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Palin Holds Nothing Back in Florida Stops.

The Lakeland Ledger, 6 October 2008

ESTERO | When Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin made her first campaign trip to Florida two weeks ago, she and John McCain were enjoying a post-convention boost and leading in the polls. She made a few jabs at Democrat Barack Obama, mainly over issues such as energy and the Iraq war.

The state of McCain's campaign and Palin's approach were far different when she returned to Florida on Monday. McCain's lead here has vanished. And Palin was in full attack mode before thousands of supporters in Clearwater and, later Monday, in a hockey arena near Fort Myers.

Proclaiming "the heels are on, the gloves off," Palin went straight for Obama's character, citing his ties to 1960s radical William Ayers. She promised more bare-knuckled politicking in the 28 days before the election.

"From now and until Election Day, hang onto your hats because, you know, it may get kinda rough here," Palin said with her signature sass. "Campaigns have to step up and kinda take the gloves off and start telling the truth."

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Constitutional Amendments: What You Need to Know.

Miami Trend, 6 October 2008

The 2008 presidential race isn’t the only high-stakes political battle playing out in Florida this fall. On Nov. 4, voters will face a lineup of six ballot initiatives that cover everything from gay marriage to creating tax breaks for marinas and conservation lands. Each measure will require 60% approval by voters to pass.

Only one of the measures originated in the state Legislature: Amendment 1, a proposal to delete an obsolete provision in the state Constitution that allows the Legislature to prohibit property ownership by “aliens ineligible for citizenship.” Amendment 2, a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, is the only proposed amendment that came from a citizens’ initiative. Florida4Marriage.org, the group that sponsored the proposal, collected 649,346 signatures — the law requires at least 611,009 — to get it on the ballot.

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