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• State attorney Satz and opponents in debate: VIDEO

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

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• Romney campaign sets up shop in Broward

  Mitt Romney’s top Florida general ventured into the heart of Democratic territory on Wednesday, establishing a beachhead and rallying the troops.

  Adam Putnam, the state agriculture commissioner and Florida chairman of Romney’s campaign, acknowledged it’s tough for his side to operate in Broward, the most Democratic territory in the state.

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• What’s in a name? Plantation councilwoman goes back to roots

  By Lisa J. Huriash

  It’s now Plantation Councilwoman Sharon Moody, thank you.

  Moody, who has been known as Sharon Uria since her 2003 win to the council has legally gone back to her maiden name, six years after her divorce.

  The issue came up Tuesday night at a budget workshop [...]

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• Fort Lauderdale employee deal could still get better

  Fort Lauderdale commissioners thought it was pretty outrageous that some city employees were receiving a 27.71 percent employer salary contribution into their retirement plans this year.

  But if commissioners don’t make any changes to that policy, the contribution rate is set to jump to 32.43 percent when the city’s new [...]

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• Public forum set for range of Broward political candidates

  Voters will get a chance to interact with some three dozen Broward political candidates on Thursday at a free, open-to-the-public event sponsored by the South Broward Board of Realtors.

  Look for a chance to figure out who the candidates are and what they think about issues, said John White, a [...]

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• State attorney election debate tonight

  The Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is hosting a debate in the race for state attorney.
  It's tonight at 5 p.m. at the Broward County Main Library Auditorium, 100 S. Andrews Ave., in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

  Running to unseat Democrat Mike Satz in the primary is Democrat Chris [...]

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• Santeramo accused of $165k union kickback scheme

  Broward Teachers Union ex-Prez Pat Santeramo is accused of all kinds of wrongdoing by Broward State Attorney Michael Satz.

  Here's what his office says Santeramo did:

  Ex-BTU Top Official charged

  
  The Broward State Attorney’s Office has charged former Broward Teachers Union president Patrick Santeramo with one [...]

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• Mayo: Miramar's proposed raises shameful

  Miramar politicians have found a nifty way around Broward County's tough new ethics code for elected officials. No longer allowed to accept freebie tickets to charity dinners and galas, they've voted themselves a $2,500 pay raise instead.

  Click here to read columnist Michael Mayo's take.

  
  
  

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• Look, in the mail! It's a voter card, an absentee ballot, a sample ballot

  Don’t mistake them for junk mail. Almost 2 million South Florida voters are about to get, or recently received, new voter information cards in the mail.

  The Broward Supervisor of Elections Office issued a BOLO – police parlance for “be on the lookout” – for the cards so people know [...]

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• Chan Lowe suggests two-headed Frankel-Jacobs

  Sun Sentinel editorial cartoonist Chan Lowe ponders the idea of conjoined twin congresswomen from South Florida on his blog The Lowe Down.

  Click here to see the cartoon and read his post. Below is an excerpt:

  You have to wonder why former West Palm Beach mayor Lois Frankel and Broward [...]

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