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Protests imperil Nicaragua's democracy http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/779570.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/779570.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST At a downtown traffic circle this week, a young man flanked by masked teens armed with rocks, machetes and mortars said the 350 members of the ''Sandinista Youth'' under his command were willing to give their lives to ``defend the revolution to the end.'' Miami-Dade board backs plan for Everglades suburb http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/779410.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/779410.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:15 EST Miami-Dade County's Planning Advisory Board voted 7-3 to recommend that commissioners move the Urban Development Boundary in western Miami-Dade for a new 19,000-person suburb called Parkland. Deported illegal immigrants who return to U.S. face prison time http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/779529.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/779529.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:03 EST Illegal immigrants now face a maximum of five years in prison if they return to the United States after having been deported by immigration authorities. Deported illegal immigrants who return to U.S. face prison time http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/779529.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/story/779529.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Illegal immigrants now face a maximum of five years in prison if they return to the United States after having been deported by immigration authorities. New faces in Florida Legislature to get crack at budget challenges http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/777900.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/777900.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Shaken by the prospect of a painful budget year, the Florida Legislature held a low-key ceremony Tuesday to swear in new members and elect the presiding officers of the House and Senate. Obama should heed fact that most Cubans still back sanctions http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771757.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771757.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Mauricio Claver-Carone is a director of the U.S.-Cuba Democracy PAC (www.uscubapac.com), was an attorney with the Department of the Treasury, and has served on the full-time faculty of The Catholic University of America's law school. Today's Front Page http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/698263.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/698263.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:51 EDT Today's Calendar http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/698391.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/698391.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:07 EDT Florida Lottery http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/687181.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/687181.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:53 EDT Today's winning numbers Investigative Reports http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/698410.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/698410.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:16 EDT Look it up! http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/698409.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/inside/story/698409.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:15 EDT Miami Hurricanes land coveted New York shooting guard http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779138.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779138.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:21 EST If they can get past the first round, Frank Haith's 17th-ranked Miami Hurricanes could have a huge date with former Big East rival Connecticut on Sunday night at the Paradise Jam. Patriots won't see same old Wildcat play from Miami Dolphins http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779498.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779498.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:20 EST In a corner of the visiting locker room at Gillette Stadium, Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was cooling down just minutes after a 38-13 upset over the Patriots. It didn't take long before the most obvious question of the day got its first response. Dade officer honored for role in busting ID-theft ring http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779693.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779693.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Honored Wednesday: a Miami-Dade officer whose arrest of two suspicious men for loitering spawned the massive investigation of an identity-theft ring that stretched from South Florida to California to Eastern Europe. Twin girls hit, injured by out-of-control car in South Dade http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779694.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779694.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST A car ran out of control and slammed into 12-year-old twin girls waiting for their middle school bus Wednesday morning in South Miami-Dade. Missing Hallandale man found dead in lake behind his home http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779711.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779711.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Hallandale Beach police identified the man whose body was pulled from the water Wednesday morning. Jonathan Mitchell, 26, was reported missing about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, police spokesman Andrew Casper said. Fire destroys building near propane tanks at Port Everglades http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779712.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779712.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue extinguished a fire Wednesday night at Port Everglades that burned down a single-story office building but could have been much worse. Kids' lack of loving home equals disaster http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779528.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779528.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Abandonment plus rejection plus low self-esteem equals Teah Wimberly. Depression plus frustration plus loneliness equals Teah Wimberly. Deported illegal immigrants who return to U.S. face prison time http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779529.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779529.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Illegal immigrants now face a maximum of five years in prison if they return to the United States after having been deported by immigration authorities. Hollywood commissioners give red-light cameras a first OK http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779530.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779530.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:01 EST Hollywood commissioners signaled their initial support Wednesday for a network of red-light cameras aimed toward traffic scofflaws at busy city intersections. More budget cuts could reverse Dade and Broward graduation gains http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779531.