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1. Beach contamination remains a mystery | Venice
  Officials unsure what caused bacteria levels in water to spike, though recent heavy rains are possible culprit.
  
  » Beach contamination Sarasota County | Graphics
2. Officials, developer spar over span | Manatee County
  
  Braden River bridge project may halt, as county leaders eye buying the land.
  
  » Planned Braden River bridge | Graphics
3. Sober, and now outraged as well | Bradenton
  
  DUI case was dropped, but driver wants to sue
1. Rays believe they can win 8:41 a.m. | St. Petersburg
  The Rays went from the worst team in baseball to the best in what seems like overnight, but actually took a matter of years.
  
  » Rays' SS headed to disabled list
2. Daring raid freed Stansell, hostages | Bogota, Colombia
3. TS Bertha already a record breaker
4. Court interpreters no longer free
5. Governor proposes -- "And thank God she said, 'Yes'" | Tallahassee
6. Pink slips stain colorful Fourth | Washington
7. State's top court strikes down casino deal | Tallahassee
8. What price for a (dredged) pass? | Englewood
9. That red glare? Faces of drivers
10. Travolta's movie premiere may help local charity | Ocala
1. Team Velocity | Video
  Racing for a reason
1. Partly cloudy with a 50% chance of T-storms. 6:10 a.m. | Video
2. Random thoughts on the animals 9:03 a.m. | Blog
1. Former hostage's children speak after release Thursday, July 3
  Former FARC hostage Keith Stansell's teenage kids, Kyle and Lauren, talk to reporters about their dad's release.
1. 1. Quarreling deputies suspended for lying about fight Thursday, July 3
2. 2. Drivers say school zone is a speed trap Thursday, July 3
3. 3. Colombians free local man Thursday, July 3
4. 4. From tragedy, new law offers hope Thursday, July 3
5. 5. $21,000 fraud, suitable for framing Thursday, July 3

1. Budding country voice warms up for anthem
  
  Alicia Ty believes in musical catharsis.
2. Fired up for the Fourth
3. Clear the floor, it's time for some Chinese pop
4. Hey, it'd be good anywhere
Olympic Trials diary
Olympic news
1. LET'S EAT: Take the train, find excellence and get cozy
  
  Hot spots for hot eats in the area.
2. Like kudzu, wine cellars grow like mad
3. Fruity casserole great for breakfast, dessert
4. A frozen family tree
1. All-Williams women's Wimbledon | Wimbledon, England
  
  Sisters Venus and Serena advance to square off for the third time in the All England Club final.
2. Rays believe they can win 8:04 a.m. | St. Petersburg
3. Sarasota's Janson vaults into finals
4. Accident victim determined to return to football
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Lax Real Estate Decisions Hurt Starbucks 4:49 a.m.

Starbucks’s biggest mistakes and greatest challenges boil down to three words: location, location and location.

Fund Manager Turned Fugitive Is Sent to Prison 4:48 a.m.

Samuel Israel III, the hedge fund manager who fled after faking a suicide, went to prison on Thursday, 25 days late.
Officials, developer spar over span | Manatee County

Braden River bridge project may halt, as county leaders eye buying the land.

That red glare? Faces of drivers
Pink slips stain colorful Fourth | Washington
Car company inks $2.5 million sale | Sarasota
Fighting Inflation, Europeans Raise Rate 4:48 a.m.
Japan Sees a Chance to Promote Its Energy-Frugal Ways 4:48 a.m.
Google Told to Turn Over User Data of YouTube 4:49 a.m.
Corporate clips: GM thinks small

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Zoo experiences baby boom | Tampa

Love is in the air at Lowry Park Zoo. The stork swooped in recently, visiting three sets of parents, all different species. Two pairs of primates became parents and the warthogs down the way had twins.

Gas prices could create waterway congestion 11 a.m. | Tallahassee, Fla.

Florida wildlife authorities are urging boaters to be careful over the holiday weekend.
Family of 5 treated for carbon monoxide poisoning 10:48 a.m. | St. Petersburg, Fla.

A family of five is being treated at a St. Petersburg area hospital after they left their generator running in the living room and were overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning.
Patrol expects busy weekend despite gas prices 9:31 a.m. | Tallahassee, Fla.
Police: Cape Coral woman slept in neighbor's home 5:30 a.m. | Cape Coral, Fla.
Sheriff offers gas-saving tips to deputies 5 a.m. | Tampa, Fla.
Semi crashes into Pinellas Park store 4:30 a.m. | Pinellas Park, Fla.
Man, 74, arrested after shoving man outside South Florida gated community 4 a.m. | Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Spilborghs' 2-run single in 11th lifts Rockies 12:05 a.m. | Denver
Spilborghs' 2-run single in 11th lifts Rockies 11:59 p.m. | Denver

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Foes of Mugabe seek protection at U.S. Embassy | Johannesburg, South Africa

Some 200 flee violence against opponents of the regime in Zimbabwe

Tension builds over Coney Island rebuilding plan 10:13 a.m. | New York

The Fourth of July weekend has always been one of the most exciting times of the year for Coney Island: Crowds line the boardwalk to watch the hot-dog eating contest, visitors take terrifying roller coaster rides, and…
Wildfire chases July 4th visitors from Big Sur 9:35 a.m. | Big Sur, Calif.

Independence Day is normally a booming time for tourism here, with visitors settling into cliffside vacation homes or trekking out to campgrounds nestled among the redwoods.
Freed hostage gets hero's welcome in France 10:51 a.m. | Paris
State media: Iran responds to nuclear proposal 9:46 a.m. | Tehran, Iran
Scientist: Pakistan knew of NKorea nuke deal 10:55 a.m. | Islamabad, Pakistan
G-8 leaders face ominous economic woes this year 7:22 a.m. | Sapporo, Japan

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The Declaration's ideal America continues to strive to achieve liberty for all

Frederick Douglass forced the nation to recognize "the brutalizing effects of slavery upon both slave and slaveholder."
'A Declaration' 'By the Representatives of the United States of America'

As a Fourth of July tribute, we offer the following key passages from the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776:

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Private vs. public records
Rays arrive
Auto break-ins revisited

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Political Insider Bad blood hard to avoid in 13th District

Home Decor Today A lot of comfort from a 'little pillow'

Creating Places Windmills give rise to regulations

Capitol Comments Kreegel hearing set for July 8

De Void Roman candles and alien parades

Chew on this Random thoughts on the animals

Maff's Memos Rays fans have come alive

Olympic Trials diary Sharks ready for final swims

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Y volunteer was a role model for his generous ways | SARASOTA

To the Sarasota Family YMCA, Sid Herbert was much more than a fix-it man.