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    <title><![CDATA[Hollywood meeting will focus on changes to Margaritaville lease]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:54 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hollywood residents and business owners will get their first glimpse of the proposed changes to Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort&#x2019;s lease with the city at a community meeting Thursday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Driver who caused fatal crash loses license]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:10 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The driver who caused a January crash that killed four family members, must pay $4,000, give up his driver&#x2019;s license and complete 120 hours of community service, a Broward judge ruled Wednesday.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>The driver who caused a January crash that killed four family members, must pay $4,000, give up his driver&#x2019;s license and complete 120 hours of community service, a Broward judge ruled Wednesday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Weather alert: More storms expected Wednesday]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:22 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Heavy storms are expected to continue Wednesday, bringing more rain and possible flooding to South Florida.
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    <title><![CDATA[Lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for sex with classmate, 14]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:20 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old lesbian faces 15 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old high school classmate.
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    <title><![CDATA[Former Miami Dolphins receiver Chad Johnson spends Monday in Broward jail]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:09 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Chad Johnson, the former Miami Dolphins wide receiver who went on the lam after failing to check in with his probation officer, spent Monday in the Broward County jail before posting bail and being released.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/02/09/42/bdiBs.Hi.56.jpeg" /></p>  <p>Chad Johnson, the former Miami Dolphins wide receiver who went on the lam after failing to check in with his probation officer, spent Monday in the Broward County jail before posting bail and being released.
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    <title><![CDATA[Weather alert: Severe storms expected to roll into South Florida again]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Heavy storms rolled across the region Monday night, bringing flooding under several inches of rain and power outages to both Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
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    <title><![CDATA[Injured Port Everglades worker rescued]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 19:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A 52-year-old worker was injured at Port Everglades Sunday afternoon when a cargo container shifted and landed on his leg, trapping him.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>A 52-year-old worker was injured at Port Everglades Sunday afternoon when a cargo container shifted and landed on his leg, trapping him.
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    <title><![CDATA[Broward drivers navigate the I-595 nightmare]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 10:14 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Drivers navigate closed ramps, exits being changed, and signs warning of changing traffic patterns.
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    <title><![CDATA[Woman, 68, struck and killed by bus at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404501/pedestrian-struck-killed-by-bus.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A bus struck and killed a woman at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>A bus struck and killed a woman at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Saturday afternoon.
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    <title><![CDATA[One killed, two injured in crash on Florida&#x2019;s Turnpike in Miramar]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/18/3404494/one-killed-two-injured-in-crash.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 21:16 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Officials say a car stopped in the left lane was struck from behind and caught on fire
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Officials say a car stopped in the left lane was struck from behind and caught on fire
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    <title><![CDATA[Police search for West Park hit-and-run driver]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403535/police-search-for-west-park-hit.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[West Park hit and run crash sends man to hospital with serious injuries.
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    <title><![CDATA[Father son rescued from swamped airboat in the Everglades]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Rescuers pulled a father and teenaged son out of the Everglades Friday afternoon after their airboat took on water and sank.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/05/17/21/03/6SKij.Hi.56.jpeg" /></p>  <p>Rescuers pulled a father and teenaged son out of the Everglades Friday afternoon after their airboat took on water and sank.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gala honors South Florida black business leaders]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401876/gala-honors-south-florida-black.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:53 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Legacy Magazine is holding its ninth annual Legacy Power Weekend honoring 50 black businessmen and women Friday and Saturday in Weston.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Legacy Magazine is holding its ninth annual Legacy Power Weekend honoring 50 black businessmen and women Friday and Saturday in Weston.
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    <title><![CDATA[Journalist Soledad O&#x2019;Brien to speak at Broward youth event]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401695/journalist-soledad-obrien-to-speak.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:32 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Town Hall meeting is to push youth to talk about what&#x2019;s important to them, according to organizers.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>The Town Hall meeting is to push youth to talk about what&#x2019;s important to them, according to organizers.
