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...cancer killer in the U.S. Apples, pears, cauliflower and grapefruit were particularly active against the incidence of lung cancer for reasons are that are still unclear (although scientists suspect carotenoids may be powerful anticarcinogens). But the bottom line is that no quantity of cabbages or citrus fruits can outweigh the benefits of quitting smoking...
...Harvard-educated citrus heir, chicken dancer, Florida secretary of state...
Harris not only inherited close to $7 million from her late grandfather, a citrus and cattle baron. She also received a legacy of fierce ambition. She unleashed it in 1994 by winning a state senate seat. Veteran pols like Poole, who helped her in that campaign, were dazzled by her "unbelievable drive." In the 1998 race that saw her elected to her current post, she engaged in some of the most steely-eyed mudslinging seen in the state in many years--and in the primaries the mud was flung against a G.O.P. friend and mentor. But that hard-won post...
Their ability to differentiate Orange from Citrus, Bay and Lake from Gulf, Union from Dixie, and Madison from Jefferson and Washington has made them political experts...
...granddaughter of Ben Hill Griffin, a citrus magnate who was active in state politics, Harris grew up in the lap of luxury, and continues, according to many reports, to spend money - including taxpayers' money - with abandon. Since taking her current office in 1998, Harris, 43, has amassed more than $100,000 in travel bills, far more than any other statewide elected official; the trips were primarily "networking" and trade meetings overseas...