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The Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-cwilton13nov13,0,5128264.story?coll=sfla-news-broward
Wilton Manors OKs purchase of updated, digitized maps
By Elizabeth Baier
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
November 13, 2006
Wilton Manors · Hoping to bring its maps into the 21st century, the CityCommission recently authorized the purchase of updated, digitized maps fromNew Jersey-based BAE Systems.
The new Geographic Information System will help officials catalog, plan andmaintain the city's infrastructure, and will cost the city $175,240,Community Services Director Wayne Thies said.
BAE Systems is scheduled to fly over the city in January, when the weatheris optimal, and create aerial photographs with enough detail to locate allstructures, roads, curbing, catch basins, water valves, inlets and othervisible utilities. These photographs would be used to prepare planimetricmaps, at a scale of 1 inch for every 50 feet.
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The Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-fgov13nov13,0,6375792.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
Will Republican legislators dominate Florida's new 'people's governor?'
By John Kennedy and Jason Garcia
Tallahassee Bureau
November 13, 2006
TALLAHASSEE -- Fresh from his election victory, Gov.-elect Charlie Crist nowmust launch a new campaign to erase the long shadow of outgoing Gov. JebBush from Florida government.
Crist campaigned as a centrist Republican intent on reaching out toDemocrats who spent eight years in Bush's doghouse. In governing style, Bushtended to lecture. Crist says he listens.
But in the elbows-and-knees politics of Tallahassee, Crist needs to seizecommand quickly against a resurgent Republican Legislature ready to flex itsmuscles after eight years of Bush dominance.
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From Paul Harris
pharris@ourindependent.com
Frank Kameny, Gay Hero, To Be Honored in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, November19.
The word 'hero' like 'star' is overused. This coming weekend however peoplein South Florida will have an opportunity to meet someone who truly is ahero in fighting for our rights. Frank Kameny, now in his early 80's, wasthe first openly gay man to run for Congress. The first federal employee tobe fired for being gay to try to fight his case to the Supreme Court. He wasinvolved in challenging the American Psychiatric Association's definition ofhomosexuality as an illness. He was a co-founder of the Mattachine Society,one of the first gay rights organizations in the United States. He evencoined the phrase "Gay is Good."
Kameny will be attending three events while here in Fort Lauderdale, hisfirst trip to Florida in 30 years. The Saturday evening event (November 18)taking place at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Center where he will be presentedwith the first "Heritage Award" by the Stonewall Library has been sold outfor a while. However people can meet him on Friday, November 17 between 5and 7 pm at Georgie's Alibi, 2266 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors wherecocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served. A $25 minimum donation isrequested. To RSVP call 954.530.2723. The proceeds from the event willdirectly benefit Dr Kameny.
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http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGBFO6RCGUE.html
Who Has Charlie's Ear?
By WILLIAM MARCH The Tampa Tribune
Published: Nov 13, 2006
As he assumes the governor's office, Charlie Crist brings an informalkitchen Cabinet of advisers to whom he turns for advice on policy andstrategy. Some are longtime friends, some are professional associates andsome are relatives. No. 1 on the list, Crist says, is his father, Charles J.Crist Sr. But all of them shape the thinking of a man who, most closeassociates say, is guided by his instincts and by input from people hetrusts.
GEORGE LeMIEUX
He has known Crist about 10 years and is his right-hand man. A BrowardCounty native with a Georgetown University law degree, LeMieux ranunsuccessfully for state House and became Republican chairman in heavilyDemocratic Broward. He has served Crist as No. 2 in the attorney general'soffice and as campaign chief. He is likely to be chief of staff.
MEREDITH O'ROURKE
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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-gov1306nov13,0,3751726.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state
Crist may find tough crowd in Tallahassee
The governor-elect might need to modify his easygoing style to handlelawmakers.
John Kennedy and Jason Garcia | Tallahassee Bureau
Posted November 13, 2006
TALLAHASSEE -- Fresh from his election victory, Gov.-elect Charlie Crist nowmust launch a new campaign to erase the long shadow of outgoing Gov. JebBush from Florida government.