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779531.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST High schools throughout the state and in South Florida saw a higher percentage of the senior class graduate and fewer students drop out last year, according to information released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Education. Cuban man's family kept on island, despite U.S. visas http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779532.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779532.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST A Cuban man who lost both of his arms -- after he tried to escape from prison following a failed attempt to reach Florida -- denounced the Cuban government Wednesday for keeping his family on the island even though they have been issued visas to join him in the United States. Nephew of Georgia O'Keeffe finally laid to rest http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779534.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/779534.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST The Cuban nephew of painter Georgia O'Keeffe has found a final resting place. Having waited a few months inside the freezer of a cremation service in South Florida, the body of Francis W. O'Keefe was recently cremated. His friend, Elena Prieto, has the ashes after a battle in the courts and with Georgia O'Keeffe's heirs. Deported illegal immigrants who return to U.S. face prison time http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/779529.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/779529.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Illegal immigrants now face a maximum of five years in prison if they return to the United States after having been deported by immigration authorities. Iraqis skeptical that security agreement will end U.S. presence http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/779561.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/779561.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Iraqi and American leaders say that a new security pact will have all U.S. forces and military contractors out of Iraq by 2012, but 14th Ramadan Street is skeptical. War court convenes with Osama bin Laden's cook http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/779260.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/779260.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:28 EST A Sudanese captive accused of being Osama bin Laden's cook and bodyguard sat side-by-side with a human rights attorney from his homeland Wednesday as a team of U.S. lawyers argued for dismissal of his war crimes case. Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' lawyer to cost taxpayers `far more' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/777893.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/777893.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:01 EST The Justice Department has agreed to pay for a private lawyer to defend former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales against allegations that he encouraged officials to inject partisan politics into the department's hiring and firing practices. Sen. Ted Stevens loses election http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/777914.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/777914.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:01 EST (AP) -- Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his reelection bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a pillar of the U.S. Senate and Alaska icon who apparently couldn't survive his conviction on federal corruption charges. Joe Lieberman stays in key Senate post http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/777891.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/777891.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who this fall campaigned hard for Republican presidential nominee John McCain, got only a mild rebuke Tuesday from Senate Democrats. With Guantánamo war court in doubt, 9/11 case gets new judge http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/776853.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/776853.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:00 EST The military has assigned an Army colonel to take over the upcoming war crimes trial of alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed, a sign that the Pentagon is plunging ahead with plans for military commissions of alleged 9/11 co-conspirators. South Florida auto dealers push aid for carmakers http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/776297.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/776297.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Car dealers from South Florida and the nation stormed Washington on Monday to plead with lawmakers to extend a lifeline to ailing U.S. automakers. Minority votes paved Obama win http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/777929.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/777929.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Barack Obama's 8.5 million-vote margin over John McCain was fueled by a more than 20 percent surge in minority voting, a new analysis of exit polling data suggests. Itching puzzles experts http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/776286.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/776286.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Scientists are baffled by one of humankind's most annoying problems -- itching -- an almost universal misery for which there is, as yet, no adequate explanation or treatment. Obama White House team has Chicago political touch http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/774744.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/774744.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:01 EST A generation ago, it was a big deal when the late Mayor Richard J. Daley was invited to sleep in the White House's Lincoln Bedroom after delivering Illinois and the 1960 presidential election to fellow Democrat John F. Kennedy. U.S. confirms it held 12 juveniles at Guantánamo http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/774678.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/774678.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:29 EST The United States has revised its count of juveniles ever held at Guantánamo Bay to 12, up from the eight it reported in May to the United Nations, a Pentagon spokesman said Sunday. Alaska's Stevens faces party ouster, election defeat http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/773542.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation/story/773542.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST If Republicans in the U.S. Senate ever secretly hoped for one of their own to lose an election, it might be Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, who's in a cliffhanger of a race with Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. Iraqis skeptical that security agreement will end U.S. presence http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/779561.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/779561.