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From CBS News' John Bentley:

(MIAMI) – After dropping the references to Barack Obama’s relationship with Bill Ayers for most of the past couple of weeks, John McCain brought it back up today during a radio interview here.

“We should know about their relationship, including, apparently, information that is held by the Los Angeles Times concerning an event that Mr. Ayers attended with a PLO spokesman. The Los Angeles Times refuses to make that videotape public,” McCain said. “I’m not in the business of talking about media bias, but what if there was a tape with John McCain with a neo-Nazi outfit being held by some media outlet? I think the treatment of the issue would be slightly different.”

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From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

NEW YORK -- The Clinton campaign today held an hour-long conference call that offered no insight into the campaign’s thoughts moving forward should tomorrow's meeting of the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee rule against fully seating the Florida and Michigan delegates at the national convention.

Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson sternly reminded reporters on the call that despite their best efforts to glean a bit of strategic information from the campaign as it looks past the committee's meeting, that they would not discuss it.

“You and others can ask this question in many different ways, but the answer is going to be the same: We are hopeful and expectant that the committee in its wisdom is going to do the right thing,” Wolfson said, almost scolding a reporter on the call.

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From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In her harshest words yet over the disputed votes in Florida and Michigan, Hillary Clinton called it "a civil rights issue" and said she plans on sending a letter to Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean and Barack Obama urging them to support seating Florida and Michigan delegates and counting their votes.

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From CBS News' Dante Higgins:

MIAMI -- John McCain won the Florida Republican primary tonight beating Mitt Romney 36 to 31 percent, with 95 percent of the precincts reporting.

Entering his election night victory party to the "Rocky" theme, McCain took to the stage with Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Sen. Mel Martinez, R-Fla. who both endorsed McCain within the last few days during his campaign in the state.

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From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

ORLANDO, FLA. -- There were tears, strong handshakes and parting embraces tonight as campaign supporters watched their leader, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, give what is expected to be one of his final speeches as a Republican presidential candidate.

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From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

SAINT PETERSBURG, FLA. -- Mitt Romney put on a brave face after what must have been a demoralizing loss in tonight’s Florida primary

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From CBS News' Joy Lin:

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI -- In from the wind and snow, Mike Huckabee entered a sweaty room packed with hundreds of supporters wearing beads and toting homemade signs. Preliminary results showed him just behind Rudy Giuliani in fourth place in the Florida primary.

“For those of you who think we should be discouraged, let me just remind you that going into tonight, we were second in delegate count,” said Huckabee. “We’re playing all 9 innings of this ball game. Even the [St. Louis] Cardinals, occasionally, have a rough inning. But they know how to win championships.”

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From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:

DAVIE, FLA. -- Florida Democrats delivered a win to Hillary Clinton tonight, though it was a hollow victory since no delegates were at stake.

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From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

TAMPA, FLA. -- On the morning of the critical Florida primary, Mitt Romney applauded President Bush’s remarks on Iraq during last night’s State of the Union address.

“I thought it was very impressive,” Romney said to a crowd of about 150 at a rally in Tampa. “This is a person who’s no longer looking for a political career. He’s only thinking about what’s right for the country — what’s right for America.”

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From CBS News' Ryan Corsaro:

BROWARD COUNTY, FLA. -- “They always want to know if I have foreign policy experience,” Rudy Giuliani says between pitches. “I taught the prime minister of Japan how to throw out a first ball.”

Rudy Giuliani, even on the day of the most important primary of his campaign, has to put down the politics for a moment and play a little ball with his buddies.

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