Crist campaigned as a centrist Republican intent on reaching out toDemocrats who spent eight years in Bush's doghouse. In governing style, Bushtended to lecture. Crist says he listens.
But in the elbows-and-knees politics of Tallahassee, Crist needs to seizecommand quickly against a resurgent Republican Legislature ready to flex itsmuscles after eight years of Bush dominance.
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http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/local/states/florida/counties/broward_county/15998489.htm
Posted on Mon, Nov. 13, 2006
Two Broward deputies shot, 1 killed
A Broward sheriff's deputy was killed in a hail of bullets and a seconddeputy was stable after being shot after a traffic stop in West Broward.
Three men have been detained.
BY WANDA J. DeMARZO, NATALIE P. McNEAL AND DIANA MOSKOVITZ
wdemarzo@MiamiHerald.com
Broward sheriff's Deputy Brian Tephford spotted something strange about acar in front of him, with two people inside, as they drove near a Tamaraccondo.
The license tag came back registered to another vehicle. He pulled the carover, checked the driver's documents, then called for backup and waitedalmost 15 minutes until another deputy arrived.
A minute or two after the second deputy arrived, Tephford was dead, cut downin a hail of bullets, at about 11 Saturday night, investigators said. Hedidn't even have time to reach for his weapon.
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The Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-fcongress13nov13,0,504015.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines
Rival candidates for Congress both show up in D.C. as recount continues
By Phil Davis
The Associated Press
November 13, 2006
TAMPA · Both candidates vying to replace U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris will belearning the ropes in Washington today as state auditors delve intocomplaints that touch-screen voting machines did not count thousands ofvotes in the extremely close race.
Initial tallies give Republican Vern Buchanan a 373 vote lead over DemocratChristine Jennings in the race for District 13 -- less than 0.2 percent. Thevote will be recounted today.
Also today, state officials will begin auditing Sarasota County touch-screenvoting machines that reported more than 18,000 people did not cast votes forBuchanan or Jennings, but did make choices in other races.
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The Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/editorial/sfl-edittdwaternov13,0,7691218.story?coll=sfla-news-editorial
Water
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board
November 13, 2006
ISSUE: County puts reuse plan on hold.
Whew, that was a close one. Broward County came "this" close to making adecision that could have had serious environmental consequences. It's goodto see that wiser heads prevailed.
The county had considered a plan to lower pollution standards so treatedwastewater could be dumped into canals to help replenish drinking watersupplies. The idea was to accommodate growth without tapping into the supplyfrom the Everglades.
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The Miami Herald
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/breaking_news/15998240.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp
Posted on Mon, Nov. 13, 2006
GOVERNOR'S RACE
'Maestro' fashioned Crist's win
Charlie Crist's campaign manager, George LeMieux, has emerged as apolitical power. LeMieux made the decision to keep Crist away from PresidentBush late in the campaign.
BY MARY ELLEN KLAS AND BETH REINHARD
meklas@MiamiHerald.com
Of all the decisions Charlie Crist made in his campaign for governor,one late in the game got the most attention: On the day before the election,Crist shunned an appearance with President Bush in Pensacola.
White House strategist Karl Rove made fun of Crist, and thecandidate's no-show was the talk of cable TV.
But the day after the election, it was clear that Crist had made theright call. He was the governor-elect of Florida, while Bush was reelingfrom the GOP's loss of power.
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The Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-13forum41nov13,0,4314005.story?coll=sfla-news-opinion
STEM CELL RESEARCH
Work against hope, and see a backlash
By Bernard Siegel
November 13, 2006
The compelling political commercials of Michael J. Fox and the ham-fisted,mean-spirited response by Rush Limbaugh crystallized into one of those "stemcell moments," when the public becomes outraged at the self-defeatingtactics of the opponents to embryonic stem cell research.
If the midterm election has taught us anything, it has taught us that theelectorate understands the stakes with this public health issue. If youdoubt that, ask any candidate who lost a bid for office while opposing stemcell research. It blossomed into an important wedge issue.
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