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EYE ON MIAMI

• On the Havenick family in the case against Congressman David Rivera ... by gimleteye

  The Miami Herald publishes another report how Congressman David Rivera and how he hid his role as chief lobbyist for a successful ballot referendum in Miami-Dade in 2008 that delivered gambling privileges to the Havenick family and its Magic City Casino; a highly profitable, limited gaming operation that grafted onto [...]
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• John Fell Through the Cracks. By Geniusofdespair

  

  Martin Luther King had a dream...but this wasn't it.

  The handyman John at my condo is a warm and friendly guy, with a big belly and a big smile. He is in his late 40's and we all consider him to be a good worker. He works part-time' [...]
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• GOP Anti-Environmental riders pile up in Congress like traffic on I-95 ... by gimleteye

  As of this writing, there are 43 anti-environmental riders attached to bills in Congress by the GOP. Thanks to Clean Water Action and national environmental groups for compiling this list. Some readers complain that we, at EOM, give the GOP a hard time, but the facts speak for themselves. Don't [...]
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• Councilman Patrick Fiore - Angry Guy. By Geniusofdespair

  Here is Palmetto Bay Councilman Patrick Fiore getting hot under the collar at about 40 seconds on the counter (one minute video). I have to admit his demeanor is a bit scary, you be the judge. Fiore, during a Council Meeting July 19th, claimed he and his family were attacked [...]
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• Stuck in Miami with American Airlines and its filthy jets ... by gimleteye

  American Airlines placed the largest order for commercial aircraft in history, but the $38 billion does not cover up the fact that its fleet interiors are so grimy that if you look closely, the layers of dirt look like the subway tracks in Manhattan.
  
  Forbes writes, "American desperately needs" [...]
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• Neighbors Unite In Your Fight. By Geniusofdespair

  One group doesn't want the blasting, Friends of West Kendall, the other group, Suburban Acres, doesn't want the cemetery. My advice to both is to unite into one big group and fight both issues together. Unless, of course, one of the groups made a deal with the [...]
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• Of Note In The Miami Herald Today. By Geniusofdespair

  Daniel Shoer Roth writes about the dismissal in June of the City of Miami's auditor general, Victor Igwe:
  

  For more than a decade, Igwe was a stalwart of government ethics and fiscal responsibility in a city where such terms are not always in our officials’ dictionary.

  
  In other news, [...]
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• Reasons to Recall Some County Commissioners. By Geniusofdespair

  For these unpardonable crimes I think the following County Commissioners should be recalled:
  
  
  Pepe Le Pew Diaz: For his misuse of the word "wisdom" when referring to his cohorts on the County Commission. Also for his April 8 memo stalling on charter change.
  
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• The Gates Foundation takes on the modern toilet ... by gimleteye

  Kudos to the Gates Foundation for tackling (with its billions) an environmental problem (really, how long has it taken?): to develop technology to deal with human waste at its source-- where we pee and poo. The Gates Foundation comes to the problem of the toilet through its work in the [...]
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• On Face The Nation: US Senator Marco Rubio on Center Court ... by gimleteye

  Marco Rubio was elected to the US Senate in November 2010. After a nine month gestation, last Sunday the junior senator from Florida emerged as tidy proof on "Face the Nation'.
  
  Face The Nation host Bob Schaeffer led off with a question about the GOP stance on raising the debt ceiling. [...]
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