FLORIDA DIGEST - February 01, 2009

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~~FLORIDA GLBT NEWS~~

Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-Ex-Catholic priest charged with child pornography in Hollywood
BY DAVID SMILEY
dsmiley@MiamiHerald.com
A former Catholic priest living in Hollywood was arrested and indicted Friday on charges that he possessed child pornography.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/882425.html


~~FLORIDA GENERAL NEWS~~

Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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-Broward mayor's vote aided lobbyist husband's client
BY DAN CHRISTENSEN AND AMY SHERMAN
A vote by Stacy Ritter and her colleagues left the Panthers arena underinsured and benefited a firm that paid her husband at least $50,000 in fees.
http://www.miamiherald.com/467/story/882390.html

-FLORIDA MARLINS: Tax revenue for Florida Marlins stadium falling short?
BY DOUGLAS HANKS, JACK DOLAN AND CHARLES RABIN
Miami-Dade counts on future boom tourism years to pay for a $609 million stadium. Declining hotel-tax revenue will test that optimism.
http://www.miamiherald.com/103/story/882405.html

-Sansom's half-step departure rattles Florida House
The day after the half-step departure of House Speaker Ray Sansom, some top Republicans are calling for his permanent removal.
http://www.miamiherald.com/569/story/882423.html

-Farmer's market carving niche in downtown Fort Lauderdale
BY JULIE LEVIN
A Sunday farmer's market in the middle of downtown Fort Lauderdale is ''a community-binding event,'' the organizer says.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/communities/story/879227.html


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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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-State Farm's decision to leave puts state's citizens on brink
State Farm's decision to quit providing homeowners insurance in Florida shows that the state's insurance market simply can't survive in its current form. Moreover, the company's exit will add to the financial risk that Florida would face if costly storm damage occurs
http://www.jacksonville.com/opinion/letters_from_readers/2009-02-01/story/state_farms_decision_to_leave_puts_states_citizens_on_

-Meek raises 300K for Senate run
Former President Bill Clinton flew to Miami all the way from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek's first fundraiser for his U.S. Senate campaign. Chris Korge, who hosted the event at his home in Pinecrest, said Clinton helped bring in $300,000.
http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2009/01/meek-raises-300k-for-senate-run.html


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