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Florida lags in using transportation funds

Aug. 6, 2009
Florida has done the worst at spending stimulus bill transportation money, with only 2 percent of its available highway money being used already on construction projects, according to a congressional study. Hawaii and South Carolina were second- and third- worst in getting money out the door. In...
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- President Bush was in Florida Monday campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist -- only Crist was no where to be found. Thousands of supporters greeted the president and his brother, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in Pensacola, Fla., but Cri

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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa