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• Cuba’s Ladies in White at Miami’s Freedom Tower

  Via The Miami Herald:

  Ladies in White say they want both material and moral support

  Leaders of Cuba’s dissident Ladies in White group rejected Havana’s claims they are mercenaries and said on Monday that there is nothing wrong with receiving help from abroad because the Cuban government “is trying to asphyxiate [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 21, 2013, 8:12am in Cuba

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• Cuba Nostalgia 2013: A stroll down memory lane

  Via The Miami Herald:

  Cuba Nostalgia allows for a stroll down memory lane

  On the last day of Cuba Nostalgia’s quinceañera party, Carlos Rosario played dominoes with his son Enzo, Librada Caballero salsaed to Willy Chirino tunes, and Joe and Maria Elena Chambrot tried to find the addresses of their childhood [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 20, 2013, 7:45am in Cuba

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• Marco Rubio Photo of the Week. By Geniusofdespair

  This photo (left) was in the Miami Herald yesterday.
  Miami Herald photoEye on Miami Photo
  
  I have been accused of printing unflattering photos of Marco Rubio. I can say, without a doubt, that is totally accurate.  I have a shitload of unflattering photos. But I do think [...]
  From EYE ON MIAMI at May 20, 2013, 3:00am in Media, News, Politics

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• Leaving Castro’s Cuba behind

  Eduard Freisler in The Miami Herald:

  Leaving Castro’s Cuba behind

  The first wave of Cubans — many of them for the first time in 50 years — are leaving their island to see the world. Among them the famous blogger Yoani Sánchez. They seize the opportunity of Cuba’s new travel law [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 19, 2013, 10:00am in Cuba

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• Favorite Allegations in Miami Herald update on "where in the world is Ana Sol Alliegro" ... by gimleteye

  Favorite allegations, verified by two or more sources, in today's Miami Herald report on Ana Sol Alliegro, the "Republican Bad Girl" tied to a criminal investigation involving former Congressman David Rivera. Alliegro now lives in Granada, Nicaragua as first reported by Miami New Times.
  
  1) She denies seeing' [...]
  From EYE ON MIAMI at May 19, 2013, 7:28am in Media, News, Politics

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• Oedipus in Havana

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  Dr. Jose Azel in The Miami Herald:

  Oedipus in Havana

  AZEL

  " src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/17/15/09/hn6gY.Em.56.jpeg" width="145" height="204" border="0" />When Oedipus, the tragic hero of Greek mythology, realized in agony and shame the calamity he had brought his city, he could not bear to see the results of his hubris. Overwhelmed with the knowledge of" [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 18, 2013, 10:00am in Cuba

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• Wallace And Tannehill Building Strong Foundation

  Photo via Joe Rimkus Jr./The Miami Herald Staff

   

  The way Mike Wallace sees it, Ryan Tannehill has a better arm that Ben Roethlisberger.  The way Ryan Tannehill sees it, Mike Wallace is everything that was billed.

  There is no bigger need for the Miami Dolphins this 0ff-season than for Tannehill and [...]

  From Phin Phanatic at May 17, 2013, 7:53pm in Sports, Miami Dolphins

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• BTTR to take Balsero census at this year’s Cuba Nostalgia

  Via The Miami Herald:

  Cuban balsero census being taken by Brothers to the Rescue leader at Cuba Nostalgia

  Twenty-two years ago this week, Cuban activist and pilot Jose Basulto set out on a unique humanitarian mission over the Florida Straits.

  Concerned by the massive emigration of Cuban balseros or rafters escaping the [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 17, 2013, 10:39am in Cuba

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• The Miami Herald Shows a Bias in North Miami Election. By Geniusofdespair

  Kevin Burns was the lead vote getter.It happened twice so now I have to address it. The Miami Herald reported the mayoral results on Wednesday, describing Tondreau FIRST, even though she finished second. In the other two races, The Herald “conformed” to customary tradition and practice: preliminary winner named [...]
  From EYE ON MIAMI at May 17, 2013, 7:59am in Media, News, Politics

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• May 16, 2013, 3:08 pm

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  Last news meeting in the Miami Herald newsroom at One Herald Plaza. Photograph by Al Diaz.(Click here to enlarge.) _____ [...]
  From Random Pixels and Loose Talk from Miami Beach at May 16, 2013, 4:43pm in Media, News, Politics

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• Cuba Nostalgia: Memories of a Quinces celebration

  Via The Miami Herald:

  A quince party in Cuba: a real fairytale to be recalled at this weekend’s Cuba Nostalgia

  Like many teenage girls in Cuba, Lydia Hortensia de Castroverde yearned to be a quinceañera — to one day dress like a princess, enter a banquet hall full of family and [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 16, 2013, 3:45pm in Cuba

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• Canadian who crossed Castro crime family speaks out from a Cuban prison

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  When you do business with criminals, sooner or later, it catches up to you.