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    <title><![CDATA[Judge issues warrant for Chad &#x2018;Ochocinco&#x2019; Johnson]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401495/judge-issues-warrant-for-chad.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:12 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Chad Johnson, the former football player and &#x2018;Dancing with the Stars&#x2019; contestant, has been ordered to jail for violating his probation.
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    <title><![CDATA[Couple killed while crossing the street in Margate]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3400986/couple-killed-while-crossing-the.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:32 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Two people were struck and killed Monday as they tried to cross State Road 7 in Margate.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p> Two people were struck and killed Monday as they tried to cross State Road 7 in Margate.
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    <title><![CDATA[Toddler in serious condition after hit-run in Fort Lauderdale]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3400140/toddler-in-serious-condition-after.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:27 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A toddler was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident in front of his Fort Lauderdale home, according to police.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>A toddler was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident in front of his Fort Lauderdale home, according to police.
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    <title><![CDATA[Church baseball league&#x2019;s longtime leader retires]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3406942/church-baseball-leagues-longtime.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Seventeen years ago, Bob Haworth, a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Miami Springs, organized a coed softball league. And for all of those years, Haworth has served as the commissioner. Comes this summer, the good commissioner will move to Winter Haven, where his wife Diane, has started a new career.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Seventeen years ago, Bob Haworth, a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Miami Springs, organized a coed softball league. And for all of those years, Haworth has served as the commissioner. Comes this summer, the good commissioner will move to Winter Haven, where his wife Diane, has started a new career.
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    <title><![CDATA[Historic Hampton House Motel, part of Miami&#x2019;s black history, to break ground Thursday on restoration project]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3411412/historic-hampton-house-motel-part.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The nearly $6 million project will restore the Brownsville motel to the look of its heyday, when its restaurant and jazz club were the &#x201C;in spot&#x2019;&#x2019; for performers and black Miamians who were not allowed into Miami Beach and Miami hotels.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>The nearly $6 million project will restore the Brownsville motel to the look of its heyday, when its restaurant and jazz club were the &#x201C;in spot&#x2019;&#x2019; for performers and black Miamians who were not allowed into Miami Beach and Miami hotels.
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    <title><![CDATA[Capt. Mike Burke, Windjammer founder, dies at 89]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411382/capt-mike-burke-windjammer-founder.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:46 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Capt. Michael Burke sailed through life with his unending spirit and romantic outlook, touching the lives of many with his cruise empire, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises.
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    <title><![CDATA[SEC accuses South Miami of defrauding bond investors in downtown parking garage deal]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411352/sec-accuses-south-miami-of-defrauding.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:14 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the city of South Miami of defrauding bond investors in a controversial parking garage project.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the city of South Miami of defrauding bond investors in a controversial parking garage project.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Commission could allow high-paid city execs to collect salary, pension]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411257/miami-commission-could-allow-high.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Under a proposed change, the city&#x2019;s four constitutional officers would be allowed to collect pensions on top of their salaries if they returned to work after retiring.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Under a proposed change, the city&#x2019;s four constitutional officers would be allowed to collect pensions on top of their salaries if they returned to work after retiring.
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    <title><![CDATA[Daniel Shoer Roth: Hialeah &#x2018;boletera&#x2019; a political scapegoat in ballot scandal]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411455/daniel-shoer-roth-hialeah-boletera.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Since the eruption of the electoral fraud volcano last summer, Hialeah ballot broker Deisy Pent&#xF3;n de Cabrera has been depicted by the authorities and the media as Snow White&#x2019;s Queen Grimhilde transformed into a witch. Her basket hides not only a poisoned apple, but a complete harvest that, with the scandal&#x2019;s shooting lava, has become rotten applesauce.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Since the eruption of the electoral fraud volcano last summer, Hialeah ballot broker Deisy Pent&#xF3;n de Cabrera has been depicted by the authorities and the media as Snow White&#x2019;s Queen Grimhilde transformed into a witch. Her basket hides not only a poisoned apple, but a complete harvest that, with the scandal&#x2019;s shooting lava, has become rotten applesauce.
