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• LEGISLATURE 2010

  Real work, cash hunt collide

  For lawmakers in Tallahassee this week, many big questions remained unresolved, but fundraising for campaigns continued.
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  SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

  Tour of Scott Rothstein's office reveals gallery of who's who

  To show they `aren't hiding from the public,' lawyer Scott Rothstein's partners gave reporters a tour of his private office -- hours after federal agents seized 44 boxes of documents.

• POLITIFACT

  Gov. Charlie Crist backpedals on stimulus

  Gov. Charlie Crist, a U.S. Senate candidate, has been trying to distance himself from President Barack Obama and the federal stimulus package.

• FLORIDA HOUSE

  Fate of Ray Sansom probe on agenda

  A special House committee will decide whether to continue its investigation into former Speaker Ray Sansom.

• ADOPTION AGENCIES

  NRA: Ban adoption agencies from asking about gun ownership

  The NRA wants to stop adoption agencies from asking prospective parents about whether they own guns, saying the question is a violation of gun-owners' rights.

• PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

  Push begins for tougher Public Service Commission rules

  Proposals emerge to force the state utility board to operate by the same ethics rules as judges.

• DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

  Disabled foster child granted U.S. residency

  Selim Isimer, a severely disabled teen who entered foster care after his parents brought him to Miami from Turkey, will be able to remain permanently in the United States -- ending fears the teen would be deported to an uncertain future.

• PUBLIC CORRUPTION

  Florida Sen. Dan Gelber pushing for tougher public corruption laws

  Citing a rash of corruption cases, a state senator is pushing for laws to combat bribery and restrict contact between the Public Service Commission and the utilities it regulates.

• REPUBLICANS

  GOP official fired due to fake Twitter account

  A Twitter account that impersonated the chairman of Brevard County's Republican Party was linked to a state GOP official, who has been fired.
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  FORT LAUDERDALE

  Federal agents raid Scott Rothstein's law offices

  Federal authorities turned up the heat on Fort Lauderdale lawyer Scott Rothstein as he sought to cooperate with prosecutors investigating his alleged multimillion-dollar investment scam.
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  FORT LAUDERDALE

  Back from Morocco, attorney Scott Rothstein faces feds

  Scott Rothstein, the high-profile Fort Lauderdale lawyer accused by investors and law partners of stealing millions of dollars, returned from an overseas trip to meet federal authorities.

• 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.
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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.

• TALLAHASSEE

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

  The state's sex-offender residency restrictions might be counterproductive, according to an analyst.

• 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.

• HIALEAH

  Hialeah mayor, 2 City Council incumbents easily reelected

  Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina and City Council members Katharine Cue and Luis Gonzalez were easily reelected on Tuesday.
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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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