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By Aaron Deslatte Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Gov. Charlie Crist must fill a Central Florida appeals court opening from the original list of six nominees and can't reject the names because he wanted a more diverse slate of candidates. The governor had demanded more racial diversity last December when he rejected a list of six white lawyers to fill a vacancy on the Fifth District Court of Appeal based in Daytona Beach. The vacancy was created by the December retirement of Judge Robert Pleus of Windermere. Crist's move angered many in the legal community, who fear that allowing governors to reject names submitted by judicial nominating commissions would undermine checks and balances between the two branches of government. In March, Pleus asked the Supreme Court to order Crist... [read full story]
I speak of whores. More recently, Glenn Beck described Louisiana's Senator Mary Landrieu as a "prostitute" for what appeared (to him) to be selling her recent vote on healthcare reform for $100 million for her state (she even...
For the second time this week, the White Sox deepened their bench by signing a player whose best days were during Bush's first term. On Monday, it was 11-time Gold Glove infielder Omar Vizquel, and on Wednesday it was 10-time...
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