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ST. PETERSBURG — A proposal to schedule a meeting to explore whether to put a non-binding straw poll on the Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal on the ballot next year failed because it needed a supermajority vote. Five City Council members spoke in favor of holding the discussion next week, though not all were necessarily on board with putting the issue to voters on the March 19, 2024, presidential ...
as i do. this is your old stomping grounds and some of the same people may be here. you know, this is the set up. that's what's going to happen today. the jury is going to get instructions from the judge and this is a set up. this is where the prosecution and defense say, here's what happened. this is why dr. conrad murray is guilty because he did this and then the defense will say, well, this is why he's not guilty because michael jackson did this and they're going to say that michael jackson really took the lethal dose himself. he either ingested it by drinking it or gave himself a...
is he eating? is she sleeping? >> well, you know, it's been very tough for her. you know, especially these last three hearings. it's been, you know, everything against her. so, you know, with literally her life hanging in the balance of what the decision is in the courtroom, it's very tough to sleep. she has been thinning down a bit too. >> were you, kurt, in court today when that lawyer called your daughter a sex-loving she-devil? >> yeah. you know, it was -- this particular lawyer, you know, even during the first trial essentially did the same thing. it was extraordinarily hard to ...
Which is looking at a relatively early primary now of late february. i think florida will be the deciding contest. >> who's the third? >> perry, romney and huntsman. huntsman, interestingly enough, with respect to the straw ballot was the only candidate who committed to play. his wife is from orlando. they have invested resources. he may overperform. not only did perry create an opening for romney with the florida delegates but he may have created an opening for huntsman and other candidates as well. >> who wins the straw vote tomorrow? romney or somebody else? >> i don't know if romney could ...
Delegate to the straw ballot tomorrow people in florida, unlike new hampshire and south carolina are much less focused on the race at this moment. >> let me ask you this, i agree, they don't always decide elections. i think senator kerry won a couple bouts with bush last time around. something has to be on the other side. al gore can be sharper than george w. and all that. you have to like the other guy more. was there something likable that offset perry's sort of inability to speak? was he likable last night? i didn't think so. >> i think there are people in florida who are looking for a cand...