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Judge blocks exhumation of bodies at Dozier school
A circuit judge is rejecting a request to exhume human remains on the site of a now-defunct Panhandle reform school where an untold number of bodies were buried over a period of 60 years
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Pinellas tourism officials leverage “best” beach titles
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Jeb, Rubio, other big names highlight ACU convention party
Posted Aug 16, 2012 by William March
Updated Aug 16, 2012 at 06:15 PM
One of the biggest-name political parties during the Republican National Convention will be Nuestra Noche: Midnight in Ybor, hosted by the Future Majority Project, an attempt to expand the GOP’s outreach to Hispanics, featuring Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio and three Hispanic governors.
The bash will be at the Cuban Club in Ybor City Monday night, 10 p.m.-2 a.m., with entertainment by Willie Chirino and DJ Nino.
The hosts are American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas and former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie. Attendees expected besides Bush and Rubio including Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuno, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, and Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval.
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