A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit Wednesday against the family of a teenage boy he struck and killed while driving a luxury car. via CNN

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Succeeding Dave Weldon in Congress? Sen. Bill Posey says he won't run if Sen. Mike Haridopolos will. Rep. Stan Mayfield is already in. The Sentinel has more here.

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TAMPA — An FBI report shows that the explosives found last year in the possession of two University of South Florida students were harmless fireworks, according to an attorney representing one of the students.
Adam Allen, the public defender for Youssef Megahed, said in a court motion filed Wednesday that the FBI determined the substance found […]

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State Rep. Gayle Harrell, a Stuart Republican challenging Congressman Tim Mahoney, bares her conservative soul in the first TV ad of the campaign. It opens with her walking past a framed poster of Ronald Reagan then touts her efforts to "cut property taxes $24-billion over five years."
But not too long ago, Harrell was boasting that […]

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“I look forward to working with the Congress to ensure Pell Grant increases that are not fully funded in this bill are paid for with offsets in other areas.”
In his last State of the Union address, President Bush fired one final salvo his war against public education in signature fashion. via PerrSpectives

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Firefighters from Tarpon Springs, Palm Harbor and East Lake responded to today’s fire at Comfort Zone Portables in Tarpon Springs. [Photo by Donald Sayre | Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue]
Arson detectives are investigating a fire that burned about 340 portable toilets in 15 minutes on a fenced-in lot of Comfort Zone Portables, according to the Pinellas […]

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