Published June 5, 2004
Languishing in a prison cell in Central Florida is an inmate who could end up derailing Betty Castor's U.S. Senate race.
Sami al-Arian is being held on charges that he financed Islamic Jihad terrorists while a professor at a school Castor headed, the University of South Florida.
You'll be hearing a lot about al-Arian, say Democratic insiders. Television ads are being fashioned that slam Castor for not firing al-Arian. Castor refused to dismiss the professor for years after calls he be tossed out and after international publicity about his role in Islamic Jihad.
Al-Arian was suspended five days after Castor quit the university in 2001. He was arrested two years later.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/sfl-cpol05jun05,0,4179567.column?coll=sfla-news-colLooks like the primary is about to get even uglier. Unitl now it was Deutsch and Penelas bashing each other. I wonder if Castor will ignore the attacks or bash back?