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Iraqi and American leaders say that a new security pact will have all U.S. forces and military contractors out of Iraq by 2012, but 14th Ramadan Street is skeptical. Alleged bin Laden bodyguard tries to get case thrown out http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/779565.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/779565.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST A Sudanese captive accused of being Osama bin Laden's cook and bodyguard sat side-by-side with a human-rights attorney from his homeland Wednesday as a team of U.S. lawyers argued for dismissal of his war-crimes case. Peace overtures to Taliban go nowhere http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/776296.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/776296.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents rejected an offer of talks from Kabul Monday and threatened for the first time to strike a target in the West, suggesting many years of violent conflict to come. Firm lagging on new projects after delayed U.S. Embassy http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/776306.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/776306.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST A year after problems emerged in the construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, another State Department post being built largely by the same Kuwaiti-based company is engulfed by delays, recriminations and an Inspector General's probe, according to U.S. officials. ACLU to sue U.S. officials over detainee http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/776312.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/776312.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01 EST An American Muslim subjected to several years of intense FBI scrutiny and questioning about links to terrorism has been held without charges, access to a lawyer or contact with his family for nearly three months by the security services of the United Arab Emirates. Iraqi Cabinet approves deal for U.S. forces withdrawal http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/774738.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/774738.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Iraq's Cabinet on Sunday approved a security pact that sets a timetable for the almost complete withdrawal of U.S. forces within three years, but the agreement faces an uncertain outlook in Iraq's parliament. Taliban regroups, rearms, recruits http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/775534.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/775534.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST For seven years, the Bush administration has pursued al Qaeda but done almost nothing to hunt down the Afghan Taliban leadership in its sanctuaries in Pakistan, and that's left Mullah Mohammad Omar and his deputies free to direct an escalating war against the U.S.-backed Afghan government. American aid worker gunned down in Pakistan http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/768806.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/768806.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST An American aid worker overseeing a high-profile U.S. development program for Pakistan's tribal area was gunned down Wednesday in the northwest city of Peshawar in what's thought to be the first targeted killing of a Westerner in the current campaign of violence by Islamic extremists. Alaskan hydrates, or methane crystals, hold promise as energy source http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/768805.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/768805.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Frozen crystals packed with concentrated natural gas and buried 2,000 feet below the permafrost on Alaska's North Slope could become the next major domestic energy source, according to an assessment released Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey. Bridge opening in Baghdad is cause for joy http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/767128.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/767128.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:01 EST The Shiites approached the Aimma bridge from Baghdad's Shiite district of Kadhimiyah, and the Sunnis came from the Sunni side of Adhamiyah on Tuesday. When they met in the middle, they hugged and then cried over the waters of the Tigris River. Schoolgirls' bus bombed in Iraq; 2nd blast hits rescuers http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/765709.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/765709.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:01 EST A suicide bomber Monday struck a crowd rushing to help schoolgirls trapped in a bus by an earlier bombing. The Interior Ministry said at least 31 people were killed -- the deadliest in a string of blasts that raise doubts about Iraqi security forces as the U.S. prepares to reduce troops. Iraq wants changes to security pact http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/765692.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/765692.html Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Iraq's government spokesman said Monday the proposed U.S. changes to a draft security agreement were ''not enough'' and asked Washington to offer new amendments if it wants the pact to win parliamentary approval. Bush's Mideast peace efforts ending, with few gains http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/764370.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/story/764370.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:01 EST U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is wrapping up the Bush administration's yearlong attempt to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace, with little to show for her investment. Venezuela's Hugo Chávez has live soundtrack http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/779357.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/779357.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:28 EST Sunday's elections in Venezuela will be a key test for President Hugo Chávez a year after voters defeated his effort to change the constitution, and the socialist leader isn't missing a beat as he campaigns for his allies. Crisis in paradise: Meltdown leaves ghost resorts http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/779014.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/779014.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:21 EST The ocean glows a milky turquoise. Tiny waves lap at the powder-beige sand, in no rush to reach the line of postcard-perfect palm trees. Peru's hot economy wracked by growing conflicts http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778831.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778831.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:18 EST Peru's president is seizing every opportunity at this week's Pacific Rim economic summit to sell his country as investment-worthy growth engine to visiting Asian business leaders. In rampant crime, political danger for Hugo Chávez http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778635.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778635.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:56 EST For the first time in years, Venezuela's political opposition is poised to break President Hugo Chávez's nearly complete hold on local and state offices. Crime is one reason why. <br> Ground crews a bigger part of Colombia's cocaine battle http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778791.