  Via The Miami Herald:

  Canadian jailed in Havana corruption scandal speaks out

  Speaking over a scratchy telephone line from inside a Cuban prison, Sarkis Yacoubian’s voice goes suddenly silent. He’s crying.

  “I was so depressed at times, I wanted [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 16, 2013, 10:00am in Cuba

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• WLRN Hires Veteran TIME Magazine Reporter Tim Padgett

  National magazine journalism may be coughing and gagging its last breaths, but public radio is giving print reporters hope. In an email to supporters late last night, WLRN-Miami Herald News Direc...

  Continue reading "WLRN Hires Veteran TIME Magazine Reporter Tim Padgett" > [...]
  From Riptide 2.0 at Fetched: May 16, 2013, 9:54am in Media

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• The way we were...Jay Maeder's People Column in the Miami Herald

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  _____ Today is the Miami Herald's last day at One Herald Plaza.(Will someone please remember to turn out the lights?) The paper has gone through a lot of changes over the years, and editorially it bears little resemblance to the Herald many of us remember from 20 or 30 years [...]
  From Random Pixels and Loose Talk from Miami Beach at May 16, 2013, 9:52am in Media, News, Politics

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• Cuba: Crackdown on Afro-Cubans destroys myth of racial equality

  Jon Purdue in The Miami Herald:

  Crackdown on Afro-Cubans destroys myth of racial equality

  Berta Soler was in Oslo this week, where the Human Rights Foundation awarded her former Czech President Vaclav Havel's Prize for Creative Dissent.

  " src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/15/17/24/VmbHc.Em.56.jpeg" width="209" height="162" border="0" />OSLO, Norway At the time of Fidel Castro’s takeover of" [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 16, 2013, 9:08am in Cuba

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• Cuban dissident in Miami denounces racism of apartheid Castro dictatorship

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  Manuel Cuesta Morua, a black Cuban dissident currently visiting Miami has denounced the rampant racism practiced by the apartheid Castro dictatorship on the island.

  Juan Tamayo in The Miami Herald:

  Cuban dissident says racism remains a grave problem

  Cuban dissident Manuel Cuesta Morua on Wednesday called for “affirmative action” to redress what [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 16, 2013, 8:13am in Cuba

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• Good government: can we conquer traffic ... by gimleteye

  The Belle Isle blog has some great old postcard views of what the former Miami Herald property looked like, in the kindler, gentler (unless you were Jewish or African American) 1930's.
  
  What is striking is that the views illustrate traffic access along Biscayne Boulevard and to the Venetian' [...]
  From EYE ON MIAMI at May 16, 2013, 6:24am in Media, News, Politics

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• Mike Wallace Praises Ryan Tannehill, Says Quarterback Can Be ‘Just as Good as Ben Roethlisberger’

  Photo via Joe Rimkus Jr./The Miami Herald Staff

  Mike Wallace and Ryan Tannehill aren’t wasting any time to boost their wide receiver-quarterback chemistry.

  Wallace, who received 64 catches for 836 yards and eight touchdowns in the 2012 campaign, has been noted as one of the fastest and versatile targets in the [...]

  From Phin Phanatic at May 15, 2013, 3:34pm in Sports, Miami Dolphins

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• North Miami Election, Miami Herald had it wrong. By Geniusofdespair

  In the paper version of the Miami Herald it said a charter amendment was approved in North Miami, where there was a 24.34% voter turnout, that said:
  

  "The city will require two appraisals to determine a home's true value before the property can be sold."

  Not one to believe everything I' [...]
  From EYE ON MIAMI at May 15, 2013, 9:42am in Media, News, Politics

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• Facebook Photo of the Day

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  The Miami Herald continues the move to its new building in Doral, and staff writer Hannah Sampson captured the perfect image today. "We're Gonna Need a Bigger Truck."by Hannah Sampson(Click image to enlarge) ' [...]
  From Random Pixels and Loose Talk from Miami Beach at May 14, 2013, 4:34pm in Media, News, Politics

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• A look back at the Miami causeways and shoreline — before The Miami Herald

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  It’s a nostalgic time on the west end of the Venetian Causeway. The Miami Herald printed its last newspapers  two weeks ago at 1 Herald Plaza, on the mainland between the Venetian and MacArthur causeways. Since then, office and news … Continue reading → [...]
  From Belle Isle Blog at May 14, 2013, 11:35am in Communities, Living

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• North Miami mayoral candidate Anna Pierre claims she's been endorsed by Jesus Christ!

