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• TALLAHASSEE

  Analyst: Florida's sex-offender restrictions may be flawed

  The state's sex-offender residency restrictions might be counterproductive, according to an analyst.
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  CAMPAIGN 2010 | U.S. SENATE

  Marco Rubio attracting lots of small contributors

  Marco Rubio may be trailing Gov. Charlie Crist in Senate campaign contributions, but he considers it an advantage that he has attracted a multitude of small donors.

• RACE FOR GOVERNOR

  Alex Sink, Bill McCollum go after abusive debt collectors

  Gubernatorial rivals Alex Sink and Bill McCollum both proposed measures to crack down on debt collectors.

• GUBERNATORIAL RACE

  GOP senator enters Florida governor's race

  Paula Dockery, a Republican state senator from Lakeland who has never run for statewide office, joins the battle to be Florida's next governor.
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  BROWARD COUNTY

  Feds probe prominent Broward attorney Scott Rothstein

  Federal officials stepped up their probe into lawyer Scott Rothstein's business dealings as candidates who received contributions weighed returning the money.

• FLORIDA POLITICS

  Poll: Florida independent voters moving to right

  A recent poll has shown that independent voters, who seemed to favor Democrats last year, are now siding more with Republicans.
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  FORWARD LOOK | U.S. SENATE RACE

  Marco Rubio warming up Panhandle voters

  Marco Rubio, the first Cuban-American Republican from Miami to seek statewide office, got a warm reception from Panhandle voters during a campaign swing last week.

• PUBLIC OPINION

  Jeb Bush overshadows Charlie Crist in poll

  Almost three years after leaving office, Jeb Bush remains popular among large groups of Floridians. That could spell trouble for Gov. Charlie Crist's campaign for the U.S. Senate.
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  POLITICS

  Voters' love affair with Gov. Charlie Crist cools off

  Gov. Charlie Crist's political troubles are reflected in new poll numbers that show even most fellow Republicans don't like the job he's doing in Florida.

• POLL

  Poll: Economy colors Florida voters' top concerns

  A poll of Florida voters shows healthcare as the top issue, followed by unemployment -- with concerns for the economy a common link.

• Poll: Floridians oppose public option for healthcare

  In a state where 20 percent of the population is uninsured, voters are opposed to a major Democratic plan to provide more health care coverage, according to a Miami Herald/St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9 poll.

• SOUTH FLORIDA

  Biden touts accomplishments in South Florida stops

  Vice President Joe Biden visited South Florida on Thursday to raise funds for the Democratic Party.

• BROWARD MEDICAL EXAMINER

  Autopsy proves foster child hanged himself; why is a mystery

  The autopsy on 7-year-old foster child concludes Gabriel Myers hanged himself, though his reasons will forever remain unknown.

• FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT

  Ex-Attorney General Bob Butterworth to advise FPL on rate case

  Former Attorney General Bob Butterworth will advise FPL on its controversial request to increase base electric rates 30 percent.

• Biden speaks at South Florida fundraisers

  Vice President Joe Biden said President Barack Obama inherited a "god-awful mess" when he took office in January.

• PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

  PSC to hold off on votes for utility rate hikes

  Utility regulators delayed votes until January on $1.7 billion worth of rate increases sought by two electric companies.

• Utility regulators delay vote on rate increase

  Handing Gov. Charlie Crist a win, state utility regulators voted Tuesday to delay a decision on large rate increases sought by Progress Energy and Florida Power & Light.
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  MIAMI BEACH

  President Obama rallies Florida Democrats in Miami Beach

  In his second trip to Florida since his election, President Barack Obama told backers at a Miami Beach fundraiser not to worry about his critics: `I don't rattle.'

• Florida Democrats could face problems in midterm elections

  Last time President Barack Obama visited America's biggest battleground state, Florida's unemployment rate was nearly two points lower and his approval rating in the state nearly 20 points higher.

• ELECTION 2010

  Marco Rubio meets with Broward Republicans

  Marco Rubio framed himself as the true conservative choice for Senate in a speech Monday night.

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