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Get over it! Jeb will make a fine senator.
South Florida Sun-SentinelBob Graham went from governor to U.S. senator, to the benefit of Florida and the nation, and now Jeb Bush may follow suit. If Jeb runs and wins, the collective Senate IQ no doubt would go up substantially. Given the recent performance of the...Tags: Republican Party, California, State Budgets, Politics, Regional Authority
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'Hurricane McCain:' Fla. storm-warning
The Swampby Mark Silva Hurricane season officially opens in Florida this month, though the big storms generally arrive later in the summer. When John McCain arrived in Florida today for a two-day campaign swing, he was greeted by a new Web-site......Tags: Republican Party, Political Candidates, Democratic Party, Politics, George W. Bush
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lnsurers are facing claims ranging up to $14 billion
Sentinel Staff WriterTens of thousands of claims poured in Monday from Fort Myers to Daytona Beach as insurers began calculating the dollar cost of Hurricane Charley. Although only a small fraction of the anticipated claims have been submitted already, industry experts...Tags: Insurance, Vehicles, Lake Mary, Companies and Corporations, Meteorological Disasters
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Charley closes in as nearly 1 million told to evacuate
Sentinel Staff WriterClose to 1 million Florida residents and tourists were told Thursday to evacuate, as Hurricane Charley strengthens and churns toward the state's Gulf Coast. Charley is expected to pass west of the Keys early today before hitting southwest Florida with...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Hospitals and Clinics, North Carolina, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Q&A: Homeowners insurance policy
Sentinel Staff WriterIf your house was damaged by Hurricane Charley, you're probably confronting your homeowners insurance policy for the first time in a long time. You're not alone. Homeowners insurance -- with its arcane rules, sliding deductibles and various exclusions --...Tags: Insurance, Metal and Mineral, Crime, Law and Justice, Natural Resources, Companies and Corporations
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Most birds survive storm but seem to be lying low
If you noticed a lack of bird calls or even bird sightings after Hurricane Charley, that probably meant that the birds were just as shell-shocked as everyone else, but they seem to have survived. Jack Stout, professor of biology at the University of...Tags: Death, Crime, Law and Justice, Biology, Meteorological Disasters, Kissimmee
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Charley rips across Florida
Sentinel Staff WritersHurricane Charley bullied its way up Florida's midsection Friday, flipping small airplanes, tearing off roofs, knocking down trees and flooding roads as it headed from coastal Charlotte County through Orlando and Daytona Beach. At least three people were...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Death, Vehicles, Monroe County (Florida), Hospitals and Clinics
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Rebuilding will provide boon
Sentinel Staff WriterThe hit to Florida's $500 billion economy from Hurricane Charley will soar into the tens of billions of dollars but the negative effects will be offset by nearly as much in spending on reconstruction, economists said Tuesday. "For Hurricane Charley, I...Tags: Renovation, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Fury of Charley shocks Floridians
Sentinel Staff WritersThe death toll from Hurricane Charley rose to at least 16 as millions of Floridians in a 200-mile stretch from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Ocean struggled to put their homes and lives back together. At daybreak, many stunned survivors of Charley's...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Death, Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, FEMA
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Florida's forgotten storm: The Hurricane of 1928
Staff WriterThey are in their 80s and 90s now, much of their memories fogged by time, but even 75 years later, the details come flooding back. The sting of the wind whipping their faces. The look of terror in the eyes of their parents. The desperation that held them...Tags: Death, National Hurricane Center, Employees, Career and Workplace, Delray Beach
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Shutters are first line of defense
No matter how well-constructed, a house without shutters or hurricane glass is not a smart place to stay in a storm. Without protection, windows can be smashed by flying debris. And once the wind gets inside the house, it can quickly splinter or tear...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters
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FEMA gave $21 million in Miami-Dade, where storms were 'like a severe thunderstorm'
Staff WritersThe four hurricanes that pummeled the rest of Florida hardly brushed Miami-Dade County. Only Hurricane Frances was a factor there -- packing the punch of a bad thunderstorm. Local officials described the damage as minimal. Yet more than 19,500 Miami-Dade...Tags: Insurance, Death, St. Lucie County (Florida), Broward County, FEMA
Dec 19, 2008
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