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778791.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:22 EST Aerial spraying is still the preferred method of coca eradication in Colombia, but the use of manual laborers is expanding. Many take the dangerous job because of good wages; some have more personal reasons.<br> Family reveals secret in Cuba hijacking http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/777896.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/777896.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:25 EST For the Ponce de Leons, the deadly hijacking of a Cubana Airlines plane is more than unresolved history -- it's a family secret that has been buried for a half century. Ecuador keeps up oil cleanup fight against Chevron http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778778.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778778.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:13 EST The oil giant Chevron says it already cleaned up its share of the mess in the Amazon region, but peasant farmers continue to suffer.<br> Salvadorans join in Nicaragua post-election chaos http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778585.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778585.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:22 EST Nicaragua's capital was again terrorized by political violence Tuesday afternoon when hundreds of Sandinista loyalists – who were joined by leftist sympathizers from El Salvador – turned Managua into an urban battle zone by taking over the city, blocking traffic, shooting explosives and attacking the opposition – including members of the news media. Chavez foes face intimidation ahead of vote http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/777354.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/777354.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:52 EST President Hugo Chavez is threatening to imprison a popular opposition leader, roll tanks into the streets and use force to defend the results of Sunday's state and local elections. Medvedev means business in Latin America http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778613.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/778613.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:42 EST Official visits by Russian and Latin American leaders have generated some colorful moments in the past, ranging from Vladimir Putin's impromptu display of his football skills in Brazil in 2004 to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez being made an honorary Cossack in Rostov-on-Don last year. China expands trade with Cuba http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/777883.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/777883.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:01 EST China's president was signing dozens of trade and investment deals with communist ally Cuba on Tuesday, part of a Latin America trip on which Chinese businessmen have been snapping up all manner of raw materials. Peruvian bullfighting pits tradition against new sensibilities http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/777123.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/777123.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:48 EST Dapper in a gray suit and cap, Wencelao Espino Gonzales gazed at the pink walls of this capital city's historic Plaza de Acho -- the second oldest bullring in the world -- and explained his lifelong passion for bullfighting. Cuba won't let our kids leave, medical workers say http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/776284.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/story/776284.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00 EST Inside her bedroom on Cuba's Isle of Youth, 7-year-old Daviana González prays to be reunited with her mother after more than five years, relatives say. In Camagüey, Marta Daniela Batista, another little girl separated from her parents, is said to suffer from mental health problems. New Florida Legislature leaders face budget challenges http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/776597.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/776597.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:26 EST Acknowledging the state's challenging fiscal crisis, Florida legislators voted in two new Republican leaders for the next two-year term on Tuesday. Glory of victory eludes both Democrats, Republicans http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/774727.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/774727.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Leaders of Florida's Democratic and Republican parties are already looking down the road to the 2010 elections and this much is clear: Barack Obama's victory has shaken both sides, for very different reasons. State Senate chief extends olive branch to former rival http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/770453.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/770453.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:01 EST In an peace offering, incoming Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater on Thursday named his former rival Miami Sen. Alex Villalobos to the powerful post of Senate rules chairman. Florida finance chief calls for special session to deal with budget http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/768770.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/768770.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Calling Florida's financial outlook ''ugly,'' the chief steward of the state's dwindling finances said Wednesday that Gov. Charlie Crist and the state Legislature need to hold a special lawmaking session as soon as possible. State finance chief: get ready for 'ugly' budget hole http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/768165.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/768165.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:10 EST Calling Florida's financial outlook ''ugly,'' the chief steward of the state's dwindling checkbook announced Wednesday that Gov. Charlie Crist and the state Legislature need to hold an extra-ordinary lawmaking session as soon as possible. Florida GOP: Obama won with our playbook http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/763655.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/763655.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 10:41 EST Republican political consultant Sally Bradshaw didn't have to think twice about the subject of her presentation to a master's class in campaign management two weeks ago. Inside story: How Obama won Florida http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/763320.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/763320.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 11:58 EST Inside a converted cigar factory in the heart of Ybor City, a group of Barack Obama staffers hunch over their laptops in intense, nearly silent concentration. This is the nerve center of Obama's Florida operation, and the election is four days away. Florida GOP: Obama won with our playbook http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/763266.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/763266.