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Romney, in a clever gambit, has already said that he's likely to name Florida's Rubio as his VP running mate if he wins the Republican nomination.

Stewart J. Lawrence: Obama Is in Real Trouble With Latinos Stewart J. Lawrence 2011

Kobach called Florida's actions damaging to the presidential selection process because it extends an already long process.

KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

Smith, of the St. Petersburg Times, called Florida's Presidency 5 Straw Poll "very much pay to play."

All Stories 2011

South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Chad Connelly called Florida's decision "hugely disappointing."

ABC News: Top Stories 2011

Access to affordable care aside, there is also great concern that Florida's existing health care infrastructure is incapable of making a seamless migration of 6,500 people from ADAP to the pharmaceutical PAPs via Welvista.

Regan Hofmann: The Alarming State Of AIDS In America Regan Hofmann 2011

The AIDS epidemic in Florida can be tied, at least in part, to Florida's lack of a statewide minimum standard for sex education and, as a result, its programs fail to be culturally competent and are restricted, unable to teach anything other than "abstinence-only until heterosexual marriage" -- an approach that has been well-documented to increase, not decrease, risk to sexual health.

Regan Hofmann: The Alarming State Of AIDS In America Regan Hofmann 2011

In the midst of this situation, Florida State Senator Joe Negron R-Stuart, chairman of Florida's Senate Budget Committee's subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations said, "There needs to be a transfer in priority in revenue from health and human services to education."

Regan Hofmann: The Alarming State Of AIDS In America Regan Hofmann 2011

The AIDS epidemic in Florida can be tied, at least in part, to Florida's lack of a statewide minimum standard for sex education and, as a result, its programs fail to be culturally competent and are restricted, unable to teach anything other than "abstinence-only until heterosexual marriage" -- an approach that has been well-documented to increase, not decrease, risk to sexual health.

Regan Hofmann: The Alarming State Of AIDS In America Regan Hofmann 2011

Which means the lives of people on Florida's ADAP waiting list depends on the largesse of for-profit businesses.

Regan Hofmann: The Alarming State Of AIDS In America Regan Hofmann 2011

Steve Moss, a member of Florida's Bay County School Board, told WJHG that some students are so desperate for weekend food, they save some of their Friday lunch to take home.

Backpacks That Give Back: Program Gives Students Bags Of Food For Weekend Meals Carly Gillis 2011