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• At Republican National Convention, Jeb Bush and Gov. Rick Scott will take the stage, or won't he?, to explain eliminating mortgage fraud investigators ... by gimleteye

  Florida leads the nation in mortgage fraud, but the Scott administration drastically cut staffing of the state mortgage fraud investigation unit in the Office of Financial Regulation. What kind of message is Gov. Rick Scott sending to the nation, and will he be given time during the Republican National [...]
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• A Word to Misguided Judges Endorsed by the Christian Family Coalition. By Geniusofdespair

  Anthony VerdugoThe Christian Family Coalition endorsement is a REAL problem for ALL JUDGES AND ALL JUDGE CANDIDATES unless they agree that trashing OTHER judges is acceptable rhetoric.  I really think judges/judge candidates with the Christian Family Coalition Endorsement are misguided and that they should renounce their CFC endorsement and [...]
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• Absentee Ballot Fraud: Hialeah Update. By Geniusofdespair

  Hialeah: Where the campaign yard signs are as big as your car...Finally Absentee Ballot Fraud is beginning to crack open and it is happening at its epicenter: Hialeah. Today it was reported in El Nuevo Herald that Matilde Galindo has come forward and said that a boletera, Daisy [...]
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• Rush in the US Senate: no wonder Marco Rubio won't meet with climate change scientists! ... by gimleteye

  RushThe startling reversal of one of the climate change deniers heavily funded by the Koch Brothers, made the news over the weekend. Climate change denier Richard A. Muller, a physicist at Berkeley, now believes that science and data conclusively support man-made global warming. This must be highly irritating to [...]
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• Random Pixels has two Great Posts Targeting the Miami Herald. By Geniusofdespair

  The blog takes on the "Cuban - Miami" factor in the Miami Herald related to Ryan Lochte swim win.
  
  Also, he has advice for the Miami Herald in anticipation of their charging for internet access:
  
  "You can start by assigning real reporters to cover the" [...]
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• An Open Letter From Ross - Running Against Erik Fresen. By Geniusofdespair

  Here is where things stand at 100 days from the election:
  
  1. The Police Benevolent Association has provided us with an endorsement and assistance. Other endorsements are pending as organizations weigh the risks and benefits of opposing the status quo in what must seem to most people like [...]
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• $1 billion water bill is the least of it ... by gimleteye

  Miami Dade County government has been sitting on its billions of infrastructure deficits for years, hidden from the public. County commissioners -- most recently the faded, discredited Natacha Seijas -- kept the crisis away from the sight of voters. Why?
  
  The purpose of the concealment was to make [...]
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• 4th in the Series: For State Rep. District 100 - Vote for Joe Gibbons. By Geniusofdespair

  Okay, It took me 4 posts, but I finally made up my mind: Joe Gibbons for State Rep. in District 100 (both candidates are flawed).
  I just got an attack ad on Joe Gibbons running for State Rep. in District 100. I don't look at the attack ads, I' [...]
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• Lynda Bell is in the Center of Steamy Accusations. By Geniusofdespair

  The latest news from our two favorite, former Homestead employees: Johanna Faddis is now alleging Mike Shehadeh is guilty of sexual harassment against her in the workplace. She previously said there was never inappropriate actions by Mike Shehadeh towards her (just those Shehadeh texts/emails that we all know and [...]
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• Question of the Day: Why Did Mahadev Bhat Give to Alice Pena's Campaign. By Geniusofdespair

  The USACE, NPS, SFWMD, and Miami-Dade County have conducted numerous public meetings to help land owners and residents understand that the features being implemented by the MWD Project are not intended to provide for the full level of flood protection as afforded by the Central & Southern Florida Project for [...]

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