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	Engology,Engineer Buddy Dyer,Mayor of Orlando-Bio,Professional engineering,Chartered engineering,Careers,Journalists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Buddy graduated with honors in 1987 and received the highest score on the Florida Bar Exam that year.
		Buddy's outstanding service was recognized by his colleagues who elected him to serve as the State Senate Democratic Leader for three years.
		Mayor Dyer is married to attorney Karen Dyer.
	www.engology.com /eng5dyer.htm (294 words)

	Buddy Dyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Buddy Dyer is the current mayor of Orlando, Florida, and member of the United States Democratic Party.
		Dyer's first run for political office was in 1992 for Florida's State Senate district 14, which consisted of Orlando and Sanford, FL.
		Dyer is known for advocating a new performing arts center for Orlando and a new arena for the Orlando Magic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Buddy_Dyer (409 words)

	Orlando mayor, others cleared of absentee ballot charges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dyer, suspended by Gov. Jeb Bush when the charges were announced March 11, entered a pretrial diversion agreement and was reinstated to the office hours later.
		Dyer, a former leader of the state Senate's Democrats and that party's 2002 nominee for attorney general, was first elected mayor in a February 2003 in a special election to fill the remainder of Hood's term after she was appointed secretary of state.
		Dyer was re-elected in March 2004 to a full term, winning by nearly 5,000 votes but clearing the threshold that triggers a runoff by only 234 votes.
	www.abcactionnews.com /stories/2005/04/050421dyer.shtml (852 words)

	Orlando mayor suspended after surrendering in election probe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ORLANDO - Mayor Buddy Dyer was suspended Friday after he, a judge and two others surrendered on felony charges that they violated a state law prohibiting payments for the collection of absentee ballots.
		Dyer, Circuit Judge Alan Apte, Dyer's campaign manager Patti Sharp and campaign consultant Ezzie Thomas are charged with violating a law enacted after Miami's 1998 mayoral election was thrown out because of fraud committed in the collection of absentee ballots.
		Dyer, a former leader of the state Senate's Democrats and that party's 2002 nominee for attorney general, was first elected mayor in a February 2003.
	www.tampabaylive.com /stories/2005/03/050311dyer.shtml (641 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Orlando Mayor and Judge Indicted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ORLANDO, March 11 -- Mayor Buddy Dyer and Circuit Judge Alan Apte surrendered Friday on a felony charge that they paid a campaign worker to collect absentee ballots, and the mayor was suspended from his post.
		Dyer campaign manager Patti Sharp and Ezzie Thomas, a campaign consultant to Dyer and Apte, also were indicted.
		Dyer has said he was too busy with his mayoral duties to pay attention to the day-to-day details of the campaign.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A26638-2005Mar11?language=printer (381 words)

	VotersUnite!
		ORLANDO Mayor Buddy Dyer, his campaign manager, a Circuit Court judge and a campaign consultant to both officials surrendered Friday on a felony charge that they paid for the collection absentee ballots.
		Dyer, Judge Alan Apte, Dyer's campaign manager Patti Sharp and Ezzie Thomas, a consultant to Dyer and Apte, are charged with violating a state law enacted after Miami's 1998 mayoral election was thrown out because of fraud committed in the collection of absentee ballots.
		Dyer, Apte and Sharp all declined comment to reporters as they left the Orange County Jail after being booked on one count of providing pecuniary gain for absentee ballot possession or collection.
	www.votersunite.org /article.asp?id=4982 (477 words)

	Orlando Weekly
		Dyer says he's trying to hold the financial line in the ongoing contract negotiations and give the cops the same raises he gave everyone else.
		Dyer made him chief of staff when he first took office, but Dix later resigned that post after he became a lightning rod.
		Until Dyer was suspended, and the city council – most of whom loathe Dix – pounced.
	www.orlandoweekly.com /columns/story.asp?id=544 (942 words)

