WASHINGTON--Florida's Republican Gov. Charles Crist said in a television interview yesterday that he intends to use his state's move to an earlier primary election date to pressure presidential candidates into supporting a national catastrophe fund.

In an appearance on CNBC, Mr. Crist said also that he will continue to blast the insurance industry over home insurance rates. "Sometimes these big industries can try to take advantage of our people to their detriment, and that's not right," he said.

The governor recently supported legislation banning future Florida-only insurer subsidiaries by national carriers.

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