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John Penton, a 52-year-old geologist and Gingrich supporter, said, "Once the Republicans get out of the national convention with a candidate, I think we will all coalesce behind that candidate."

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"The only opposition," Penton says, has come "from incumbent politicians, lobbyists and special interests."

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"I think the board sees the sense of allowing people in the rural area to have chickens," Penton said.

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"My oldest daughter is an avid equestrian, I wanted to take up beekeeping, and we all wanted to keep chickens," Penton said.

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Spokesperson Kelly Penton says FairDistricts is optimistic it will secure the necessary 60% voter approval for several reasons.

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Christina Penton uprooted her children and husband a year ago to move from Chantilly to Gainesville, escaping the hustle and bustle of suburban life for a more rural setting.

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"There are the injury-death cases; there's the stockholder cases; there's the environmental cases; there's the economic loss cases; and all the government cases," said lawyer Ronnie Penton, who has multiple clients who have filed suit against BP and who specializes in injury-death litigation.

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"That large pill skewed the testing," Penton said.

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Penton had scribbled on a blank sheet of paper a long list of engineering decisions that saved BP $20 million in a single week, by his calculation.

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The decision to skip a Cement Bond Log test on the cement integrity saved $3 million, Penton said.

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