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SPORTS  |  FOOTBALL

Ex-girlfriend accuses Johnson of date rape in restraining order

An ex-girlfriend of UF offensive lineman Carl Johnson, who was arrested Monday on charges of violating a sexual violence restraining order, wrote in a petition to obtain a restraining order that he "date raped" her three separate times from September to November 2008, according to court documents.


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OPINION  |  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Returned wallet proves honesty

Yesterday, I left my wallet on a bus accidentally. An as of yet anonymous UF student found it and turned it over to the driver. I caught the bus next time around and got it back from the driver with nothing missing. I would like to commend both the student and the driver for their honesty.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Venezuela’s Chavez blusters to top

On Sunday, the "iron man" of Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez, won an electoral coup and passed a referendum removing term limits. He will now run the country until he is defeated in an election - which, if his thuggish manner is any indication, could be a very long time.


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OPINION  |  COLUMNS

Obama needs to convert platform to policy

The first 100 days of a new presidency are supposedly a telling period, a unique window of time in which a president can enact big change. It's a completely arbitrary deadline, devoid of any real significance, but it has become conventional wisdom nonetheless. Why do we accept this absurd notion that only in the shell-shocked aftermath of an election can meaningful policy be shoved through our cantankerous political system?


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