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House speaker ducking spotlight, The Ledger (Lakeland)

January 18, 2009
By Joe Follick

For six years, House Speaker Ray Sansom has wielded a friendly smile and a conservative style in his rise to one of the most powerful positions in Florida government.

But accused of scheming to trade state money for a job, Sansom has become the Howard Hughes of the House, cloistering himself in his office and avoiding even chance meetings with the media or the public.

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