FLORIDA DIGEST - September 15, 2008

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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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-Voters will have chance to toss out Florida's obsolete 'alien land law'
Discriminatory ban was never put into practice
Florida is the last state in the nation still to have a constitution marked with one remnant of the Jim Crow era: a rule allowing legislators to ban Asian immigrants from owning land. This November, voters have a chance to remove the so-called "alien land law" of 1926 from Florida's Constitution. That would complete a nationwide purging of the rules once in force in more than a dozen states.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/florida/sfl-flfalienland0915sbsep15,0,1052343.story

-Gas prices vary, but Broward County drivers unlikely to see a spike from Ike
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbgas0915sbsep15,0,4242907.story

-Mystery of missing ballots solved, but scary questions about November remain
The mystery of the missing 3,500 votes in a Palm Beach County judicial election recount appears to be solved. But the flames of voter distrust and anxiety still burn strong. Yes, there is comfort in knowing that the paper ballots were not tossed out like yesterday's trash, or shoved in some poll worker's trunk like a forgotten tire iron. And that they've been located, finally. But it is still troublesome that it took two weeks to figure out that boxes of votes had been sitting there all along, uncounted - and that it wasn't Elections Supervisor Arthur Anderson's team who solved the riddle, but Assistant County Administrator Brad Merriman who led an accurate recount.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/


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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-BSO spending too much time in court
When Gov. Crist appointed him last fall, Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti inherited several major headaches, most of them created during the tenure of his predecessor, Ken Jenne. Three big headaches involve costly lawsuits against the Broward Sheriff's Office. This month Sheriff Lamberti has resolved one case and promises to fix another.
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/686665.html

-Bad news at pump expected to fade soon
Analysts are predicting that the recent spike in gas prices stemming from
Hurricane Ike should last no longer than two weeks.
http://www.miamiherald.com/457/story/686688.html

-Black voters key factor in race for Broward County sheriff
In the race to become Broward sheriff, the black vote could be a factor in a county where the number of black voters has risen by almost 10 percent since the start of 2008.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/top-stories/story/686648.html

-McCain courts key vote of veterans in Florida
Visiting Jacksonville on Monday, John McCain will seek veterans' support with his story and military relationships.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/686682.html


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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-Public to have say on Alligator Alley plan
Two meetings Tuesday present first opportunity
Opponents of a state plan to lease Alligator Alley will have a chance to speak out against the project for the first time.
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080915/NEWS01/809150350/1004/ACC

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