Early Voting for President Starts in Florida (Reuters.com) MIAMI (Reuters) - Early voting for next month's presidential election began in Florida on Monday, with Democrats in particular urging supporters to use their early ballot as a means of avoiding a repeat of the recount fiasco in the 2000 election.

Both Republican President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, have focused a large part of their campaign effort in Florida.

The state decided the election for Bush four years ago only after a bitter five-week legal battle over ballot recounts and is again one of about 10 tightly fought states in the race toward the Nov. 2 election.

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