washingtonpost.com - FloridaFloridaMayor Cleared of Ballot Charges- May 8, 2005 ORLANDO, April 20 -- A special prosecutor dropped all charges Wednesday against Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) and three others who had been indicted on charges of allegedly violating a state law that prohibits payments for collection of absentee ballots.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6073-2005Apr20.html?nav=rss_nation/states/f... Fla. Gun Law to Expand Leeway for Self-Defense- May 8, 2005 MIAMI -- It is either a Wild West revival, a return to the days of "shoot first and ask questions later," or a triumph for the "Castle Doctrine" -- the notion that enemies invade personal space at their peril.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16468-2005Apr26.html?nav=rss_nation/states/... Untangling a Lobbyist's Stake in a Casino Fleet- May 8, 2005 It was a gangland-style hit straight out of "Goodfellas."http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28804-2005May1.html?nav=rss_nation/states/f... Ex-Official Faults Hazmat Rail Safety- May 8, 2005 The former deputy administrator of the U.S. Transportation Security Administration said yesterday that the government lacked adequate plans to secure rail shipments of hazardous cargo in Washington and across the country during his tenure.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8005-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_nation/states/f... New Pope Has Steadfast Beliefs in a Tumultuous World- May 8, 2005 His searing experience as a World War II Nazi conscript left Pope Benedict XVI with a distrust of nationalism and socialism, and a passionate belief in holding firmly to enduring truths.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1334-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_nation/states/f... |