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Orlando Sentinel: PRODUCT: DESK: DATE: EDITION: ZONE: PAGE: B5.0/ DEADLINE: 0.36/ OP: COMPOSETIME: 00.46CMYK COLORSTRIP: Orlando Sentinel FINAL THURSDAY, B5 FLORIDA Police answer call, kill dog PINELLAS PARK A police officer shot and killed an English bulldog at the home of a man who reported a burglary. But the man says police came to the wrong building and now his dog is dead. Daniel Clauson, the owner of Sir Chillin Dillon, said he called police Tuesday to report a suspected burglary, but officers wound up at his build- ingrather than the one where he had spotted a man using a knife to jimmy the door. When Clauson, 39, walked outside, police ordered him to lie on the ground. sure if they were dealing with a good guy or a bad said Pinellas Park police Capt.

Sandy Forseth. While Clauson was down on the ground, his 6-year-old bulldog walked outside. went after one of our officers. The officer was backed up to a fence. The officer had nowhere to Forseth said.

Officer Adam Geissen- berger fired twice, killing the dog. Clauson disputed the account, saying Sir Chillin Dillon threatening anyone. was not running at him. He was not growling at him. If he was running at him, why did they shoot him in the side of the An inquiry into the shooting is continuing, but stands straight out that he acted Forseth said.

Inmates scuffle at court PANAMA CITY A shackled jail inmate managed to punch a man convicted of murdering the father after both were led outside a courtroom where he had been taken to testify in the sentencing. Jerry Keith Brown, jailed awaiting trial on a grand theft charge, was one of several inmates in court Tuesday when ajudge delayed sentencing for Rufus Miller, convicted of first-degree murder for the shooting death of father. Brown hopped, skipped and attempted to run in his leg restraints as both men were taken out a door near the bench. Shouts and commotion could be heard from the hall, but the fight visible from the courtroom. lawyer, Walter Smith, said Brown punched his client on the side of the face before court security officers restrained him.

Miller declined to press charges against Brown, said Bay County Sgt. Kip McKenzie. Miller, 59, was convicted Feb. 17 of murdering and robbing Jerry Brown, 57, in December 2002. Airport workers sickened MIAMI Thirty-six federal workers at Miami International Airport were taken to hospitals on Wednesday after astrange odor caused some of them to suffer eye irritations and nausea.

Officials closed a concourse for about two hours after the Transportation Security Administration workers at asecurity checkpoint complained of the fumes, said Jeff Hackman of Miami-Dade County Fire-Rescue. TSA spokeswoman Lauren Stover said carbon monoxide may have caused the symptoms. Compiled from wire reports The State In Brief for the records. Prosecutor James Martz contended that state law exempt medical records from being seized with search warrants. Martz said the medical records are essential evidence in determining whether Limbaugh broke the law by secretly obtaining several prescriptions from different doctors.

Limbaugh, 53, has not been charged with any crimes. The By PETER FRANCESCHINA SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL WEST PALM BEACH Rush five-month fight to keep his medical records from Palm Beach County prosecutors went before an appeals court Wednesday, in what likely will result in a pivotal decision on whether the criminal investigation into his prescription drug use can go forward. Miami lawyer Roy Blackpor- trayed the seizure of medical records late last year as an invasion of privacy that could have adverse effects on the doctor-patient re- lationshipsof all Florida residents. He maintains that prosecutors should have followed a procedure in state law and notified Limbaugh that they intended to obtain his medical records, giving Limbaugh a chance to contest it in court before a judge issued a subpoena Palm Beach resident admitted in October that he was addicted to prescription drugs, the result of severe back pain, and entered a month-long treatment program. The hearing took place in the 4th District Court of Appeal in West Palm Beach.

For nearly 25 years, the Legislature has been amending the protections that attach to medical records, Black said. put a zone of privacy around a pa- medical records, and it gave those records special status, more than any other he said. Black said the Legislature intended that investigators use the least-intrusive means to obtain medical records. After seizing records and sealing them, prosecutors notified Black. Palm Beach Circuit Judge Jeffrey Winikoff determined that privacy rights were protected and that prosecutors were entitled to review the records.

