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Walkin' Lawton Chiles dies at 68 in Florida
Longtime governor and seven term public official Lawton Chiles died at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee after an apparent heart attack. The Democrat, nicknamed Walkin Lawton for his state walks, was 68 and set to leave office with Jeb Bush poised to succeed him.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Lawton Chiles
Lawton
U.S. Senate
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Linda Shelley
Jeb Bush
Buddy MacKay
Bush
House Judiciary Committee
Clinton
Tallahassee
U.S
Senate
Bob Martinez
Florida
Polk County
Panhandle
South Florida
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National Commission For Prevention