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"Although we have twice the population of Greece, the state of Florida employs three times fewer government employees."

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"Of the top five cities for staged automobile accidents, three are in Florida. … We rank No. 1 in the country in staged auto accidents."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, January 27th, 2011

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Loranne "Ausley's a financial train wreck for taxpayers -- pushing gas taxes, property taxes, taxes on seniors."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, October 14th, 2010

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