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FLORIDA - The state attorney's office is investigating whether an Escambia County Commissioner violated Florida's Public Records Law.

Commissioner Gene Valentino handed over his personal lap top computer last week.

Investigators are examining it to findout if he released all of the e-mails surrounding a planned bingo casino for Perdido Key.

Thursday, July 2 2009, 18:46 PM EST

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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration will require Pfizer Inc.'s smoking cessation drug Chantix to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over a series of mental health side effects, including depression and suicidal thoughts. ...

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