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  SCOTT ROTHSTEIN SCANDAL

  'Juice scam' victim: I was lured into Scott Rothstein deal

  A Coconut Grove businessman says he invested $2.16 million with Scott Rothstein after a friend solicited him to buy into a high-profit deal -- that returned nothing.

• WEST PALM BEACH

  Conferences on homosexuality to converge in West Palm Beach

  Can homosexuality be cured? Two groups with opposing opinions will hold dueling conferences beginning Friday in West Palm Beach.

• EDUCATION

  Florida to seek $1 billion in U.S. education grants

  Eligible for up to $700 million in competitive federal grants for education, Florida anticipates asking the federal government for even more than that.

• FLORIDA POLITICS

  Gov. Charlie Crist orders probe of juvenile justice chief

  Florida launched an investigation into the extensive taxpayer-funded travel of the state's juvenile justice chief, Frank Peterman.

• POLITICS

  Sen. George LeMieux blasted for blocking diplomat

  Florida Sen. George LeMieux's efforts to question a State Department employee about Cuba policy and other issues drew the ire of former State Department officials.
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  FLORIDA KEYS

  Florida Keys wild bird center struggles to make ends meet

  Tavernier's wild bird center, which is run on a shoestring budget by its octogenarian founder, is surviving the recession -- barely.

• JUPITER

  4 held in string of CVS thefts

  A spree of hair-care product thefts has landed four Miami-Dade suspects behind bars.

• Lawsuit seeks to overhaul Florida education policies

  Not enough money. Not enough progress.

  Florida is violating the state Constitution by not pouring enough money into schools and relentlessly focusing on high-stakes testing policies that aren't getting good results, says a lawsuit expected to be filed Wednesday in Leon County Circuit Court in Tallahassee.

• TALLAHASSEE

  Gov. Charlie Crist: Ban texting while driving

  Gov. Charlie Crist and the state's top highway safety appointee endorsed a ban on texting while driving Tuesday, adding new momentum to an idea that has never taken hold in the Legislature.

• HIGH-SPEED RAIL

  Bullet train might get special legislative session

  Gov. Charlie Crist hopes lawmakers are close to agreeing on a special session for rail projects, but concerns over new taxes could scuttle the deal.

• DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

  Travel expenses by Florida's juvenile justice chief raise questions

  Florida's juvenile justice chief has spent thousands on weekend trips between Tallahassee and St. Petersburg.

• Senators: Let's drop out of Medicaid

  Top Florida senators said the state should consider dropping out of the federal-state Medicaid program to avoid a planned expansion and create its own healthcare system for low-income residents.

• Consumer advocate, FPL make last argument in rate-hike battle

  Customers of Florida Power & Light deserve a rate decrease, not an increase, because the company's request for a $1.3 billion annual hike is ``a conglomeration of extreme positions and excessive demands,'' Florida's consumer advocate argued in a final brief filed Monday with state regulators.

• LEGISLATURE

  Sansom: Budget no secret

  There was nothing secret about funding for a Panhandle state college, former House Speaker Ray Sansom argued to an investigative panel.

• ENVIRONMENT

  U.S. to be czar for water pollution

  A judge accepted a consent agreement allowing the U.S. government to set Florida's water pollution standards.
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  GOVERNOR'S RACE

  Sink backs adoption by gays, lesbians

  Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink headlined an Equality Florida reception in Fort Lauderdale that raised about $175,000 for the gay rights group.

• POLITICS

  Money affects Cuba policy

  A new report suggests a connection between campaign contributions and votes on sanctions against Cuba.

• INSURANCE

  Insurer Citizens' $60M no-bid contract draws anger

  A $60 million no-bid contract for re-inspections of homes insured by Citizens is raising questions from competitors.

• ANALYSIS | FLORIDA POLITICS

  Some Republicans see state GOP chief as burden

  Florida's GOP chairman, Jim Greer, might be one obstacle on the road to political success for the state's Republicans in 2010.

• FLORIDA LOTTERY

  Lucky streak: Another ticket bought in Broward wins Lotto

  For the second time in a week, a Broward County Lotto player will walk away with a $3 million jackpot, the Florida Lottery said Thursday.

  The winner bought a Quick Pick ticket at the Kwik Stop convenience store at 1320 S. Federal Hwy., Deerfield Beach.

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