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Florida's Attorney General Bob Butterworth  answers questions Friday, April 3, 1998 in Tallahassee,  by the Senate Committee on Executive Business, Ethics and Elections.  The Committee is looking for wrongdoing behind Florida's $11 billion victory over tobacco, and possible violations of campaign contribution rules.  (AP Photo/Don Edgar) 
Gov. Lawton Chiles testifies before a Senate panel Friday, May 15, 1998 in Tallahassee, Fla. on his roll in the formation of the "Dream Team"  of attorney's that won an $11 billion settlement against the Tobacco Industry in 1997.(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
Three time  heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, right, joins Florida Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson, center, for some "Georgia Champagne" with Agriculture Commissioner Bob Crawford, back left, Thursday, March, 26, 1998 in Tallahassee , Fla..   Holyfield and his wife, Dr. Janice Holyfield, M.D., have created the Evander Holyfield Foundation and have been responsible for major contributions to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Holyfileld joined Nelson at a press conference at the Old Capitol to  focus attention on an inititative to feed Florida's hungry.  Nelson and his wife Grace are strong supporters of a program that recovers excess crops before they spoil and distributes them to needy families and nonprofit organizations.(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
Don and Claudine Ryce testify before a Senate Ways and Means Committee on behalf of the proposed Jimmy Ryce Act Thursday, March 26, 1998 in Tallahassee, Fla..  The Jimmy Ryce Act would keep violent sex offenders locked up for treatment after they complete their prison terms.  Rep. Alex Villalobos,R-Miami, center is the sponsor of the Jimmy Ryce Act.(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
Freddie Pitts, left and Wilbert Lee, right watch the Senate debate HB3035 that could pay them for wrongful imprisonment Tuesday, April 28, 1998 inTallahassee, Fla..  Pitts and Lee have been coming to the legislature for the past twenty years for compensation for their wrongful imprisonment in 1963.  Pitts and Lee spent 12 years in prison before being given a pardon by then Governor Ruben Askew.(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
With only one week of the 1998 Legislative session under his belt, Rep. Jamey Westbrook, D-Marianna kicks up his boots during debate of House Bill 3505 Friday, March 6, 1998 in Tallahasse, Fla..(AP Photo/Don Edgar)  
Rep. James Bush, D-Miami, debates the Bush/Brogan A plus Plan on the floor of the House Thursday, March 25, 1999 in Tallahassee, Fla. as he give the proposed bill an F plus.(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
House Speaker John Thrasher, R-Orange Park, right, and Senate President Toni Jennings, R-Orlando huddle before talking to a joint House & Senate taxation council Tuesday, April 6, 1999 in  Tallahassee, Fla..(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
Senate President Toni Jennings, R-Orlando wipes the tears from her eyes and attempts to regain her composure after hearing a funning story about Sen. Anna Cowin, R-Leesburg aunt Tilly's dead dog Friday, April 16, 1999 in Tallahassee, Fla..(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Davie debates against the Bush-Brogan A+ education plan Wednesday, April 28, 1999 in Tallahassee, Fla..(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
Rep. Bill Sublette, R-Orlando, left with an unidentified staff member, center explain language to the charter school bill to Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, D-Davie, rightTallahassee, Fla..  The Charter School bill passes the house vote.(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
Senate President Toni Jennings, R-Orlando, left,  along with Speaker of the House John Thrasher, R-Orange Park, sign a mock check that represents the $1 billion tax break the 1999 Legislators voted for the upcoming year Friday, April 30, 1999 in Tallahassee, Fla..(AP Photo/Don Edgar)
Abandoned house being broken into on Marais Street.  There were three guys up to no good walking along Marais Street Sunday afternoon.  These guys prpbably broke into the house to complete a drug buy, or something worse.
Louis Farrakhan speaking to selected state politicians in Tallahassee, FL.
Treasurer & Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson, left, along with Comptroller Bob Milligan speak before the Senate Governmental Oversight and Productivity Committee Tuesday, April 13, 1999 in Tallahassee, Fla..(AP Photo/Don Edgar)

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