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EYE ON MIAMI

• Time to Vote Steve Bateman out of Office. By Geniusofdespair

  Here is another reason to vote Steve Bateman out of office:
  
  Yesterday there was a letter in the Miami Herald about how great Nukes are for economic opportunity.  The letter was written by Chirsty Todd Whitman and Mayor of Homestead Steve Bateman.
  
  I wrote about Christine [...]
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• Why should any environmentalist be cheering in Florida? by gimleteye

  According to newspaper reports, environmentalists are "cheering" Gov. Rick Scott's request to allocate $60 million for next fiscal year. The newspapers -- to the point of universal and unquestioning acceptance -- cite a return to less dire fiscal times. Truth be told, $60 million is less than a drop' [...]
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• Jorge Perez and Manny Diaz: No Rewriting History Fellas. By Geniusofdespair

  "An appeals court later found that the zoning changes violated state law, and that the vote was tainted by improper communications between (Jorge) Perez and then-Miami Mayor Manny Diaz." - Miami Herald
  
  
  This paragraph alone should disqualify former Mayor Manny Diaz from further office.
  
  Manny Diaz [...]
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• Fish and FPL: going, going ... going ... by gimleteye

  If you go out to a Miami restaurant and order fish, the odds are that what you eat was caught nowhere near Florida. It's not exactly news that fisheries -- once imagined to be an unending food source for future generations -- are collapsing. The haul out of Biscayne Bay [...]
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• Rep. Weatherford Deserves our Support. By Geniusofdespair

  The Miami Herald reported yesterday that the House speaker wants to close State slush funds:
  
  "The most dramatic proposal of the 47-page bill is its goal of eliminating almost 700 Committees of Continuing Existence, political committees that can collect unlimited campaign checks but may not expressly advocate" [...]
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• LeBron James at the White House: "Mama I Made It!" By Geniusofdespair

  LeBron James Verklempt!Miami Heat, Lebron James and Dwyane Wade with President Obama at the White House, January 2013. Lebron James says: "Mama I made it!"
  
  
  
  Watch it on YouTube - 1 minute.
  
  Miami Heat player LeBron James gets emotional with President Obama at the White [...]
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