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• Ex-Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaino's Uncle Arrested for Ballot Fraud

  A second arrest has been made in a now expanding case of absentee ballot voter fraud, and the latest suspect has some interesting family connections.Sergio Robaina, the 76-year-old uncle of former...

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• 305 Photo of the Day: Duck, Duck...

  Today's photo comes from Jorge Jane Photography's Flickr. If you'd like to see you photo here join our Flickr group.Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ...

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• Florida's "Rednecks for Obama" Flag Combines "Hope" Poster with Confederate Flag

  The sight of the image of America's first black president juxtaposed next to a Confederate flag may be jarring to some, but 16-year-old Lee County resident Ryan Turner, the founder of the grassroo...

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• LA Lakers Take Back Crown of NBA's Most Hated Team with Dwight Howard Trade

  Here's the good news, Heat fans: The LA Lakers are now probably once again the most hated team in the NBA, as it should be. Here's the bad news, Heat fans: The Lakers now have a super team wi...

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• Before Marco Rubio: A History of Florida Politicians Who Almost Were Vice Presidential Candidates

  Given Florida's swing state importance, large population and Southern-but-not-quite status, you'd think that someone from this state would have been on a national presidential ticket by now, at le...

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• Gerardo Silva Jr., Medley Councilman Slammed For Credit Card Use, Resigns

  Read "Gerardo Silva Jr. Charged $2500 In Clothes And Electronics On His Medley Credit Card"and "Gerardo Silva Jr.'s 911 Call: 'I am a Councilman!'"Medley Town Councilman Gerrado Silva Jr. has off...

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• Parents Arrested After Mom Found Prostituting Herself, Kids Found Living Among Trash and Drug Paraphernalia

  After Miami police got a tip that a man, Gabriel de Jesus Orellana, was beating his young daughter out on the street and offering her up as a prostitute, an undercover cop was sent to investigate....

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• Poll: Marco Rubio Big Favorite Among Republican Voters For VP Pick

  Mitt Romney's still mum on who he'll pick as his VP to share the stage at this month's Republican National Convention in Tampa, but conservative voters sure aren't conflicted about who they'd choo...

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• Horse Rape, Cocaine, and Armed Robbery: Ten Crazy Incidents at Calder

  Read the New Times investigation: "Cheaters Prosper at Calder Race Course"This week's feature story focuses on horse doping and fraud allegations at Calder Race Course, Florida's biggest and most...

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• Mugshots Friday: Deep In The Lone Star State

  Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation di...

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