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:56 EST Republican political consultant Sally Bradshaw didn't have to think twice about the subject of her presentation to a master's class in campaign management two weeks ago. Inside story: How Obama won Florida http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/763256.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/763256.html Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:51 EST Inside a converted cigar factory in the heart of Ybor City, a group of Barack Obama staffers hunch over their laptops in intense, nearly silent concentration. This is the nerve center of Obama's Florida operation, and the election is four days away. Florida's billion-dollar deficit is growing http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/760032.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/760032.html Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:52 EST Florida's cash shortfall is growing, now at a projected $1.25 billion. That's according to an e-mail legislators received Tuesday from the Department of Financial Services, notifying them of the deficit brought about by declining general revenue receipts. Few surprises in Miami-Dade legislative elections http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/757452.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/757452.html Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:01 EST The local races for the Florida Legislature provided few surprises on Election Day with all incumbents appearing to hold onto their seats with wide leads late Tuesday. Amendment 1 often misinterpreted, proponents say http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/742213.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/742213.html Sun, 26 Oct 2008 11:49 EDT The first constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot will technically not affect anyone. If approved by voters, it will remove an obsolete provision of the Florida Constitution called the ''Alien Land Law'' that was never enacted or enforced. Ballot item targets obscure racist law http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/740836.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/legislature/story/740836.html Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:01 EDT This is the fifth in a series examining the six constitutional amendments on Florida's Nov. 4 ballot. The first constitutional amendment on the Nov. 4 ballot will technically not affect anyone. More budget cuts could reverse Dade and Broward graduation gains http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/779531.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/779531.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST High schools throughout the state and in South Florida saw a higher percentage of the senior class graduate and fewer students drop out last year, according to information released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Education. Gov. Charlie Crist backs universities' bid to raise tuition http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/779568.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/779568.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Bowing to the pleas of Florida's cash-starved state universities, Gov. Charlie Crist will announce a plan Thursday to allow all 11 schools to raise tuition up to 15 percent a year. 4 failing schools in Miami-Dade will stay open http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/772259.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/772259.html Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:01 EST If Miami-Dade's four chronically failing schools don't make dramatic improvement this year, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho will take them over and manage them himself, he told the School Board Friday. Carvalho: I'm committed to saving failing Dade schools http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/768781.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/768781.html Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Speaking to hundreds of concerned parents and students worried about the possible closing of their schools Wednesday night, Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced his plan for keeping them open -- helping them earn a D grade or better from the state. No zero grades for Collier County elementary students http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/764352.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/764352.html Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:01 EST (AP) -- Fifty is the new zero for Collier County elementary school students. The school district has replaced 0 with 50 as the lowest score a student can get on an assignment. Officials say zeros are punitive and rarely reflect a student's overall abilities. Language lessons at work http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756177.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756177.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:01 EST ADULT ED For most people, lunch time is an occasion to take a break from a busy day, dine with friends and colleagues or run personal errands. But for co-workers Judson Fidler, Jehan Said and Eduardo Melendez, lunch é hora de falar portugus (is time to speak Portuguese). Lesson to parents: Say goodbye http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756172.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756172.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Parents today are closer to their children than they were a generation ago, ever more involved with homework and after-school activities, sharing in everything from music to clothes to online social networks. Can Facebook ruin you? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756168.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756168.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:01 EST When headhunter Jon Leeds of Miami's Mergis Group screens job seekers, he makes sure to peruse their Facebook pages, and sometimes what he sees there can be a deal killer. Schools seek alumni help http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756161.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756161.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Florida International University has scrapped its industrial engineering major program. The University of Florida has eliminated the Diabetes Research and Training Center. More seek master's degrees http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756157.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756157.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:01 EST The economy going south, people losing their jobs and new college graduates having trouble finding work could add up to good news for graduate schools, as more people turn to higher degrees as a way to ride through the recession. Being RA cuts bills http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756149.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756149.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:01 EST As college costs skyrocket and the economy shows no sign of improving, some cash-strapped students have found a way to keep their bills down. Getting childcare certification http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756140.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756140.