South Florida protests as fiscal cliff looms

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  Martha Naranjo, left, gathered with more than 200 others Dec. 10, 2012, in a protest in front of the offices of Marco Rubio. On Monday, with a deadline for the so-called Fiscal Cliff looming, community organizations, labor groups and neighborhood supporters from across Miami-Dade County protested in front of the senator's office. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Carola Pedreschi, right, college professor, protests with more than 200 others, Dec. 10, 2012. On Monday, with a deadline for the so-called Fiscal Cliff looming, community organizations, labor groups and neighborhood supporters from across Miami-Dade County protested in front of the senator's office. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Verley Lumpkin, center, and Jacqulyn Pope-James protest along Northwest 36th Street in front of the offices of Marco Rubio, Dec. 10, 2012. On Monday, with a deadline for the so-called Fiscal Cliff looming, community organizations, labor groups and neighborhood supporters from across Miami-Dade County protested in front of the senator's office. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Manuel Lloyd protests with more than 200 others, along Northwest 36th Street in front of Marco Rubio's offices, Dec. 10, 2012. On Monday, with a deadline for the so-called Fiscal Cliff looming, community organizations, labor groups and neighborhood supporters from across Miami-Dade County protested in front of the senator's office. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

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  Verley Lumpkin stands tall with other retirees protesting cuts in front of the offices of Marco Rubio. On Monday, with a deadline for the so-called Fiscal Cliff looming, community organizations, labor groups and neighborhood supporters from across Miami-Dade County protested in front of the senator's office. MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF