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Giant snake capture was a hoax?

Reuters US Online Report Oddly Enough yesterday

MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture. ...

Giant snake capture in Florida was a hoax

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News yesterday

MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture. Justin ...

pamela anderson

WENN yesterday

Pamela Anderson launches her new perfume 'Malibu' at W Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 05.11.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Should You Walk Away From Your Underwater Mortgage?

consumeraffairs.com yesterday

Law professor sees 'moral double standard' Millions of American homeowners are "underwater" on their mortgages -- owing more than the value of their homes. A University of Arizona law professor is rocking a few boats in the mortgage world by suggesting they ...

Wrongful Conviction

AP News yesterday

In a Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 photo, William Dillon pauses as he talks to reporters at his mother's home in Satellite Beach, Fla. He could get more than a million dollars in state compensation for his wrongful imprisonment, though how much he'll ...

Report: Fla. investment agency under investigation

AP News yesterday

Report: Florida agency that invests $132B in pensions, public money under investigation by SEC The Florida agency that manages $132 billion in pension and local government investments is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The St. Petersburg Times reported Friday ...

Florida grapples slippery giant snake invasion

AFP Global Edition yesterday

Florida homes and swamps more used to dealing with dangerous critters like alligators now face a more foreign invader -- giant pet snakes escaped into the wild whose numbers are growing at an alarming rate. Several species of non-native snakes, such as ...

Fla. gov changes tune on supporting Obama stimulus

AP News 2 days ago

Florida gov distances himself from prior support of stimulus plan he once called 'fantastic' In a heated race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, Gov. Charlie Crist keeps moving away from his support of President Barack Obama's stimulus package that the governor ...

Police find mail carrier passed out drunk in truck

AP News 2 days ago

Fla. police officers find mail carrier passed out drunk in his mail truck Police officers reported finding a mail carrier passed out drunk in his U.S. Postal Service mail truck in Boynton Beach. According to a release, police received a 911 call ...

Fla. gov wants special session on commuter rail

AP News 2 days ago

Gov. Crist wants special on central Fla. commuter rail considered vital to high-speed system Gov. Charlie Crist is seeking a special legislative session next month in hopes that lawmakers will approve a commuter rail system in central Florida. Crist has the authority ...

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