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Florida Senator Brings Nascent Presidential Campaign to Home State.

By Mark Hollis, South Florida Sun-Sentinel Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Apr. 23--TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Hampered by a hoarse voice and sore throat after campaign sprints to California and New Hampshire, U.S. Sen. Bob Graham on Tuesday brought his likely bid for the Democratic presidential nomination to his home state.

Speaking at the state Democratic Party headquarters in Tallahassee, Graham attacked Republicans in the Florida Legislature for threatening Everglades restoration funds and cutting financial help for desperately needy Floridians.

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