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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Florida Statesman.com http://www.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/10/id/3951354e01311858/ en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:42:29 -0400 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:42:29 -0400 30 In an apparent effort to mend his personal life, Tiger Woods reportedly returned to his family home in Florida where he spent a week with his wife Elin Nordegren and their two children. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/611887/cs/1/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:30:07 -0500 ANI http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/611887/cs/1/ Fifth Women's International Film and Arts Festival (WIFF) at Miami (USA) from March 26 to April three will celebrate India with exhibition of India-focused films on March 29, according to reports. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/611879/cs/1/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:30:02 -0500 ANI http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/611879/cs/1/ St. Petersburg , was pronounced dead at a hospital early Sunday morning. According to a news release, Segars was crossing a street at about 12:45 a.m. when he was hit by an SUV driven by 39-year-old http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114902/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:45:14 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114902/ Dunedin man has been arrested after robbing a fast food restaurant through a drive-through window.Jack St. Clair Burris faces charges of robbery with a weapon and aggravated assault. He was being held... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114903/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:45:13 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114903/ OrlandoJobs.com , there are hundreds of jobs out there, and not enough people applying for them.It may sound too good to be true, but the company said they’ve got the numbers to prove it. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114900/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:42:15 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114900/ It's also a useful political favor when it comes to the three-state water war that has pitted Georgia, Florida and Alabama against one another for rights to water flowing from Lake Lanier. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114901/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:29:31 -0400 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114901/ Key West Even the welcoming, tropical tourist town of Key West -- with slogans ``Come as you are'' and ``One Human Family'' -- has a limit when it comes to tolerating free spirits.In the past two mont... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114754/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:23:57 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114754/ Marathon A 60-year-old man escaped serious injury early Sunday when fire swept an anchored 26-foot boat he was on in Boot Key Harbor in Marathon.The Coast Guard, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114755/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:23:54 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114755/ A motorcyclist is dead after a hit-and-run Saturday afternoon on the Palmetto Expressway. The driver, who was not identified by police, struck three vehicles near Northwest 36th Street in Doral whi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114756/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:23:52 -0400 Sun-Sentinel http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114756/ (AXcess News) Big Pine Key, FLA. - On many mornings over the past 22 years, the Rev. Tony Mullane has pulled back his bedroom curtains and watched endangered Key deer roaming the grounds of St. Peter ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114904/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:06:10 -0400 Axcess News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33114904/ TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— An investigator who was fired in the wake of a bungled drug case should be allowed to return to the Tallahassee Police Department. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113867/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:20:39 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113867/ Nascar driver Kurt Busch talks about his upcoming NHRA super gas racing debut in the press room during the 41st annual Gatornationals event at the Gainesville Raceway on March 12, 2010. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113866/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:20:38 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113866/ St. Johns River Water Management District .Under the restrictions adopted in 2009, watering during daylight saving time is allowed two days a week instead of just one.The district includes all of Bre... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113277/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:16:42 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113277/ . The asset purchase included the customer contracts, containers and nine trucks of Trash Taxi as well as a long-term lease of the office and maintenance facility in Winter Haven. “Adding Tras... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112989/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:02:24 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112989/ , representing a commercial mortgage-backed securities fund, agreed to a $63.8 million foreclosure judgment with defendant Rivergate Investors, according to Miami-Dade County Circuit Court records. It... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112843/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:02:20 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112843/ In the aftermath of a fatal drug raid in Pompano Beach, two pictures are emerging of the homeowner shot to death by police when she refused to put down a gun. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113763/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:00:09 -0400 NBC 6 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113763/ . The asset purchase included the customer contracts, containers and nine trucks of Trash Taxi as well as a long-term lease of the office and maintenance facility in Winter Haven. “Adding Tras... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113141/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:57:35 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113141/ Miami Jai-Alai is not included in the lawsuit, said Fort Lauderdale attorney Gary C. Rosen, who represents Isle of Capri. His client is prepared to take over operations of the fronton, he added. Flor... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112888/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:57:29 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112888/ Contaminated Chinese drywall has devalued 2,505 Florida homes and 846 more claims are pending for value adjustment due to the use of the high-sulfur building material in their construction, according ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113156/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:57:00 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113156/ reported. Last month there were a total of 54,032 foreclosure filings — which include default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — in Florida. One in every 163 Florida hou... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113159/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:56:52 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113159/ At least 450 homes in the Tampa Bay area could see devaluation based on the inclusion of contaminated drywall used in construction, according to a new report by Florida’s Division of Emergency M... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113162/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:56:47 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113162/ The Orlando area experienced a drop in year-over-year foreclosures last month, but the numbers in February are higher when compared with January of this year, reported http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113171/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:56:28 -0400 Business Journal http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33113171/ -- The switch to daylight saving time may have left you a little groggy Sunday, and experts said that change comes with some potential dangers.According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the n... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112608/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:04:32 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112608/ -- Your flight could be affected by a mandatory inspection of hundreds of planes around the world, all because of a possibly major problem.The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to c... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111969/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:04:31 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111969/ -- A helium leak on space shuttle Discovery could end up further delaying its upcoming launch.NASA engineers said they found the leak in a valve while working on the shuttle’s engines.The helium i... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112609/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:04:30 -0400 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33112609/ A man who went swimming in waters off a South Florida beach has drowned.The Palm Beach Post reports that the man, whose name wasn't immediately released, went swimming with another man on Friday. Acco... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111560/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:02:04 -0400 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111560/ New York, March 14 : In an apparent effort to mend his personal life, Tiger Woods reportedly returned to his family home in Florida where he spent a week with his wife Elin Nordegren and their two chi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111708/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:55:24 -0400 New Kerala http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111708/ Contractor and owner of Custom Design Renovations, David Hilman packs up his tools from a work site at Loga Springs Academy, where they recently replaced the windows, which requires a permit, Thursday... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111697/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:45 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111697/ The one-fourth of a cent sales tax funding the county's CHOICES health services program sunsets at the end of 2011, and the possibility has surfaced of another sales tax referendum in 2012 to fund chi... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111707/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:43 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111707/ Later tonight, the Gators will find out if their body of work will make up for losing four of their last five games down the stretch. Florida (21-12) will sweat out the NCAA Tournament Selection show,... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111702/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:42 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111702/ Tony Schumacher and his U. S. Army crew wait to get to the starting line for their first round of qualifying Saturday March 13, 2010 during the 41st Annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals at the Gain... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111706/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:41 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111706/ The 5-month-old was carried by her mother at Saturday's Mod Kids for Healthy Babies fashion show and luncheon to benefit the March of Dimes.Twenty children, ages 3 months to 12, participated in the ru... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111705/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:40 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111705/ Eric Sayers, right, president of Gainesville Windows & More talks with John and Denise Bastanzi, left, about window service during The Home Show at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday, March 1... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111704/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:39 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111704/ Medical examiner investigators take a stretcher to retrieve the body buried at a home on Northwest 219th St. Road in McIntosh, Fla. on Thursday, March 19, 2009. The body is believed to be that of Heat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111703/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:36 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111703/ TALLAHASSEE - In a previous life, Larry Cretul crawled under jet aircraft on the deck of the USS Forrestal, pulling safety pins to arm the weapons, seconds before the F4 Phantoms catapulted off the de... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111701/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:35 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111701/ TALLAHASSEE - The public's right to access government meetings and records is again at stake in this year's annual legislative session. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111700/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:32 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111700/ Ray E. Ashton, a noted expert on gopher tortoises who operated a research and conservation facility in Archer, died Thursday. He was 64. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111699/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:31 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111699/ Above the deafening roar of the engines at Gainesville Raceway, between the choppy dispatches from walkie-talkies, under the tent that seemingly gale-force winds failed to sweep away, a group of peopl... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111698/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:48:30 -0400 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33111698/ Dwight Howard had 28 points and 15 rebounds, and the Magic wore down the Wizards 109-95 Saturday night in Washington. Howard became a one-man show early in the second half, and he and Jameer Nelson ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33110635/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:40:24 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33110635/ MADEIRA BEACH, FL, March 14, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Stand Up Fitness is proud to announce the first U.S. mainland "Adventure Camp" for Stand Up Paddlers! Kalama Kamp Florida will be held May 17-20... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33109951/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:16:20 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33109951/ Dwight Howard had 28 points and 15 rebounds, and the Magic wore down the Wizards 109-95 Saturday night in Washington. Howard became a one-man show early in the second half, and he and Jameer Nelson ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33109333/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:19:56 -0400 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33109333/ Vikash Sinha says his flawless 2,400 score on the exam was a bit of a surprise, because he hadn't achieved a perfect score in practice exams. His high school counselor says he didn't know how well the... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33109335/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:06:53 -0400 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33109335/ Glendale Street between Florida Avenue and Cleveland Heights Boulevard, which had been closed for about a month, is now open to through traffic. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107536/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:58:33 -0500 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107536/ The third-seeded Florida Southern College men's basketball team shot 38.3 percent in a season-ending 64-59 loss to the sixth-seeded Bucs in the first round of the NCAA Division II South Region tournam... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107819/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:58:30 -0500 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107819/ OLDSMAR | Odysseus rallied from between horses in deep stretch Saturday to win the $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby by a nose over Schoolyard Dreams. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107762/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:58:14 -0500 The Ledger http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107762/ The investigation of a stolen painting worth $1 million that led to last week's arrest in Palm Beach County took six years and led authorities halfway across the country. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107455/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:49:35 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107455/ TALLAHASSEE -- When he entered ``the People's House'' with populist zeal, Gov. Charlie Crist made open government a cornerstone of his administration. He created the first Office of Open Government, ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107036/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:49:32 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107036/ Getting a driver's license has gotten much more difficult under new identity requirements that went into effect in January. It's all part of the post 9/11 world. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107821/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:49:31 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107821/ TAMPA, Fla. -- Three people are facing criminal charges after allegedly staging a crash in Tampa.According to online Hillsborough County jail records, the three were charged with participation in a s... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107168/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:49:21 -0500 The Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107168/ With Jackson's governing body scheduled to meet Monday to decide how to cut up to $229 million out of the struggling public-health system, the situation is personal for Gaston Procopio, whose 51-year-... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107138/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:48:57 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107138/ Kermit's Key West Lime Shoppe has been churning out pies down in Key West for nearly two decades. And while Kermit is in Key West, DeLand is home to Kermit's production facility, run by his brother-i... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107820/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:39:39 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33107820/ MIAMI -- Pablo Urbandt is one of the last of his kind.At 6:30 every morning, he starts his route, delivering bottles of seltzer to homes throughout South Florida.Once common in some parts of the Unit... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106601/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:20:06 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106601/ An Ohio man was critically injured in Levy County Saturday when he failed to stop at a stop sign and his car was hit by another driver, reported the Florida Highway Patrol. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106599/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:14:47 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106599/ On his route, the sodaman delivers siphon bottles filled with seltzer and retrieves empties. The trade was brought to America and Argentina by Eastern European Jews who used to drink the seltzer. In A... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106605/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:13:50 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106605/ Ryan Westmoreland will undergo brain surgery after being diagnosed with a cavernous malformation.The Red Sox announced Saturday night that the 19-year-old Westmoreland, one of the team's top prospects... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106606/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:13:49 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106606/ -- Dangerously high winds may have sent seven boaters in Titusville on a wild ride.It happened on the Indian River just north of the Max Brewer Bridge Saturday.Their boat capsized, and a Good Samarita... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106600/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:11:08 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106600/ Duke's Kyle Singler celebrates a three-point basket against Miami (Fla.) in their semifinal game at the ACC tournament in Greensboro, N.C. Duke survived a late scare to snare a 77-74 win. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106217/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:05:48 -0500 USA Today http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106217/ NEW YORK (AP) -- Jason Clark and Greg Monroe scored 16 points each, and No. 22 Georgetown built a big first-half lead before handling everything South Florida star Dominique Jones could offer in a 69-... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106602/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:58:10 -0500 Associated Press http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106602/ Reporting from Orlando, Fla. For nearly two decades, Mary lived with the overwhelming fear that her knife-wielding rapist would return. Some nights, she slept in a bedroom closet. Other times, she sat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106603/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:54:17 -0500 Los Angeles Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33106603/ San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - Bryan Allen scored at the 2:46 mark of overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion. In the extra season, a left circle faceo... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105168/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:59:08 -0500 SportsNetwork http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105168/ (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Boston Red Sox' Clay Buchholz delivers a warm-up pitch before the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Fort Myers, Fla., Saturday, M... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105296/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:46:50 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105296/ Atlanta Braves 3-0.It wasn't perfect for Romero who struck out four, but also walked four under windy conditions, but he said the key was that he was able to pitch out of jams.Romero was 13-9 with a 4... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105297/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:46:48 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105297/ Coffee Party , a new political group, met for the first time Saturday in coffee houses across the country.A little more than a dozen people gathered at Café Bohemia in St. Petersburg Saturday afterno... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105293/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:44:09 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105293/ Tampa Police search for serial purse snatcher TAMPA, FL -- The parents of a teenager suspected in a string of purse snatchings turned him in after seeing him in on the news, according to Tampa Police.... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105201/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:41:32 -0500 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33105201/ Above the deafening roar of the engines at Gainesville Raceway, between the choppy dispatches from walkie-talkies, under the tent that seemingly gale-force winds failed to sweep away, a group of peopl... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33103996/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:03:05 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33103996/ Tony La Russa said. "You can't do that unless you're a great player."After playing in just two games and going hitless in five at bats, Pujols awoke last Sunday with a sore back that he said felt like... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33103998/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:02:10 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33103998/ Tampa Bay Rays 8-5 on Saturday.Nolasco scattered four hits over four innings, striking out four and yielding one run to drop his spring ERA to 2.57.Marlins catcher http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33103999/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:02:08 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33103999/ Gulfstream Park Handicap by 1 1/2 lengths over stablemate Motovato.You and I Forever, a 13-1 longshot, covered the mile in 1:36.83. The 5-year-old son of A.P. Indy has won four of 17 starts and $434,6... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104001/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:02:05 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104001/ Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also topped qualifying in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event.Edwards raced to his second win of the season and 22nd of his career by outrunning rookie... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104002/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:02:04 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104002/ (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Phil Mickelson is greeted by fans as he heads to the 1st tee during the third round at the CA Championship golf tournament in Doral, Fla. Saturday, March 13, 2010. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33103997/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:02:03 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33103997/ Brad Mills said that the surgery on Saturday showed there was no damage to the meniscus or ligaments. The timetable for Berkman's recovery puts him in jeopardy of missing Opening Day."From my understa... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104003/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:02:02 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104003/ Bud Norris made his second start of the spring for the Astros, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over three innings. He struck out one and threw 32 of 55 pitches for strikes. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104004/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:02:01 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104004/ Martin Kaymer still has occasional pain in his left foot, thanks to all the hardware surgeons used to put it back together after a go-cart accident last summer.Needing only 22 putts to get around http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104006/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:01:59 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104006/ (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)New York Yankees pitcher Javier Vazquez (31) delivers to the Baltimore Orioles during the first inning of a spring training baseball game Saturday March 13, 2010 in Tampa, Fla. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104005/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:01:57 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33104005/ A five under par 67 leaves Harrington 11 under par, one behind South Africans Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel in the race for a first prize of over €1,000,000. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102144/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:42:35 -0500 RTE http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102144/ The 5-month-old was carried by her mother at Saturday's Mod Kids for Healthy Babies fashion show and luncheon to benefit the March of Dimes.Twenty children, aged 3 months to 12, participated in the ru... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102556/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:31:58 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102556/ Over 300 booths and vendors gather for the annual Home Show at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Saturday, March 13, 2010. "This is the first year we have sold out since 2004," said event coordinator... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102558/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:31:55 -0500 The Gainsville Sun http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102558/ Martin Kaymer still has occasional pain in his left foot, thanks to all the hardware surgeons used to put it back together after a go-cart accident last summer.Needing only 22 putts to get around http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102561/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:31:05 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102561/ (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Detroit Tigers' Johnny Damon drives in a run with a second-inning single off New York Yankees pitcher Chad Gaudin during a spring training baseball game in Lakeland, Fla., Sat... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102562/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:31:04 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102562/ As was the case in his first outing of the spring, Perez threw strikes - he walked just two batters. Unlike his last outing, however, when he surrendered seven hits and five earned runs against http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102563/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:31:01 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102563/ Jack Shuck delivered the game-winning RBI single.Olsen allowed one run on four hits over three innings and didn't allow a walk for the second straight start as he works his way back from last seasons ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102565/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:31:00 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102565/ Minnesota Twins on Saturday.Happ didn't pitch long enough to earn the win, but increased his scoreless streak this spring to 8 1-3 innings.After Twins' leadoff hitter http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102567/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:58 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102567/ Evelyn Boyd locked herself in a room to pray and fast on Feb. 7. Boyd, the wife of a local preacher, had only water to drink and didn't emerge from the room for weeks. Her body was discovered March 5 ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102566/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:57 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102566/ Houston Astros on Saturday.Pujols said his back did not bother him when he swung and it did not get tight.After playing in two games and going hitless in five at bats, Pujols awoke last Sunday with a ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102568/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:30:56 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102568/ As temperatures dropped below freezing in January, all eyes were on Florida's citrus crop.Growers mostly managed to protect them with an icy insulation, but that doesn't work for soft vegetables. Sho... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102560/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:28:15 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102560/ PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- This wasn't exactly how Derrick Turnbow envisioned his spring debut. Pitching in a game for the first time since jamming his toe in mid-February -- and aiming to crack the Maj... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102256/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:15:17 -0500 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33102256/ A 52-year-old woman was fatally shot and several other people arrested during a Broward Sheriff's Office SWAT raid on a suspected drug house in Pompano Beach early Saturday. BSO said deputies fired... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101409/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:45:26 -0500 Yahoo! News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101409/ Tampa Bay Rays 8-5 on Saturday.Nalasco scattered four hits over four innings, striking out four and yielding one run to drop his spring ERA to 2.57.Marlins catcher http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101042/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:57 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101042/ Jason Bay added his first home run as a Met - a three-run shot in the eighth. For Wright, who hit just 10 home runs last year, it was his third home run of the spring. http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101043/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:54 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101043/ Daisuke Matsuzaka had his first scheduled throwing session of spring training canceled because of a stiff neck.Matsuzaka was slated to throw batting practice Saturday, but he never made it through war... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101044/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:52 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101044/ Yankee Stadium of late. He rode onto the field in a golf cart for the 2008 All-Star Game and attended the first two games of the 2009 World Series.The Yankees could celebrate their seventh World Serie... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101045/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:51 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101045/ Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $16.5 million, five-year contract, a deal that includes a $9 million team option for 2015."We go through a pretty good checklist of criteria before we enter discussion... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101046/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:50 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101046/ Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract.The agreement was announced on Saturday and includes a $9 million team option for 2015.Span was Minnesota's first-round draft pick in 2002. He spent ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101047/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:48 -0500 Examiner http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101047/ -- Police in Eustis say they now have a person of interest they're trying to track down after a woman was found dead in a motel.Investigators say the victim is 46-year-old Kimmy Sue Edwards.     ... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33100419/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:59:14 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33100419/ Florida Fish & Wildlife trapper James Dean set up a cage to catch a mother raccoon and her babies at a Melbourne home Saturday. Dean says he has seen an increase in calls.“She growled at him, a... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101040/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:59:13 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101040/ Space Coast Regional Airport .The show is set to feature about 25 planes.This year's theme is "Honoring The Memory."  The show is dedicated to those who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War.... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101041/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:59:12 -0500 News 13 http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33101041/ Is GOP AmEx card leak worse for Crist or Rubio? Marco Rubio was barely solvent as a young lawmaker climbing his way to the top post in the Florida House, but special interest donations and political p... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33100084/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:30:53 -0500 ABC Action News http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33100084/ MARLINS 8, RAYS 5 at Port Charlotte, Fla. Saturday, March 13 Marlins at the plate: Jorge Cantu doubled off Matt Garza to open the second and scored on a two-out single by Ronny Paulino. Brett Carro... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33099856/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:21:54 -0500 Florida Marlins http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33099856/ TAMPA — Sheriff's deputies arrested three people whom they say staged an auto accident on Sheldon Road on Friday night.The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is reporting that Amauri Perez Del... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33098957/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:01:14 -0500 St Petersburg Times http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33098957/ Students from Pines Middle School in Pembroke Pines, Florida, gather to listen to US President Barack Obama as he addresses school children across the nation in September 2009. Obama announced Saturda... http://story.floridastatesman.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3951354e01311858/id/33098492/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:38:39 -0500 Yahoo! 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