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GOP Leader Blasts Charlie Crist For Skipping Funeral To Fundraise

GOP Leader Blasts Charlie Crist For Skipping Funeral To Fundraise
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Gov. Charlie Crist attended the Tuesday memorial for Sen. Jim King in Tallahassee, but by then, it was almost too late for some of the former Republican senate president's close friends. Crist was a no-show at King's Jacksonville funeral over the weekend. Crist was in Aspen Colorado, where he attended a fundraiser for his already-well-funded U.S. Senate campaign. (Crist said he also had a family engagement, but didn't elaborate.)

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