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Fla. reverses course and reaches deal with Amazon

By Gary Fineout
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TALLAHASSSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will have to start paying sales taxes sometime next year on anything they purchase through Internet retailer Amazon.com.

Gov. Rick Scott, who just a few weeks ago had rejected a deal with the Seattle-based company, announced Thursday that the company has now pledged to come to the state. The move will mean thousands of jobs and more than $300 million spent on new warehouses between now and 2016.

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