Hurricanes May Affect Florida Presidential Contest
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A trio of fierce hurricanes have  pushed presidential politics to the back burner in Florida, the  epicenter of the 2000 election, and could affect voter  attitudes and turnout in the Nov. 2 race, analysts say.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Election Day is still two weeks away, but voters across the state have the option Monday of beginning to cast their ballots early in this pivotal battleground state...
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John McCain courted the Cuban vote Monday and reminded Florida voters of his history in the state, though he may have alienated hurricane-weary voters with his opposition to national catastrophe insurance.
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FORT PIERCE, Florida  - The search for ice, water and food for millions of hot and weary Floridians overshadowed a visit Wednesday by President George W. Bush, who promised more aid for the state pummelled by back-to-back hurricanes.
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WASHINGTON - Six Florida residents have died in the fourth hurricane in six weeks to hit the state, which US President George Bush declared a &quot;major disaster&quot; area.
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Florida voters whose status is questioned  at the polls can only cast ballots at designated precincts, the  state Supreme Court said on Monday in a ruling that could  affect some residents displaced by hurricanes.
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Florida voters whose status is questioned at the polls can only cast ballots at designated precincts, the state Supreme Court said on Monday in a ruling that could affect some residents displaced by hurricanes.
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MIAMI : Hurricane Frances slammed onto south Florida&#39;s east coast, downing power lines, uprooting trees and prompting US President George W. Bush to declare a &quot;major disaster&quot; in the state.
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Florida residents with roof damage caused by the four hurricanes that struck the state this year may have a very long wait before someone can start work on their property, a county official said.
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Nat Roberts watched with sympathy as Hurricane Charley blew in from the Gulf Coast three weeks ago and ripped through groves in southwest Florida, causing losses of up to 20 percent for next year's Florida citrus crop. The hurricane spared Roberts' property, safely located across the state on the Atlantic Coast, but his 4,000 acres of grapefruit and orange groves now face a similar danger from Hurricane Frances.
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The hurricanes that struck Florida this year left polling places in shambles and displaced thousands of voters, but election officials say they are taking steps to allow everyone the opportunity to cast a ballot Nov. 2.
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President Bush was set on Sunday to  tour the wreckage from the hurricane that killed at least 13  people and sent thousands fleeing to shelters in Florida, a  state critical to his reelection.
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - President Bush on Sunday  assured Floridians help was on the way to ease their suffering  after a devastating hurricane, as he toured the wreckage of a  state critical to his re-election.
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FORT PIERCE, FLA. -- The search for ice, water and food for millions of hot and weary Floridians overshadowed a visit yesterday by President George W. Bush, who promised more aid for the state pummelled by back-to-back hurricanes.
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SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Florida  - Florida voters cast their ballots on Tuesday in a contest that could anoint a front-runner among Republicans in the White House race and spell trouble for onetime favorite former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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Florida voters cast  their ballots on Tuesday in a contest that could anoint a  front-runner among Republicans in the White House race and  spell trouble for onetime favorite former New York Mayor Rudy  Giuliani.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Plenty of people in Florida aren&#39;t thinking beyond Hurricane Charley, but forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say it&#39;s getting busy in the tropics.