Florida

By Scott Hiaasen and Patricia Mazzei From The Miami Herald MIAMI — Republican congressional candidate David Rivera has amended his state financial disclosure forms to erase any mention…
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By Varela They call October Hispanic Heritage Month because Columbus, looking for a shortcut to India in quest of cinnamon and pepper stumbled on this continent with people of…
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By Marc Ambinder From The Atlantic This district had been held by Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, who resigned from this seat to run for his brother Lincoln's district after Lincoln…
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Quinnipiac University Poll In the Florida U.S. Senate race, Republican Marco Rubio is running away with a commanding 44 – 30 percent likely voter lead over Gov. Charlie Crist, running…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson Valdes "The mother of all sins... the thin line between righteousness and self-righteousness." The Travelers’ Guide to Hell: Don't Leave This World Without…
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From The Miami Herald By Matthew Haggman and Martha Brannigan The recall campaign targeting Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez is formally under way. Clerk of Courts Harvey Ruvin…
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By Varela To me, Joe Garcia is a great guy personality-wise, but he's such a mediocre politician that he could lose against David Rivera. That's why I'm deathly afraid that Rivera…
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Ex-diplomat rejects allegations of illegality and responsibility for arrest of 75 Cubans From Cuban Colada An article in the Miami e-zine Progreso Weekly, accusing James Cason of…
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By Varela King Carlos Álvarez rules a fiefdom called Miami-Dade, where one of every 12 residents is out of a job, another is getting unemployment benefits with food stamps, and another…
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By Tim Padgett From Time Magazine One overhyped story in the 2008 election was the supposed rise of Miami's moderate Cuban-American voters. Early polls, demographic data and…
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