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  Sink gaining momentum in focus on Gulf oil spill
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Last EditedQbanito  Jun 19, 2010 11:25am
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AuthorMARY ELLEN KLAS AND JOHN FRANK
News DateSaturday, June 19, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
Description TALLAHASSEE -- Never mind the voice coaches who worked to get Alex Sink to soften her Southern twang, or the image-makers who urged her to be more aggressive, or the handlers who lined up free TV time.

The state chief financial officer and presumed Democratic nominee for governor may have found her campaign voice in the Gulf oil spill disaster that has consumed the coast of several states.

During the past two months, Sink has berated a BP executive whom she called to appear before the governor and Cabinet, criticized the Obama administration for failing to address troubles in BP's claims process, and worked to position herself as the spokeswoman for small businesses crippled by the oil catastrophe.

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