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Gov. Scott Addresses Hurricane Conference
The nearly two thousand attendees at the annual Governor's Hurricane Conference in Ft. Lauderdale will hear from the governor himself and the director of the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday.
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The nearly two thousand attendees at the annual Governor's Hurricane Conference in Ft. Lauderdale will hear from the governor himself and the director of the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday.
Just about two and a half weeks before the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane Season gets underway, meteorologists, emergency managers and government officials are meeting in Ft. Lauderdale at the annual Governor's Hurricane Conference.
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