As a Tampa native, I'll be surprised if the jury lets the Al-Arian bunch off. Tampa is essentially conservative, which is why the Tampa Tribune was the paper that covered and eventually broke the story both locally and nationally.
Across the bay in St. Pete, the Times (owned by the Marxism oriented Poynter Institute) has followed a far more 'Liberal" perspective on the Al-Arian case.
This is also one of the reasons Liberals in the US Senate want portions of the Patriot Act rescinded ~ that way their little buddies like Al-Arian can avoid prison.
Asolute bovine scatology. The St. Pete times is an excellent newspaper as is the Tampa Tribune. The arrogance of the post to the contrary is exceeded only by its ideological myopia. Moreover, Tampa juries are no more and no less either liberal or conservative than juries anywhere in Florida. I litigate and try cases to juries and judges all over the state and know from personal experience that any assertion to the contrary or to categorize disparate juries at one or the other end of the political spectrum is pure, 100% worthless baloney.