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• International Sushi Day Deals in Miami

  For those of you keeping track of food holidays, happy International Sushi Day. The "holiday" was first listed in Chase's Calendar of Events in 2010. Restaurant chain RA Sushi was actually re... [...]
  From Short Order at June 18, 2013, 6:31pm in Food and Dining

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• A Little Night Music

  Two cuts in one, but like the segue in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 between the third and fourth movements, you can’t separate them without hurting each.

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  From Bark Bark Woof Woof at June 18, 2013, 6:30pm in News, Politics

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• No decision from Miami-Dade commissioners on leftover Dolphins elections cash

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  Deciding what to do with left over cash from the Miami Dolphins’ short-lived referendum on stadium improvements proved too much Tuesday for Miami-Dade commissioners.

  After delaying a vote earlier this month and considering three competing spending proposals at length, board members declared a stalemate, conceding they could not agree on any [...]

  From Naked Politics at June 18, 2013, 6:18pm in News, Politics

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• What A Jerk

  Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) wants to ban abortion so that male fetuses are not deprived of the pleasure of masturbation, a subject he claims to be an expert in.

  “This is a subject that I do know something about,” said Burgess, a former OB/GYN, during the House hearing first reported [...]

  From Bark Bark Woof Woof at June 18, 2013, 6:17pm in News, Politics

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• Amazon giveaways popular, even if company doesn't need them

  When Amazon expands, like it wants to in Florida, state and local governments practically line up to offer to pay the company to move.

  Virginia officials approved $4.4 million in taxpayer subsidies so Amazon could build two warehouses in the state. California reached a deal where the online company was free [...]

  From Naked Politics at June 18, 2013, 5:56pm in News, Politics

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• Report from Italy

  This Babalu correspondent has been in Rome for the past week, which is why he has not been posting too frequently.

  Rome has a way of claiming all of your attention.

  So does Mount Vesuvius, some miles to the south, which this correspondent climbed yesterday.  And here is the proof:

  The [...]

  From Babalú Blog at June 18, 2013, 5:55pm in Cuba

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• Chan Lowe: The English requirement for immigrants

  Several years ago, the Sun Sentinel offered a free Spanish course to staffers with the idea that, for a journalist, being able to speak and understand Spanish was essential to doing one’s job. [...]
  From Chan Lowe at June 18, 2013, 5:50pm in Media

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• Another HR record for Giancarlo Stanton

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  PHOENIX -- Giancarlo Stanton is only the third player in major league history to begin his career before the age of 21 and hit at least 100 home runs in his first 400 games. The others: Eddie Mathews and Bob Horner. Stanton is also the 39th player to reach the [...]

  From Miami Herald: Fish Bytes at June 18, 2013, 5:46pm in Miami Marlins, MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Sports

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• Florida attorney general sues Nationwide Pools

  Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that her office is suing Nationwide Pools, accusing the Pompano Beach-based company of violating the state’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. [...]
  From House Keys at June 18, 2013, 5:08pm in Real Estate

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• State sues Nationwide Pools of Pompano Beach

  Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday that her office is suing Nationwide Pools, accusing the Pompano Beach-based company of violating the state’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act. [...]
  From House Keys at June 18, 2013, 5:08pm in Real Estate

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