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Miami Gardens resident Debra Adams, 28, says she has the best of both worlds. The Miami Dade College student is studying to be a teacher while working as an instructor in the college's pre-school lab. Her 2-year-old daughter, Dakota, is cared for at the same lab. College life in wireless age http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756174.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/756174.html Sun, 09 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Before Gabriella Mendez even thinks about catching the bus for her 7:25 a.m. class, the University of Florida student goes online. Nothing special about that -- except Mendez is checking on the exact location of her ride to campus. Best Buy wants to 'green' your wallet http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/779224.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/779224.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:49 EST Best Buy, the country's biggest seller of consumer electronics, now is pushing renewable energy to its customers. Calif. utilities must use 33 percent renewable energy for power generation by 2020 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/776102.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/776102.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:30 EST California utilities, already struggling to meet a law requiring more renewable energy, saw the bar raised even higher Monday. Doubts swirl about effectiveness of no-flush urinals http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/775576.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/775576.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:50 EST Men since Adam have survived without urinals that flush. By the early 1990s, concerns over water shortages and environmental impact spawned a garage industry for urinals that don't use water. Expected onslaught of television sales raises environmental questions, hopes for progress http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/775035.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/775035.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:10 EST The nation is headed for a TV-buying triple whammy. Schwarzenegger says scorched Southern California ‘looks like Armageddon' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/774206.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/774206.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:50 EST Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited firefighters Sunday and assured residents that all possible state resources are being used to battle a huge wildfire that continues to rage, damaging or destroying at least 169 residences in Orange and Riverside counties and leaving more than 10,000 acres burned. Firefighters battle on front lines in Southern California http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/774150.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/774150.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:10 EST Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is addressing firefighters in Orange County on Sunday, where a huge wildfire continues to rage, damaging or destroying at least 169 residences in Orange and Riverside counties and leaving more than 10,000 acres burned. Japanese study emphasizes importance of China, India, U.S. in post-Kyoto emissions protocol http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/774133.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/774133.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:45 EST If $50 were spent on reducing 1 ton of carbon dioxide emissions, a large quantity of global emissions could be curbed by 2020, with 53 percent of the potential reduction achievable by China, India and the United States, a study has found. Spotlight shines on light pollution http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/773876.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/773876.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:15 EST Stargazers have complained for years because cities shine so much light into the night sky that stars disappear behind the gray glow. China's coal fires belch fumes, worsening global warming http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/773771.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/773771.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:15 EST The barren hillsides give a hint of the inferno underfoot. White smoke billows from cracks in the earth, venting a sulfurous rotten smell into the air. The rocky ground is hot to the touch, and heat penetrates the soles of shoes. Some see opportunity in China's coalfield fires http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/773772.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/773772.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:15 EST The burning Shuixi Gou coalfield in far western China is terrible for the environment, belching smoke and noxious gases. Dim bulbs cast pall on green efforts http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/768641.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/768641.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Does this sound like you? You are doing The Right Thing. You are thinking globally and acting locally. You eat what's in season, and you buy it at the farmers market. You opt for paper at the grocery store; you recycle the bags. You compost. Maybe you even drive a hybrid. A second look at vampire power http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/768627.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/768627.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST My recent column on vampire energy -- also known as standby power -- generated well-deserved heat. Standby power is the energy wasted when electronic products are turned off, but plugged into an outlet. New wildfires flare as fire season winds down in Northern California http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/773363.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/773363.html Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:45 EST It's been big, it's been bad, it's been weird. And it could have been worse. Acorn-stashing woodpeckers may take a hit at California retirement community http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/772954.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/772954.html Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:10 EST A Walnut Creek, Calif., retirement community where deer nibble on lawns and wild turkeys strut across the golf course is calling in a hit man to shoot woodpeckers that drill into homes to stash acorns. Researchers hope radio-tagged salmon provide clues to migratory habits http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/772248.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/environment/story/772248.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:50 EST A swarm of 6,000 bionic salmon has become the latest tool in an ongoing struggle to protect declining fish species in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta of California. Facts should be foundation for published opinion http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771755.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771755.