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• The Miami Herald lost a bit of its heart and soul today

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  "I try to leave out the parts that people skip." ~Elmore Leonard
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  I've lived in Miami for a lot of years and I can't remember there ever being a Miami Herald without Margaria Fichtner.
  
  And while I can't remember every story she wrote, I'm pretty sure that [...]
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• They're starting to head for the exits at County Hall

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  UPDATED @ 3:30pm, July 1: Susanne Torriente has been hired as an assistant city manager in Ft. Lauderdale according to the Sun-Sentinel.
  
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  Newly-elected Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Gimenez has yet to be sworn in, but some County Hall big shots are already heading for [...]
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• [PHOTOS] Chris Hansen of 'To Catch a Predator' caught with his pants down in West Palm Beach

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  NBC News correspondent Chris Hansen is used to taping people with hidden cameras.
  
  But now, the hidden cameras have been turned on him.
  
  Last weekend the National Enquirer photographed Hansen, the host of the show, "To Catch a" [...]
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• Creepy Rick Scott: Now, he's creepy AND annoying!

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  Doesn't this guy ever learn?
  
  Florida Governor Rick Scott is now "frightening" Florida voters.
  

  Looking for support, Gov. Scott gets on the phone — and dials you
  
  by Adam C. Smith
  St. Petersburg Times Political Editor
  
  The calls have been' [...]

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• Tom Petty tells Michele Bachmann: "Don't play that song!"

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  -via Hollywood Reporter:
  

  On Monday, [Michele] Bachmann officially announced her candidacy for U.S. president. She left the stage as Petty's "American Girl" blared over the loudspeaker. Uh-oh.
  
  Petty is unhappy with Bachmann's choice of exit music, according to political consultant Matt Ortega, and is in the process of [...]

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• Is Michele Bachmann a "flake?"

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  Is Michele Bachmann a "flake?"
  
  
  
  
  
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• Video camera keeps rolling as seagull steals it and flies away

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  -via Pete Pixel [...]
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• Carlos Gimenez...the right stuff

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  This week's Miami Herald editorial endorsing Carlos Gimenez for mayor contained an apology of sorts.
  

  "His vote against the Marlins stadium deal is a case in point. We disagreed with him then, but details that emerged later about the stadium’s construction deal show Mr. Gimenez was right."

  It's not the [...]
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• Luther Campbell also can't spell

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  Mayoral candidate Julio Robaina, and the people who work for him, can't spell.
  
  And neither can one of Robaina's main backers, Miami New Times "columnist," Luther Campbell.*
  
  Here's an illiterate and ridiculous tweet Uncle Luke sent out Friday about Julio Robaina "caring about black people." Note' [...]
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• Random Pixels hears ...

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  ...that the brand new Sonic Drive-in burger restaurant in Homestead is owned by former Miami city commissioner Johnny Winton.
  
  The fast food joint opened on June 13 according to The Burger Beast.
  
  Winton gained notoriety in May, 2006 after being arrested at Miami International [...]
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