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Florida Boy Busted For Farting In Class

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“A 12-year-old Florida student was arrested earlier this month after he ‘deliberately passed gas to disrupt the class,’ according to police. The child, who was also accused of shutting off the computers of classmates at Stuart’s Spectrum Jr./Sr. High School, was busted November 4 for disruption of a school function.” [Link]

Casey Anthony Suing “Baby Sitter”

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“Casey Anthony, 22, filed a counter lawsuit against Orlando resident Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, after Gonzalez sued her days earlier for saying she was the baby sitter Anthony left then 2-year-old Caylee with when she vanished, according to MyFOXOrlando.com. Anthony is jailed on first-degree murder and other charges in the disappearance of her little girl, who is presumed dead.” [Link]

Florida Woman Stabbed 5 At High School Football Game

“Melanie Vanessa Mitchell was charged Monday with aggravated battery with a weapon, and is being held on $10,000 bond. More charges are expected. Friday night’s fight at Martin County High School occurred during a game between longtime rival South Fork High School. One person involved in the fight was Tasered by a deputy.” [Link]

Polls Show Doom For McCain In Florida

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“Independent Florida voters are on the verge of killing John McCain’s hopes for the presidency. A new St. Petersburg Times/Bay News 9/Miami Herald poll shows Barack Obama leading McCain 49 percent to 42 percent in this state McCain cannot afford to lose. The biggest factor? Less partisan independent voters moving to Obama by a margin of more than 2 to 1.” [Link]

McCain In Danger Of Losing Florida

“The Arizona Senator may have Crist and a Republican-controlled legislature behind him. But Florida’s deepening economic crisis, as well as the fact that McCain passed him over for the vice presidential slot that many Floridians thought he should get, seems to have made Crist a less than ardent McCain campaigner this fall. By most accounts, McCain’s national campaign staff has done a dismal job coordinating with the usually potent GOP machine on the ground in Florida. ‘This is a Florida campaign being run out of Washington,’ says a concerned GOP official in Tallahassee, ‘and it’s remarkable how little it has its finger on the pulse of this state.’ ” [Link]

Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney Paid Mistress $121,000

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“West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mistress who worked on his staff and was threatening to sue him, according to current and former members of his staff who have been briefed on the settlement, which involved Mahoney and his campaign committee.” [Link]

31 Year Old Stacey Sheldon Took Cell Phone Video Of Sex With Teen Boy

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“A 31-year-old woman is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old and recording video and snapping pictures with her cell phone, according to Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Stacey Sheldon of Apopka was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexual activity and use of a child in a sexual performance. She told investigators that it was her idea to video tape their encounter with her phone, according to the arrest report.” [Link]

Florida Woman Beats Up Boyfriend Over Kim Kardashian Reality Show

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“The victim told investigators that his girlfriend, 46-year-old Naomi Masuda, started arguing with him Thursday night because he was watching his favorite TV program, ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians.’ She became angry because he is too fond of one of the stars of the show (Kim Kardashian), the report states. She began to pick a fight with him about the show and his pornography. The 46-year-old victim said she started throwing things at him, including a vase that hit him in the face and caused his nose to bleed. He also said he ripped out his phone and damaged his own stuff before calling police.” [Link]