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Marián Prío, a reader from Key Biscayne, was upset. She had just read a column in El Nuevo Herald, the newspaper of record for the substantial segment of South Florida that is Spanish dominant. Current Cuba policy is weak and ineffective http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771756.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771756.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Camila Ruiz Gallardo is director of government relations for the Cuban American National Foundation. The word ''change'' seems to spark a range of diverse emotions in South Florida. For some, the word represents hope, an opportunity to adjust course with the goal of achieving a better outcome. For others, it evokes alarm, uncertainty, a rejection of past efforts. Merriam-Webster doesn't offer much help in its own definitions, which include: to alter as well as: to transform. So you can appreciate... Vernon Jordan and watching a child graduate http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771175.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771175.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Joe Oglesby, editorial page editor of The Miami Herald, asked the question below of Vernon Jordan, former president of the National Urban League and a close advisor to former President Bill Clinton. Jordan currently is senior managing director with Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, an investment banking firm whose latest book is Make It Plain: Stand Up and Speaking Out (2008: Perseus Publishing; $24.95): Ronnie Greene, Dr. Jerry B. Brown and big oil http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771192.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771192.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Ronnie Greene, The Miami Herald's Urban Affairs Editor, is the author of Night Fire: Big Oil, Poison Air, And Margie Richard's Fight To Save Her Town (2008: HarperCollins/Amistad, $24.95). He will appear at the Book Fair on a panel with Dr. Jerry B. Brown, co-author of Freedom from Mid-East Oil (2007: World Business Academy, $24.95), to whom he posed this question: Steve Greenberg on inventors and their gadgets http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771201.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771201.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Bridget Carey, a reporter on The Herald's business staff, writes about technology and reviews a new gadget every Tuesday in her 60-second video reviews. She also authors the tech blog, Cache & Carey, and Poked, a blog about social networking etiquette for the working world. She asked this of Steve Greenberg, author of Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the Eccentric World of Invention (2008: Sterling Publishing, $19.95): Sister Souljah and fiction http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771204.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771204.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST William McGee, a copy editor at The Miami Herald, asked this question of Sister Souljah, the activist and hip hop-generation recording artist, film producer and author whose latest book is Midnight (2008: Atria, $26.96): Alan Berger, David Patterson on 'Jewish-Christian Dialogue' http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771250.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771250.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Jeff Kleinman is copy desk chief of The Miami Herald and writes about family issues at MomsMiami.com. He asked the following question of Alan Berger and David Patterson, authors of Jewish-Christian Dialogue: Drawing Honey from the Rock (2008: Paragon House, $19.95): Mildred Nitzberg and marriage to a Holocaust survivor http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771176.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771176.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Elinor Brecher, The Miami Herald's obituary writer, is the author of Schindler's Legacy: True Stories of the List Survivors (Dutton, 1994). She asked this of Mildred Nitzberg, who with Marilyn Segal wrote I Chose Life (2008: AuthorHouse, $24.99). This was excerpted from a longer reply: Peter Greenberg: Where not to travel http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771199.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771199.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Marjie Lambert, The Miami Herald's assistant travel editor, has traveled to all 50 states and 16 countries. She asked this of Peter Greenberg, who wrote Don't Go There! The Travel Detective's Essential Guide to the Must-Miss Places of the World (2009: Rodale Press, $17.95): Heraldo Muñoz and the legacy of Pinochet http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771202.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771202.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Sergio R. Bustos, deputy regional editor of The Miami Herald, is co-author of Miami's Criminal Past -- Uncovered (2007: History Press, $19.99). He is a native of Chile. He asked this question of Heraldo Muñoz, author of The Dictator's Shadow: Life Under Augusto Pinochet (2008: Basic Books, $27.50): Sen. Mel Martinez: a politician's story http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771205.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771205.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Lesley Clark, The Miami Herald's Washington-based national correspondent, posed this question to Sen. Mel Martinez, who has written A Sense of Belonging: From Castro's Cuba to the U.S. Senate, One Man's Pursuit of the American Dream (2008: Crown Forum, $26.95): Dudley Clendinen and tales of a new old age http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771191.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771191.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Steve Rothaus, a Miami Herald reporter for 23 years, covers gay issues and keeps The Herald's Gay South Florida blog. He posed this question to Dudley Clendinen, a gay journalist who has written A Place Called Canterbury: Tales of the New Old Age in America (2008: Viking Adult, $25): Harvey Frommer and Yankee Stadium http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771200.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/issues//story/771200.html Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:01 EST Cory Nightingale, an editor on The Herald's sports copy desk, is a lifelong Philadelphia Phillies fan who also avidly follows the New York Yankees. He asked this of Harvey Frommer, whose latest book is Remember Yankee Stadium: An Oral and Narrative History of the House that Ruth Built (2008: Stewart, Tabori & Chyange, $45): Rapper gets 20 years after writing shooting song http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778986.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778986.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:56 EST He shot a man twice and felt so good about it, police said, a rapper wrote a song describing the shooting and calling out the victim by name. A judge sentenced 25-year-old Rico Todriquez Wright Monday to spend the next 20 years in prison after his victim mentioned the hip hop confession to police. Ind. inmates sneak through ceiling to have sex http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778915.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778915.