	Orlando Mayor Dyer and 3 others booked at jail - SkyscraperCity
		Dyer, Sharp and Apte are each charged with "providing pecuniary gain for absentee ballot possession or collection," according to their arrest affidavits.
		Dyer entered the jail, greeted a clerk with a cheery, "Good morning," and was taken to a secure area to be processed.
		Dyer is a Democrat -- one of the few members of his party in Florida to win any significant office last year -- and State Attorney King is a Republican, appointed special prosecutor by the same Republican governor who suspended him Friday.
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=189991 (2590 words)

	State: Orlando re-elects Buddy Dyer
		ORLANDO - Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer won re-election to his first full term in office, escaping a runoff with a first-time candidate who accused the mayor of ignoring average citizens' concerns.
		Dyer's campaign pointed to his record of putting the city's finances in order, signing a new downtown development deal and spending money on prekindergarten programs.
		But his critics said Dyer also was responsible for the layoffs of scores of city workers and had operated in secrecy during his single year in office.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/03/10/State/Orlando_re_elects_Bud.shtml (186 words)

	Dyer charges to be dropped. - UrbanPlanet.org
		Dyer, who was suspended from office by Gov. Jeb Bush on March 11, entered into an agreement this morning that drops all criminal charges against him.
		In exchange for the PTI agreement, Dyer admits that the state's interpretation of a specific election law is correct and agrees to abide by it.
		Dyer was indicted by a grand jury on March 10, along with his campaign manager, Patti Sharp, campaign worker Ezzie Thomas and Circuit Judge Alan Apte, who also hired Thomas to work on his campaign.
	www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=10676 (2135 words)

	WESH.com - News - Gov. Bush Suspends Dyer From Office
		Dyer will not be allowed to receive his salary or any of the "emoluments or priviliges" of public office during his suspension.
		Dyer has said that he had no knowledge of any illegal activity in his campaign, despite grand jury testimony from other witnesses who claimed that he knew and approved.
		While he said he's sad for Dyer and his family, Bush insisted it was not a political indictment because the state attorney that took the case before the grand jury is a Democrat.
	www.wesh.com /news/4275216/detail.html (1130 words)

	Orlando Sentinel Document Delivery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dyer certainly is in no position to serve as the city's elected chief executive.
		Dyer have had a sometimes testy and competitive relationship, both men have a shared vision for the region's future.
		Dyer was leading efforts to renovate the TD Waterhouse Centre, the obsolete home of the Orlando Magic.
	www.orlandopac.org /031205.html (420 words)

	USATODAY.com - Mayor cleared of absentee ballot charges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dyer, a Democrat who had been suspended by Republican Gov. Jeb Bush when the charges were announced March 11, will be automatically reinstated as mayor with dismissal of the indictment.
		Dyer had denied that he or anyone connected with his campaign had violated any law and insisted the charges were politically motivated.
		Dyer, a former leader of the state Senate's Democrats and the party's 2002 nominee for attorney general, was first elected mayor in a February 2003 in a special election to fill the remainder of Glenda Hood's term after she was appointed Florida secretary of state.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-04-20-mayor-cleared_x.htm?csp=34 (443 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Orlando mayor, judge, two others surrender in probe of absentee ballot ...
		Dyer has said he signed checks and approved invoices worth about $10,000 for Thomas during his campaign to win his first full term in March 2004.
		Earlier this year, Dyer testified in the case by mayoral runner-up Ken Mulvaney that he was not involved in the field work for the 2004 campaign in this city of 186,000.
		Dyer, a former state senator, was first elected mayor in February 2003, filling the last of Hood's term after she was appointed to state office.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20050311-1017-orlandomayor.html (624 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Politics -- Orlando mayor, judge, campaign worker surrender in probe of absentee ...
		ORLANDO, Fla. – Mayor Buddy Dyer, his campaign manager and a judge surrendered Friday on a felony charge that they paid for the collection of absentee ballots in last year's election.
		Thomas was hired by Dyer's campaigns for state attorney general and Orlando mayor for get-out-the-vote activities.
		Earlier this year, Dyer testified in a separate civil lawsuit deposition that he was not involved in the field work for his re-election campaign.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/politics/20050311-0710-orlandomayor.html (425 words)

