Rita continued to strengthen as its eye passed through the narrow Straits of Florida between Key West and Cuba and into the warm, open waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
The maker of lawn-and-garden products highlighted strong increases in Texas and Florida, two key early-season markets.
Both Obama and Romney are scheduled to address the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials annual conference later this week in Florida, a key general election battleground state with a large Hispanic population.
Allen, Lubchenco and some biologists reintroduced 23 sea turtles to the Gulf off Cedar Key, Florida, Wednesday morning.
In the summer of 1978, she attempted the 103-mile journey from Cuba to Key West, Florida.
Hustvedt told a story to CNN about giving a talk at a literary festival in Key West, Florida.
It means winning races in key battlegrounds like Florida, where Rep. Connie Mack is emerging as the most able fiscal conservative, and Ohio.
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Brenda Heist, 54, turned herself into authorities in Key Largo, Florida, on Friday, informing them that she thought she might be wanted in another county.
Wilson has an exclusive condo in Ocean Club, Key Biscayne, Florida and his name is linked to other companies in southern Florida, such as Venuz Supply Inc.
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Those moves, aimed at improving relations with players seeking more say and more money, have been formally presented to the ATP Player Council in Key Biscayne, Florida.
The same scenario played out Tuesday, when the Coast Guard cutter Pea Island's crew interdicted 12 Cuban migrants they'd found on a boat south of Key West, Florida.
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Price was last seen in Key West, Florida, in mid-June, and "despite a recent search by the (U.S.) Coast Guard, Price's body has not been recovered, " the complaint said.
Built on the seabed 10 m below the surface in Key Largo, Florida, the inn (formerly a research facility) caters to deep-sea divers and scuba novices prepared to take a three-hour crash course.
Romney was able to outspend Santorum 5-to-1 in some primaries, and his people are experts at going negative -- that's what turned things around in the key primaries of Florida and Illinois.
He's been struck by the little wooden houses that dot a Russian Orthodox cemetery in Fairbanks, Alaska, the photographs on tombstones in Key West, Florida, and the inscriptions he's come across during his travels.
And her campaign's adoption of the language of the civil rights era to press for the full seating of delegates in the unsanctioned contests in Florida and Michigan further alienated key officials and many voters.
Shark seems completely unfazed by his success, yawning and looking bored as his father holds a team meeting in a rented bungalow at the tony Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida, after a recent regatta.
Five years ago, a Cuban airforce defector in a MIG-29 fighter aircraft -- flying undetected until outside Key West, Florida -- confirmed that he had trained to attack the Turkey Point nuclear power facility in South Florida.
Florida is expected to be a key battleground state for the two major party candidates come November.
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The latest tussle came as Kerry campaigned in the key swing state of Florida, home to a large number of senior citizens.
Even as Ryan fires up conservatives, he may also mobilize votes for Obama -- including senior citizens who reside in key swing states like Florida.
Florida earned its reputation as a key battleground state in the controversial 2000 presidential election, when both George Bush and Al Gore received 49 percent of the vote.
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The McCain campaign worked feverishly in recent days to maximize their voters in key areas of swing states like Florida.
And it will all come down to what happens in just a few key battleground states like right here in Florida.
Because the US election is a state-by-state contest, a presidential candidate must win key battlegrounds like Ohio, Virginia and Florida, which do not reliably vote for either party.
Under the law, Gore could have waived his right to the recount, but he did not since Florida and its 25 electoral votes are now the key to the election.
And it will all come down to what happens in a few key battleground states like right here in Florida, this state. (Applause.) You all have the power.
As much as a 3 to 5 percentage point jump is possible, with both campaigns focusing intently on any movement in key swing states such as Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania.
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