It is that ruling that Limbaugh is appealing. Martz argued that if legislators intended to prohibit use of search warrants to seize medical records, the law would have spelled it out. does it say he said. Peter Franceschina is a reporter for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, a Tribune Publishing newspaper. Appeals court hears arguments in Limbaugh dispute versity of Florida.

since then, the governor has won a few procedural victories in court. Maybe shaping thinking The poll, conducted for the Orlando Sentinel and WESH- NewsChannel 2, also shows approval rating is holding steady at 54 percent, virtually unchanged since last July. But the survey includes a cautionary note for state lawmakers, who are racing ahead with a business-backed drive to make it tougher for voters to change the state constitution. Forty-four percent of likely voters say they oppose that proposal, while 39 percent are in favor. Another 17 percent are undecided.

is a long list of special interests that have lined up in support of said Philip Blumel, a West Palm Beach financial planner and organizer of the Florida Initiative League, which opposes the proposed new limits. pleased to see there is mounting The telephone survey of 625 likely voters was conducted March 30 through April 1 by Mason-Dixon Polling Research Inc. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Senate President Jim King, R- Jacksonville, has made it a top priority this year to limit changes to the constitution. He downplayed the depth of the opposition, predicting that more of those undecided will join those in favor of the Senate plan to require that amendments be approved by 60 percent of voters, instead of the current majority- plus-one.

shows the momentum for reform of our constitutional amendment process is said Sarah Bascom, a King spokeswoman. ultimately, this decision will be up to the This spring King also has single-handedly stopped any attempts by lawmakers to revisit the Schiavo case calling last vote one of the worst votes that ever The Legislature was in special session when a judge allowed husband, Michael Schiavo, to have her feeding tube removed. Within days, legislators passed a law giving Bush the power to order her feeding tube reinstated, which he did. The law is being challenged in court. A Miami Herald-St.

Petersburg Times poll in December showed about two-thirds of Florida voters opposed the hastily crafted law, saying such decisions should be made by the spouse. But the latest findings show Floridians are split over the case. is a morally profound, complicated said Alia Faraj, a Bush spokeswoman. the governor has strong feelings about saving the life of Terri Schiavo. He felt this was the right thing to Allen, the bioethics expert, said he thinks Floridians have been deluged with information in the Schiavo case from the media, religious community and civil libertarians.

Opinions may blur, he conceded. hard to say why this poll shows people Allen said. condition is Schiavo, 40, has been in what her doctors call a persistent vegetative state since collapsing 14 years ago from a potassium imbalance. Her husband said she had stated in casual conversations that she would never want to be kept alive artificially, and after a long court battle, he won an order to have the feeding tube removed. She was expected to die within two weeks when the Legislature acted, urged on by her parents.

In other issues, voters gave Bush his highest approval ratings for his handling of issues related to education, with 52 percent support, the state budget and taxes, 50 percent, and the state economy and job creation, 50 percent. With fall elections looming and his brother, President George W. Bush, targeting Florida as a must-win state, the numbers are generally good news for the GOP. But Gov. Bush also earns some of his lowest marks when asked about health care, an issue he had set as a priority heading into this legislative session.

Forty-three percent of those surveyed say they disapprove of handling of the issue, with 38 percent approving his work. Another 19 percent were uncertain. With close to 3 million Floridians struggling without health insurance, the closing weeks of the Legislature may further shape the thinking of those polled. The Republican-led Senate has proposed cutting $700 million in state Medicaid programs, amove that could leave even more Floridians without health coverage. While Bush, so far, has endorsed the approach to budgeting, he has avoided directly addressing whether the cuts should take place.

continuing to focus on the issue of health Faraj said. are trying to do all we can to continue care while getting a handle on John Kennedy can be reached at or 850-222-5564. approval rating stays at POLL FROM B1 ORLANDO SENTINEL POLL: GOV. JEB BUSH, STATE ISSUES Disapprove Not sure Approve Do you approve or disapprove of Gov. Jeb decision to reattach Terri feeding tube? Poll conducted March 30-April 1 with 625 registered Florida voters.

Margin of error is no more than 4 percentage points. SOURCE: Mason-Dixon Polling Research Inc. Terri Schiavo Oppose Undecided Favor Do you favor or oppose a proposal to restrict ballot initiatives that allow citizens to vote on amending constitution? Amending Florida's constitution How would you rate the performance of Jeb Bush as governor? job performance Excellent Good Fair Poor Dump diving MARICE COHN BAND MIAMI HERALD Oscar Roque, a member of a Miami-Dade County underwater recovery team, surfaces after attaching a chain to 1 of dozens of stolen cars pulled from a lake Wednesday in Miami. Miami-Dade County has the only full-time dive team in the country. Detectives from that department and from the North Miami Beach police underwater unit joined an auto-theft team in the investigation.

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