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  UPDATED at 6:30pm: The Miami Herald reports that "Pierre said Jesus came to her in a dream." “I had a revelation when I was going to give up on this race. I had a dream, I know what I saw,” she said. “A figure I can’t explain told me, ‘Don’t be [...]
  From Random Pixels and Loose Talk from Miami Beach at May 13, 2013, 1:30pm in Media, News, Politics

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• Guillermo Farinas in Miami

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  From the Miami Herald:
  
  
  Cuban hunger striker begins tour in Miami 
  From Staff and Wire Reports A frequent Cuban hunger striker and dissident arrived Sunday in Miami ahead of Cuban Independence Day, as part of a tour that will include several U.S. stops before going to Europe “I [...]
  From El Cafe Cubano at May 13, 2013, 8:30am in Cuba

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• Miami Herald Letters: South Dade (Redland Edge) Neighbors don’t want to join Homestead

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  Some Redland Edge residents don't want the City of Homestead to consider annexing their area.  On May 7th about 80 to 100 people showed up to an Annexation Workshop held by the City Council.  The unexpected visitors were adamant about having their concerns heard by the Workshop participants,' [...]
  From HOMESTEAD IS HOME at May 13, 2013, 12:53am in Communities

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• Barfable: How votes are stolen in Miami-Dade County. By Geniusofdespair

  Read about the notebooks kept by arrested boletera reported by the Miami Herald but investigated by El Nuevo Herald's crack team of reporters.
  
  Every time someone like this woman steals a vote, it cancels out a legitimate vote. I say that the election department should stop giving campaigns' [...]
  From EYE ON MIAMI at May 12, 2013, 8:51am in Media, News, Politics

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• Mariela Castro, Cuba and human rights

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  Joe Cardona in The Miami Herald:

  Mariela Castro, Cuba and human rights

  CARDONA

  " src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/10/18/27/1gXvhb.Em.56.jpeg" width="115" height="140" border="0" />In the wake of several Cuban dissidents’ enlightening visits to the United States — among them Yoani Sánchez, Rosa María Payá and Berta Soler — came last weekend’s arrival of Raúl Castro’s daughter, Mariela" [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 11, 2013, 9:34am in Cuba

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• Reports from Cuba: Money is a Mighty Lord

  By Agustin Lopez on his blog Dekasoine (translation by Capitol Hill Cubans):

  Money is a Mighty Lord

  Under the title, “Tampa seeks to do business with Cuba,” in The Miami Herald, I learned that Tampa City Council members Harry Cohen, Yvonne Yolie Capin, and Mary Mulhern, along with [Congresswoman] Kathy [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 10, 2013, 4:30pm in Cuba

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• Wife of Cuban opposition leader Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet visits Miami

  Via The Miami Herald:

  Elsa Morejón, wife of Cuban dissident Oscar Elías Biscet, visits Miami

  Elsa Morejón, wife of Cuban dissident Oscar Elías Biscet, said the Cuban government is “worried” more about assigning resources to criticize opponents while ignoring the most urgent needs of the population.

  Morejón arrived recently in South Florida [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 10, 2013, 8:35am in Cuba

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• The Canadians are coming!!

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  It's time again for that most special of times in Miami Beach...Urban Beach Weekend. According to the Miami Herald, "This year’s festivities are scheduled from May 24-27." The Herald's David Ovalle and Evan Benn reported in today's paper: Now in its 13th year, Urban Beach Week has long drawn complaints from residents [...]
  From Random Pixels and Loose Talk from Miami Beach at May 09, 2013, 9:36pm in Media, News, Politics

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• Did Ana Alliegro double-cross David Rivera, secretly record him in scandal?

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  A friend of former U.S. Rep. David Rivera who’s implicated in a federal corruption investigation made a recording of the Republican last year — and now prosecutors have the evidence, The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald have learned.
  
  Ana Alliegro made the recording, perhaps secretly, months before the [...]

  From Naked Politics at May 09, 2013, 5:23pm in News, Politics

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