	NAIOP - Central Florida
		Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, the son of a shopkeeper and a long-haul truck driver, was born in Orlando on August 7, 1958.
		Dyer has committed himself to public service since 1992 when he ran for the Florida State Senate and won.
		Dyer was re-elected in March of 2004 and was sworn in on June 1, 2004 for a full four-year term.
	www.naiopcfl.org /cde.cfm?event=80329 (414 words)

	Absentee Voting Practices Result In Felony Charges Against Orlando, Florida Mayor, Judge, Campaign Manager, And Others
		While Dyer and other politicians have never hidden the fact that they have hired Thomas to help on their campaigns, the mayor has denied that Thomas' only task was to gather absentee votes.
		Dyer and three others: Patricia Beatty Phillips, his campaign manager; Ezzie Thomas, who worked for the Dyer campaign as a get-out-the-vote consultant; and Judge Alan Apte of Orange County Circuit Court, who was charged with illegally paying Mr.
		Dyer, one of the state's more prominent Democrats, ran unsuccessfully for state attorney general in 2002 before becoming mayor of this city of 186,000 in 2003.
	www.ejfi.org /Voting/Voting-80.htm (1984 words)

	WFTV.com - Politics - Civil Lawsuit Over Mayoral Election Could Force New Election
		Dyer's election victory could be thrown out because of two pending cases involving the vote.
		Dyer is referring to one of his paid campaign consultants who is accused of tampering with some absentee ballots.
		Dyer's lawyers are hoping a judge will agree there's no need to present evidence, while Mulvaney's lawyer hopes this will go to trial so that all of the evidence will come out.
	www.wftv.com /politics/3369351/detail.html (629 words)

	Orlando Weekly article about Downtown - UrbanPlanet.org
		Below is an unedited reprint of Dyer's address, which was given at the Expo Centre a few hours before Cameron Kuhn broke ground on the Premiere Trade Plaza on Orange Avenue, an event that was complete with cops outside protesting what they feel is the city's inadequate proposed labor contract.
		Dyer has promised before to break ground on the performing arts center by the end of his term, in 2008.
		Dyer has said he wants to fund the arts center in part with state dollars that will come if UCF brings its arts programs there.
	www.urbanplanet.org /forums/index.php?showtopic=7252 (3629 words)

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		ORLANDO, FL (AP) -- Mayor Buddy Dyer said Wednesday he didn't know what activities were carried out by a campaign consultant at the center of a criminal investigation into alleged ballot fraud.
		Ezzie Thomas was hired by Dyer's campaigns for Florida Attorney General and Orlando mayor to perform get-out-the-vote activities, Dyer said in a videotaped deposition.
		Dyer also testified that he hadn't been contacted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, nor the state attorney's office, about any criminal investigation.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/florida/news-article.aspx?storyid=31096 (478 words)

	Keyword
		Dyer, as required by Florida law, in a case that has roiled this city for months and even caused a brief firestorm in the presidential election.
		Dyer and three others: Patricia Beatty Phillips, his campaign manager; Ezzie Thomas, who worked for the Dyer campaign as a get-out-the-vote consultant; and...
		"Buddy Dyer is violating the laws of the State of Florida in continuing his use of taxdollars to defend his losing battle in...
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=buddydyer (1907 words)

	WCJB - TV20 News - Your Home Team - Gainesville - Lake City - Ocala (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer is denying charges that he violated a state law prohibiting payments for the collection of absentee ballots.
		Dyer is a Democrat in the nonpartisan office.
		Dyer, Circuit Judge Alan Apte and Dyer's campaign manager, Patty Sharp, were each booked on one count of providing rewards for absentee ballot possession or collection.
	www.wcjb.com /news.asp?id=12074 (140 words)

