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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Heat struggles in loss to Orlando Magic]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, and the Magic connected on 17 three-pointers to hold off the Heat.
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    <title><![CDATA[Guant&#xE1;namo -- the place with the prison camps -- is going green]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/12/2631593/the-greening-of-guantanamo.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:48 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Better known for its experiment in offshore detention, interrogation and military justice, Guant&#xE1;namo is also a lab for environmental exploration.
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    <title><![CDATA[Passengers contract Norovirus on Princess ship for 2nd time]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:49 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Princess cruise ship returned to South Florida for a second time after passengers and crew members contracted the Norovirus.
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    <title><![CDATA[Ronald L. Smith, horn player for K.C. and the Sunshine Band, dies after years of being comatose]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:51 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ronnie Smith, a Miami horn player who spent five booty-shaking years with K.C. and the Sunshine Band, then wrote Jimmie &#x201C;Bo&#x2019;&#x2019; Horne&#x2019;s 1978 disco smash, Spank, has died at age 59.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami City Commission defers Marine Stadium vote]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632567/miami-city-commission-tackles.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:49 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami commissioners are tackling issues from water taxis on the Miami River, to redistricting, to the future of controversial Miami Marine Stadium.
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    <title><![CDATA[Baby&#x2019;s corpse decapitated, other tombs disturbed in Miami cemetery]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:48 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Seven tombs in a Miami cemetery were found desecrated by robbers apparently seeking bones, perhaps for rituals.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/08/16/33/1jYhNB.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>Seven tombs in a Miami cemetery were found desecrated by robbers apparently seeking bones, perhaps for rituals.
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    <title><![CDATA[Travel show makes day-trip to Hallandale Beach, Hollywood]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:48 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Knock, knock. Want to win some money? A couple of Hallandale Beach and Hollywood residents had the chance to be on a trivia game show, just by opening the door and answering some questions about Florida.
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    <title><![CDATA[Hard feelings, questions emerge after Miami City Ballet director&#x2019;s abrupt exit]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:33 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Some board members, major donors and dancers are questioning the earlier-than-expected retirement of Edward Villella, artistic director of the Miami City Ballet.
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    <title><![CDATA[Key West and Miami Beach ranked among &#x2018;trashiest&#x2019; Spring Break destinations]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2630589/key-west-the-no-2-trashiest-spring.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:32 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[South Florida is getting a bad rap in national media. Jealous, anyone?
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/08/07/57/1nrvh6.Hi.56.JPG" /></p>  <p>South Florida is getting a bad rap in national media. Jealous, anyone?
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami police find 10 grenades and a pig in home]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2629813/miami-police-investigating-report.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:41 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami police arrested a man and woman for possessing drugs and a weapon Tuesday. The pair could face more charges if the grenades found in the bedroom turn out to be active explosives.
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    <title><![CDATA[Citizens boosted home values to raise premiums, suit says]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2629961/citizens-boosted-home-values-to.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:40 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Some homeowners have filed a class-action lawsuit against Citizens Property, charging that it overvalued their homes to raise premiums.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p> Some homeowners have filed a class-action lawsuit against Citizens Property, charging that it overvalued their homes to raise premiums.
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    <title><![CDATA[Underground Miami: A voyage to the center of the port tunnel]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/06/2629900/underground-miami-a-voyage-to.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:39 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Port of Miami tunnel-boring contractors took reporters down into a clean, well-lighted section of completed concrete tube below the surface of Watson Island to show that work is progressing smoothly.
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    <title><![CDATA[Santorum: I won and raised about $250K Tues night]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2630011/santorum-leads-in-early-minn-gop.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:38 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Resurgent Rick Santorum said his sweep of three GOP contests earned his shoestring campaign $250,000 overnight, cash he needs to take his upstart bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney&#39;s turf.
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    <title><![CDATA[Former Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams calls it a career]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:37 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ricky Williams, the Dolphins&#x92; second-leading all-time rusher whose time in Miami was marked by success and controversy, said he&#x92;s retiring from football.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Heat clamps down in the fourth quarter, defeats Cleveland Cavaliers]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2630193/miami-heat-clamps-down-in-the.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:37 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Heat&#x92;s closing unit put away the Cavs.
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    <title><![CDATA[Audio statement details torture of 10-year-old Victor Barahona]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/06/2628268/audio-statement-detail-torture.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:44 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In the months following the death of his twin sister, Nubia, Victor Barahona revealed the horrifying incidents of abuse by his adopted father
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    <title><![CDATA[Hollywood leaders determined to clean up tawdry Federal Highway corridor]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:47 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[City leaders are ramping up efforts to clean up Federal Highway, an area plagued by crime and homelessness.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Heat continues counting on Udonis Haslem]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:46 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Udonis Haslem has recovered from injury and maintained his reputation as the &#x91;glue guy&#x92; whose worth doesn&#x92;t show up in statistics.
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    <title><![CDATA[South Florida can still claim priciest Super Bowl]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:44 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[As the last Super Bowl before the recession, South Florida&#x2019;s 07 game continues out-pricing other Super Bowls. Little cities don&#x2019;t help: prices down 15 percent from last year&#x2019;s game in Dallas.
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    <title><![CDATA[American Airlines: Miami will not suffer disproportionately in cuts]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:44 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In an interview Monday, executives with American Airlines said Miami will lose jobs &#x2014; they just don&#x2019;t know how many yet.
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