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Toni Jennings might be part of devious plot Published March 6, 2003 Mike Thomas Is Toni Jennings just another one of Jeb Bush's devious plots? And does Toni have a devious plot of her own brewing? These are devious days indeed. Let's start with Jeb, who began all this deviousness when he claimed before the election to have a "devious plot" to defeat the class-size amendment even if voters passed it. He faces two big problems during this legislative session. He is facing a rebellious Senate and outraged education establishment. On top of that, he has to make sure his...

TALLAHASSEE - Toni Jennings, a former state Senate president and longtime legislator, was appointed today to be Florida's first female lieutenant governor. Gov. Jeb Bush named his onetime rival within the Republican Party to the post in an afternoon press conference, calling her a ''hall of famer'' who brings the experience to work on some of the year's most difficult issues. Bush, who had never held elected office before arriving in Tallahassee in 1999 and tussled at times with Jennings when she led the Senate, referred to his new sidekick's vast legislative experience as a key to his decision. Bush...