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    <title><![CDATA[Ex-CEO sentenced to jail for stealing public money from Liberty City veterans group]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411316/ex-ceo-sentenced-to-jail-for-stealing.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:49 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The head of a now-defunct organization intended to assist military veterans had been convicted in March.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami-Dade audit: Affordable-housing developer falsified invoice, lacked permits in North Miami]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411298/miami-dade-audit-affordable-housing.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:40 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Miami-Dade County inspector general found irregularities with county-funded rehab work a developer performed at a North Miami affordable-housing condo.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>The Miami-Dade County inspector general found irregularities with county-funded rehab work a developer performed at a North Miami affordable-housing condo.
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    <title><![CDATA[Immigration activists protest Sen. Marco Rubio after gay couples left out of reform bill]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411232/immigration-activists-protest.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:57 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Gay activists protested Sen. Marco Rubio after same-sex couples were left out immigration reform bill.
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    <title><![CDATA[South Florida charities accepting donations for Oklahoma tornado victims]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3408742/miami-charities-accepting-donations.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 13:43 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Local organizations are collecting donations to help the victims of the deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford hit the road to highlight what they see as success stories of their joint legislative agenda and the 2013 state budget.
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    <title><![CDATA[Citizens OK&#x2019;s deal for Scott donor]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:17 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ The board at Citizens Property Insurance approved a special $52 million deal for a startup insurance firm that contributed $110,000 to Gov. Rick Scott.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fred Grimm: Broward may be Koch brothers&#x2019; own &#x2018;deal from hell&#x2019;]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3411268/fred-grimm-broward-may-be-koch.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:51 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[As puns go, the caption was pretty vapid. &#x201C;Sun Sentinel doesn&#x2019;t need a Koch problem.&#x201D; (Pronounced, by the way, &#x201C;coke.&#x201D;)
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    <title><![CDATA[Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/22/3410388/fbi-man-fatally-shot-in-boston.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:34 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott signs elections bill to fix long voter lines]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409387/gov-rick-scott-signs-elections.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott completed Florida&#x2019;s election law about-face, signing a bill to reverse changes to early voting laws.
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409378/sweet-deal-for-state-taxpayers.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409378/sweet-deal-for-state-taxpayers.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citizens Property and Gov. Rick Scott are tapping the insurer&#x2019;s $6.4 billion surplus for special giveaways to politically-connected companies.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fabiola Santiago: Damas de Blanco are true heroes]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409336/fabiola-santiago-damas-de-blanco.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 18:31 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Whether in the streets of Cuba, at international forums &#x2014; or now in Miami before they return to the island &#x2014; these brave women are a peaceful but powerful force to behold.
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    <title><![CDATA[Undocumented immigrant spared deportation, allowed to remain for one year]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409229/undocumented-immigrant-spared.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The story of Rene Rivas, whose deportation was halted thanks to a persistent son and a congresswoman, has been temporarily released from an immigration-detention lockup.
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    <title><![CDATA[Lesbian, 18, faces 15 years in prison for sex with classmate, 14]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3407639/lesbian-18-faces-15-years-in-prison.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 21:20 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old lesbian faces 15 years in prison for having sex with a 14-year-old high school classmate.
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    <title><![CDATA[6 months before boy&#x2019;s death, DCF said he was safe]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3407563/6-months-before-boys-death-dcf.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:51 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Six months before Catalina Bruno left her son to die in a hot car, DCF determined that her drinking was not a threat to his well-being.
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    <title><![CDATA[Senate president, House speaker tout legislative accomplishments during tour]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:37 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford hit the road to highlight what they see as success stories of their joint legislative agenda and the 2013 state budget.
