ORLANDO (FBW) – Leaders of a coalition supporting a state constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage announced at three simultaneous news conferences Aug. 19 the effort has virtually reached an important “milestone” and called on Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood, Attorney General Charlie Crist and the state Supreme Court to “expedite” their review of the proposed amendment. At news conferences in Orlando, Tallahassee and Miami, spokespersons of the Florida Coalition to Protect Marriage said the Florida Division of Elections has certified 60,642 petitions as of Aug. 19, with 61,113 needed to reach the 10 percent threshold required to trigger...