He was a highly regarded Department of Children and Families spokesman with references in high places.
But the child pornography case against Al Zimmerman has revealed a past that includes charges for drunken driving and grand theft — prompting DCF Secretary Bob Butterworth to review how the agency vets potential employees. Read more here.

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Rarely do outsiders get an inside peek at how judges work together. But last week, judges on the state's biggest and most powerful appeal court testified about one another. It was not a pretty sight. Read Times Senior Correspondent Lucy Morgan's report.

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“Six police entered the store with their hands on their gun holsters”
A gunman who shot and killed five women in a clothing store at a suburban Chicago strip mall Saturday remains at large, police said. via CNN

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TAMPA — Tampa police say Osse Marc Jr. died Saturday after being shot twice in an East Tampa neighborhood.
A second gunshot victim, Wallace Pleas, was apparently arguing with Marc when gunfire erupted just after 8:30 p.m., police said. Pleas, 29, of 4505 N Suwanee Ave., was shot once in the chest and taken to Tampa […]

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Why am I afraid of John McCain? Look at his supporters in Miami Dade County. I know that is the Vile County Commissioner Natacha Seijas on the left in the victory photo. And, it appears to be County Commissioner Joe Martinez next to her. That is all we need, a President […]

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Gimleteye and I (that is awkward) have not missed a day since we started but I am beginning to think posting on weekend is a waste of time. I did a lot of research for my Saturday post on the elections. When Sunday comes, I always figure there might be something in the […]

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