republican opponent, Rick Scott.
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Scott Tries for Unity as McCollum So Far Refuses to Help
August 25 - Millionaire and first-time politician Rick Scott is now the GOP candidate for governor after winning the most expensive primary race in state history. But questions remain about his ability to bring the party together in November.
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Contests Set for Grayson, Kosmas Congressional Races
August 25 - Former Republican State Senator Daniel Webster has won the right to take on Democratic Congressman Alan Grayson in November. His decisive primary win was in contrast to the close race that gave State Representative Sandy Adams the GOP nomination for the seat now held by Democrat Suzanne Kosmas.
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Orange County Mayor's Race Heads to Runoff
August 25 -- Former Orange County Commissioner Teresa Jacobs came out on top last night in the hotly-contested race for County Mayor, but she's not done campaigning yet. She will have to face current Commissioner Bill Segal in a November runoff.
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