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Adrian Wyllie, the Libertarian Party candidate for governor, failed to persuade a federal judge that he had a right to appear in Wednesday night's debate between governor candidates Charlie Crist and Rick Scott.

U.S. District Judge James I. Cohn, who is based in Fort Lauderdale, said in a ruling late Tuesday afternoon that Wyllie did not have a right to appear in the debate, which originates from the Broward College campus in Davie.

A central tenet of Libertarian Party philosophy is keeping government involvement in private decisions to a minimum. Cohn found that the two debate sponsors, the business group Leadership Florida, and the Florida Press Association, are private organizations.

Though the judge said Broward College, "a public community college," is a host of the debate, he rejected Wyllie's contention that excluding him from the debate there warranted denial of equal protection or prior restraint on protected speech that would violate his constitutional rights.

The college, Cohn wrote, "exercised no control over which candidates may appear in the debate" and the event is a "nonpublic forum."

He wrote that Wyllie didn't have a reason to expect that he could appear in the debate because he didn't meet the threshold of getting at least 15 percent support in a public opinion poll before the debate. The judge said the criteria were clear when Leadership Florida and the Press Association announced the debate in August 2013.

The latest poll, released Tuesday by CNN found the race tied with 44 percent for Democrat Crist and incumbent Republican Scott, with Wyllie at 9 percent.

Cohn based his ruling on written arguments filed by both sides. He wrote that a hearing was unnecessary because the essential facts were not in dispute and there was a "need to rule promptly on this time-sensitive" matter.

The debate is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday.

It can be seen online at SunSentinel.com/governor debate and on television on WFOR-Ch. 4, in the Miami-Fort-Lauderdale Market, WFTV-Ch. 9 in the Orlando market, WPBF-Ch. 25 in the West Palm Beach market.

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A libertarian candidate running in the Iowa Senate race has been killed in a small plane crash, according to the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

Doug Butzier, a physician at a Dubuque-area hospital, was killed after crashing the plane near Key West, Iowa, according to the report.

He was one of four third-party candidates on the ballot in the closely-watched Iowa Senate race between Bruce Braley and Joni Ernst.

A recent Des Moines Register poll showed Braley with 46 percent to Ernst's 47 percent. Three percent of respondents chose "someone else."

In a statement, Ernst offered her condolences: "I am deeply saddened to learn the tragic news about Dr. Doug Butzier. I appreciated Doug's willingness to contribute to this important election. In addition to representing Libertarians in this campaign, Doug served his community as an ER doctor and medical leader. Gail and I will keep Doug's family in our thoughts and prayers as they mourn their untimely loss."

And Braley said he was "shocked and saddened" by the news: Im shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden and tragic death of Doug Butzier. I have enormous respect for anyone who puts their name forward as a candidate for public office. Carolyn and I send our thoughts and prayers to Dr. Butziers wife and family during this difficult time.

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Report: Libertarian Running in IA Senate Race Dies in Plane Crash

Doug Butzier, the Libertarian Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa, was killed in a plane crash, authorities said Tuesday. He was 59.

Key West Fire Chief Brian Arnold confirmed the crash and Butzier's death in a brief interview. He said Butzier was piloting an airplane late Monday night when it crashedabout a mile from the Dubuque airport, which Butzier was approaching. No one else was in the plane.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating a crash in the Dubuque area that caused no ground injuries.

Butzier, an emergency room doctor, was a long-shot against state Sen. Joni Ernst (R) and Rep. Bruce Braley (D). Ernst offered condolences on Twitter:

In a statement, Braley said he was shocked and saddened to hear of the sudden and tragic death of Doug Butzier. I have enormous respect for anyone who puts their name forward as a candidate for public office. Carolyn and I send our thoughts and prayers to Dr. Butziers wife and family during this difficult time.

Sean Sullivan has covered national politics for The Washington Post since 2012.

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