*Fasano Amends Telecom-Friendly Bill *New Teacher Merit Pay Plan Goes to Crist *Florida Moves to Wipe Out Clout of Smaller States with Jan. 29 Presidential Primary *Opinion of the Week: First, Let's Inoculate with the Facts *Quote of the Week:"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in 5 years there'd be a shortage of sand." --Milton Friedman