	City Of Orlando (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Buddy’s Benefit for Children this weekend to support the Parramore Kidz Zone, a program to link children to positive opportunities, like pre-kindergarten, health care, mentoring, and after school programs, and help Parramore families become more economically secure.
		Mayor Dyer hosted a live broadcast from Central Florida News 13’s new studio on March 6, to officially welcome the station to downtown Orlando at their new location along Orange Avenue.
		Mayor Dyer was pleased to attend a celebration at UCF on March 24, in honor of the approval of the new Orlando medical college that will increase opportunities for medical education in Florida while boosting the state’s economy.
	www.thecitybeautiful.org /email/20060407.html (528 words)

	Dyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dyer is an occupation, one who works with dye:
		Dyer is also a surname, derived from the occupation, and may refer to:
		Reginald Dyer, British general, responsible for the Amritsar massacre
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dyer (132 words)

	ORLANDO MAYOR BUDDY DYER to Issue Gay Marriage Licenses
		Dyer stated that he will and does support the issue of same sex marriages and benefits.
		Republican candidates in the non-partisan election are Mulvaney (#1 challenger to Dyer) and Leichering.
		Dyer "won" the election as it stands today by a very slim number to avoid a runoff (around 200+ votes).
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1092128/posts (1505 words)

	The Buck Stops Here: Voter Suppression? Or Fraud?
		By his account, state troopers have since May visited 40 or 50 elderly fls in an attempt to investigate a voter fraud allegation as to the Orlando mayoral election of Buddy Dyer.
		On May 13, Dyer gave Sentinel city reporter Beth Kassab a letter he had just received from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement declaring, "[T]here was no basis to support the allegations of election fraud concerning these absentee ballots."
		Since the March 9 election -- Dyer avoided a runoff by 234 votes -- loser Ken Mulvaney has accused Thomas of improperly collecting, and in some cases, tampering with the absentee ballots, and has sued to overturn the election.
	stuartbuck.blogspot.com /2004/08/voter-suppression-or-fraud.html (1002 words)

	NASCAR.com - Finishing touches - Dec 10, 2004
		Orlando mayor Buddy Dyer is all smiles before riding around the track with Busch Series champ Martin Truex Jr.
		Dyer was the featured guest as Truex and five other members of the series' top 10 gathered to hear the mayor officially proclaim "NASCAR Busch Series Champion's Week" in Orlando.
		Dyer let out a resounding "That was great!" as he exited the "04" NASCAR Busch Series Champion Chevrolet.
	www.nascar.com /2004/news/headlines/bg/12/10/busch.day2/index.html (496 words)

	baynews9.com - News : Governor reinstates Buddy Dyer as mayor of Orlando
		baynews9.com - News : Governor reinstates Buddy Dyer as mayor of Orlando
		Governor reinstates Buddy Dyer as mayor of Orlando
		Dyer entered a pretrial diversion agreement that said he agrees that he and any of his future election campaigns will abide by the state's interpretation of the law.
	www.baynews9.com /content/36/2005/4/21/78772.html (177 words)

	My Dyer: Local Area, Real Estate, Hotels, News
		In a speech that began Wednesday with music-video-style highlights of Orlando's history and ended with cheerleaders dancing to "Celebration," Mayor Buddy Dyer delivered a rosy assessment of downtown's future and his own accomplishments.
		From MSU News Service BOZEMAN, Mont. Organizers of a 50 prize for finding unknown infestations of the noxious weed dyer s woad are hoping Dawson and Rosebud county residents will take a special interest in the project.
		James Thomas Jr., 34, and Percy Dyer III, 36, turned themselves in Saturday in response to an order of the judge presiding over their scheduled murder trial.
	www.mytennessee.us /Dyer/38330.html (407 words)

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