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:26 EST Three male and three female inmates at a southern Indiana jail face charges that they devised a way to sneak between cell blocks to help pass their time behind bars by having sex. Mass. woman's 1 cent debt paid in full http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778869.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778869.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:01 EST A 74-year-old blind woman's 1 cent debt to a Massachusetts city has been settled. People from across the country called Attleboro City Hall on Tuesday offering to pay the 1 cent balance owed by Eileen Wilbur for an overdue water and sewer bill. Irate man wields bat to liberate his lost cat http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778489.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778489.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:16 EST Police are looking for an irate pet lover so intent on liberating his lost cat that he wielded a bat to fend off animal shelter employees. Dallas Animal Shelter manager Kent Robertson said the man found his missing gray and blue short-haired cat at the shelter, where it had been brought by someone who thought it was a stray. Boars thrive in Germany; hunters in hog heaven http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778418.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/778418.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:11 EST Time to fire up the grill. Skull with built-in sauna turns heads in Austria http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777651.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777651.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:51 EST An oversize skull with a built-in sauna is turning heads in the Austrian capital. The white walk-in structure - situated near a busy Vienna intersection - is known as the "Wellness Skull" and also boasts a bathtub and shower. On either side of the neck, that is. Driver loses control after sneeze, hits river http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777637.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777637.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:36 EST An untimely sneeze nearly cost Andrew Hanson his life. The 42-year-old Weymouth man told authorities that a sneeze caused him to lose control of his pickup on Soldiers Field Road and plunge into Boston's Charles River on Tuesday. Iowa zoo recaptures flamingo that flew the coop http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777612.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777612.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:41 EST An Iowa zoo has recaptured a flamingo that flew over a Des Moines neighborhood, a golf course and the entire zoo during a 7-hour freedom flight. Man nabbed after hitting girlfriend with sandwich http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777340.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777340.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:11 EST A man faces a domestic battery charge after allegedly hitting his girlfriend with a sandwich as she was driving on Interstate 95 on Friday. Police said the 19-year-old man became angry and hit the woman in the arm and face with a sandwich, knocking her glasses off. New constable allows friend to fire gun into air http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777327.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777327.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:01 EST A newly elected constable was questioned by sheriff's deputies after allowing a friend to fire his county-issued handgun into the air at a party. Maine man sheds 140 pounds to join the Marines http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777307.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777307.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:41 EST Army and Navy recruiters took one look at 330-pound Ulysses Milana and told him to forget about joining. "'You've got to lose weight,'" Milana remembers them saying. But Marine recruiters were willing to work with him as he began his weight-loss journey in December 2007. Austrian city imposes tracksuit ban for cabbies http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777274.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777274.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:11 EST Cabs in the Austrian city of Salzburg just got classier: Drivers can no longer wear tracksuits. The new regulation took effect earlier this month in an attempt to improve the image of cabbies in a place known for its upmarket clientele. Ky. inmate who escaped jail returns on own http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777182.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/777182.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:21 EST Chad Toy's escape from jail wasn't what shocked his jailers; it was his plea to be let back in. "When I rang the bell at the jail and told them who I was, they were surprised," Toy told The Paducah (Ky.) Sun newspaper. "I guess they haven't seen that before." Mass. woman's 1 cent debt paid in full http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/776698.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/776698.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:30 EST A 74-year-old blind woman's 1 cent debt to a Massachusetts city has been settled. Man in wheelchair allegedly hides cash in leg http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/776126.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/776126.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:50 EST Authorities on Florida's east coast have arrested a man in a wheelchair who they say robbed a credit union on Merritt Island and hid the money in his prosthetic leg. It's hard to see at night on U.S. 27 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/778723.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/778723.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:15 EST Q. I travel U.S. 27 at night. Illumination from South Bay to the I-75 entrance is poor, making it impossible to see where the road ends and the shoulder/grass embankment begins. Spirit Airlines left me stranded for two days http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/778722.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/action-line/story/778722.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:15 EST Q. I was flying from New York to Managua on Spirit Airlines, connecting through Fort Lauderdale, and my New York flight landed so late that I missed the connection. Volunteers make 143 tons of spicy kimchi in Seoul http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/779923.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/779923.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:04 EST Thousands donned aprons and hair nets Thursday outside Seoul's City Hall in a bid to make the world's biggest batch of kimchi, the spicy pickled cabbage that is Korea's best-known dish. Fla. man accused of hurling sandwich at girlfriend http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/779768.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/weird-news/story/779768.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:09 EST A Florida man is accused of tossing a sandwich at his girlfriend as they cruised down an interstate, knocking off her glasses and nearly causing her to lose control of the car.