Friday, October 17, 2008

Florida turns into tossup after financial meltdown

Sent from Express News
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Democrat Barack Obama poured millions of dollars into Florida over the summer but couldn't close in on John McCain's comfortable lead. The Republican didn't flinch, confident the state was trending toward the GOP eight years after it gave George W. Bush the White House.

Then the mortgage crisis hit, jolting the high-foreclosure state - and its presidential politics.
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press Writers

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