George LeMieux, left, former chief of staff to Gov. Charlie Crist, right, answers questions from the media after being named to replace U. S. Senator Mel Martinez, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, in Tallahassee, Fla. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

George LeMieux, left, former chief of staff to Gov. Charlie Crist, right, answers questions from the media after being named to replace U. S. Senator Mel Martinez, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009, in Tallahassee, Fla.

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  1. ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 06: (L-R-center) Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando Police Chief Val Demings and Florida Governor Charlie Crist, speak during a press conference around of the Legions Place office building, where a gunman opened fire wounding several people on November 6, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. The gunman, Jason Rodriguez, 40, who once worked as an engineer in one of the downtown offices, surrendered to the police after firing shots killing so far one and wounding five.
  2. FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2009 file photo of attorney Scott Rothstein, left, and Gov. Charlie Crist, FL-R, hangs in the law offices of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Rothstein, who lived lavishly and courted both politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 on federal charges that he operated a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements.

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  1. FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2009 file photo President Barack Obama looks on as Florida Gov. Charlie Crist introduces him at a town hall meeting to discuss the economy, at the Harborside Event Center in Fort Myers, Fla. Crist, a populist Republican, is trying to convince people he's a conservative now that his opponent in the Senate primary, former House Speaker Marco Rubio, has cut into Crist's lead with a conservative message. And Crist, ever the political chameleon, isn't letting a record of flat-out contradictions stop him from reinventing himself yet again.
  2. ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 06: (L-R-center) Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando Police Chief Val Demings and Florida Governor Charlie Crist, speak during a press conference around of the Legions Place office building, where a gunman opened fire wounding several people on November 6, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. The gunman, Jason Rodriguez, 40, who once worked as an engineer in one of the downtown offices, surrendered to the police after firing shots killing so far one and wounding five.
  3. ORLANDO, FL - NOVEMBER 06: (L-R-center) Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando Police Chief Val Demings and Florida Governor Charlie Crist, speak during a press conference around of the Legions Place office building, where a gunman opened fire wounding several people on November 6, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. The gunman, Jason Rodriguez, 40, who once worked as an engineer in one of the downtown offices, surrendered to the police after firing shots killing so far one and wounding five.
  4. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and first lady Carol Crist, walk through the scene in downtown Orlando, Fla. following a multiple shooting earlier in the day in an office building, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Crist was in Tampa at the time of the shooting and came to Orlando to offer support.
  5. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist listens to Orlando police chief Val Demings, with Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer, on the scene in downtown Orlando, Fla. following a multiple shooting earlier in the day in an office building, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Crist was in Tampa at the time of the shooting and came to Orlando to offer support.
  6. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist answers questions with Orlando police chief Val Demings on the scene of a multiple shooting earlier in the day in an office building, background, in downtown Orlando, Fla. Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. Crist was in Tampa at the time of the shooting and came to Orlando to offer support.
  7. FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2009 file photo of attorney Scott Rothstein, left, and Gov. Charlie Crist, FL-R, hangs in the law offices of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Rothstein, who lived lavishly and courted both politicians and celebrities was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 on federal charges that he operated a $1 billion investment fraud scheme using faked legal settlements.
  8. Florida Gov. Charlie Crist speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, in Tallahassee, Fla.
  9. L to R: Waldorf Astoria Orlando Managing Director Peter Kacheris, City of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, Hilton Worldwide Senior Vice President eastern North America Ted Ratcliff, Mayor of Orange County Richard Crotty, Florida Governor Charlie Crist, Owner Representative Bill MacArthur, Waldorf Astoria Orlando General Manager Michael King, Owner Representative Dan Paris, Golf Course Architect Rees Jones, First Guest Sergeant Joshua Stephen Cope, Hilton Worldwide president global brands and commercial services Paul Brown, Owner Representative Eric Siegel.

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