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Florida Delegation to Congress Cheers News of Saddam Hussein's Capture.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, December, 2003

By Tamara Lytle, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 15--WASHINGTON--Florida's lawmakers cheered the news Sunday that Saddam Hussein had been captured.

Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., said he hoped it would mean Florida troops serving in Iraq could be brought back sooner and that more nations will now be convinced to help in the reconstruction of Iraq.

"Finally, we rejoice that this very significant day will hasten our renewed commitment to the real war on terror," said Graham, a former Democratic presidential candidate who had called the war in Iraq a distraction from more serious terrorist threats.

Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite, R-Brooksville, said she let out a "whoop" when her husband saw the news on...

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