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False alarm on Southwest flight from Florida to BWI
The unidentified substance found Wednesday on a Baltimore-bound Southwest flight was determined to not be a threat, a spokeswoman for the airline said. Hazmat and rescue crews from Palm Beach County investigated a "suspicious chemical powder" found on...Tags: Southwest Airlines Co., Thurgood Marshall, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Air Transportation Delays
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Ivins stood to gain financially from anthrax scare
Bruce E. Ivins, the government biodefense scientist linked to the deadly anthrax mailings of 2001, stood to gain financially from the huge federal spending in the fear-filled aftermath of those killings, the Los Angeles Times has learned. Ivins is listed...Tags: Censorship, Pharmaceuticals, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Biotechnology
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Anthrax probe widens as second case discovered
Sun StaffFederal officials widened their probe yesterday into the death of a Florida man from anthrax, acknowledging that they are considering bioterrorism after anthrax spores were found on the victim's computer keyboard and in a colleague. Attorney General John...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Employees, Boca Raton, Illnesses, University of Texas at Austin
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Disaster becomes topic of homilies
Special To The SunThey mourned the dead, prayed for those left behind and struggled with news that seven astronauts had died in a fiery explosion, their final moments televised to horrified witnesses around the world. South Florida religious leaders of all denominations...Tags: Anglicanism, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Judaism, Boca Raton, Christianity
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Gore's lawyers pursue 'last chance' in Florida
Sun ReporterVice President Al Gore filed a brief with the Florida Supreme Court yesterday, asking it to overturn a judicial ruling that threw out his election challenge and to order an immediate manual recount of contested ballots that he believes will bring him...Tags: Lawyers, Martin County, Judges, Democratic Party, Witnesses
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Recount in Miami stops on its own
Sun ReporterFor more than two weeks, Florida's ballot saga has spun out more plot twists than a Tom Clancy thriller. But Day 15 surpassed them all. George W. Bush ended it on an upswing, though not before his prospects - and quite possibly his spirits - hit their...Tags: Lawyers, Thomas C. Feeney, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart and Circulatory System, Regional Authority
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Judge won't halt recount
Sun ReportersIn the battle for the presidency, Florida courts issued a series of rulings yesterday that favored Texas Gov. George W. Bush's bid and gave Vice President Al Gore the chance to prove he won the race. Circuit Judge Terry P. Lewis' ruling, perhaps the most...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Democratic Party, Regional Elections, Elections, Referenda
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Bush has slim lead as deadline looms
Sun ReportersSteamy South Florida grew hotter yesterday as ballot counters in Broward and Palm Beach counties sprinted toward today's 5 p.m. deadline for completing manual recounts of contested presidential ballots. As demonstrators faced off in the streets and...Tags: Lawyers, Demonstration, Barbara A. Mikulski, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Gore, Bush go to Supreme Court
Sun ReporterWith the U.S. Supreme Court poised to act swiftly on Texas Gov. George W. Bush's plea to let Florida officials declare him the winner of the state's presidential votes, Vice President Al Gore's aides vowed last night to fight rather than concede that...Tags: Lawyers, Local Elections, U.S. Supreme Court, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Al Gore
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Rivals set for more battles
Sun ReporterFlorida's elections chief, after omitting new votes from Palm Beach County because a hand recount wasn't finished by yesterday's 5 p.m. deadline, declared Texas Gov. George W. Bush the winner of the state's heatedly contested presidential race and its...Tags: Lawyers, Christmas, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Judges, Democratic Party
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Campaign moves to courtroom
Sun ReporterThe fight for Florida's electoral votes shifts to a Miami courtroom today, with each side digging in its heels over a manual recount of presidential ballots. Texas Gov. George W. Bush, whose minuscule lead in Florida has been shrinking to below 300 votes...Tags: Lawyers, Cuba Gooding Jr., Dick Cheney, Elections, George Bush
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Courts take on a pivotal role
Sun ReporterIn a dizzying day of developments, the battle over Florida's presidential election count shifted yesterday to a Tallahassee courthouse, where a state judge is to rule this morning on whether several counties must end their recount of votes by 5 p.m. today...Tags: Hurricanes, Lawyers, Natural Disasters, Regional Authority, Judges
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