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Sunday, November 23, 2008

New Florida legislature leaders face budget challenges, Miami Herald

By Mary Ellen Klas and Marc Caputo
November 18, 2008

Acknowledging the state's challenging fiscal crisis, Florida legislators voted in two new Republican leaders for the next two-year term on Tuesday.

Florida's first Cuban-American House speaker, Marco Rubio of Miami, handed over the reins of the Florida House to his successor, Destin businessman Ray Sansom. Sansom has been the chamber's budget chief for the past two years.

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