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409378/sweet-deal-for-state-taxpayers.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409378/sweet-deal-for-state-taxpayers.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:29 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citizens Property and Gov. Rick Scott are tapping the insurer&#x2019;s $6.4 billion surplus for special giveaways to politically-connected companies.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott signs elections bill to fix long voter lines]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409387/gov-rick-scott-signs-elections.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/21/3409387/gov-rick-scott-signs-elections.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott completed Florida&#x2019;s election law about-face, signing a bill to reverse changes to early voting laws.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Scott vetoes hundreds of millions from state budget]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/20/3406819/gov-scott-vetoes-hundreds-of-millions.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[From a coast-to-coast bike trail to tuition increases, Gov. Rick Scott vetoed more than $350 million from the state budget, which he signed Monday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott to veto tuition hike]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406070/gov-rick-scott-to-veto-tuition.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/19/3406070/gov-rick-scott-to-veto-tuition.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 23:26 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[When he signs the state budget Monday, the governor is also expected to approve an extra $65 million for safety-net hospitals like Jackson and Broward Health.
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    <title><![CDATA[AARP cancels Florida sweepstakes, blames new state gambling law]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/17/3403238/aarp-cancels-florida-sweepstakes.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:04 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ A new state law cracking down on gambling prompted the nation&#x2019;s retirees association to eliminate its contests.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gov. Rick Scott&#x2019;s choice: to veto or not to veto?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401382/gov-rick-scotts-choice-to-veto.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:36 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Gov. Rick Scott, who campaigned on a pledge to shrink the size of government, has until next week to decide how to trim the largest budget in state history, $74.5 billion.
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    <title><![CDATA[Analysts: Supermajority not needed on tax cut vote]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401264/analysts-supermajority-not-needed.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Legislative analysts flip-flopped on whether lawmakers&#x2019; vote on Gov. Rick Scott&#x2019;s manufacturing equipment tax cut was valid.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fred Grimm: Boondoggle? Hey, it&#x2019;s for the kids]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395730/fred-grimm-boondoggle-hey-its.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:12 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Tallahassee has long resonated with talk about our precious, precious school children. Except lately the allusion has become quite literal.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/13/3395771/for-florida-lawmakers-healthcare.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:24 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The state House quietly kept members&#x2019; health insurance rates low. How low? Less than 9 bucks a month.
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    <title><![CDATA[Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3412789/vicksburg-marks-anniversary-of.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:19 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.
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    <title><![CDATA[FHP trooper hits gator crossing road near Naples]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3412676/fhp-trooper-hits-gator-crossing.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:49 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Florida Highway Patrol trooper driving in North Naples hit an alligator that was crossing a road.
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    <title><![CDATA[Coast Guard repatriates 7 Cuban migrants]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3412648/coast-guard-repatriates-7-cuban.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:29 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Seven Cuban migrants found off the Florida Keys were returned to their Caribbean homeland, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3412612/man-shot-by-fbi-had-ties-to-boston.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 10:09 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.
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    <title><![CDATA[N. Fla. man arrested in death of plum-eating bird]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3412495/n-fla-man-arrested-in-death-of.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A north Florida man faces charges after fatally shooting a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating the plums from his trees.
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    <title><![CDATA[Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $14 million]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3412459/florida-lotto-jackpot-rises-to.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $14 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Thursday.
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    <title><![CDATA[4 Fantasy 5 players share $115,731.52 top prize]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3412458/4-fantasy-5-players-share-11573152.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Two winners of the &quot;Fantasy 5&quot; game will collect $115,731.52 each, the Florida Lottery said Thursday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fla. sailor charged in 2010 death of 2-year-old]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/23/3412436/fla-sailor-charged-in-2010-death.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:29 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A sailor has been charged with murder in the 2010 death of his girlfriend&#39;s son at an off-base military housing unit.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:59 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Florida man died and his wife was critically injured after their vehicle was struck by a dump truck in New Jersey.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fla. mom breaks into home with machete]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 06:34 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A woman is being held without bond after authorities say she broke into her ex-boyfriend&#39;s central Florida home and threatened to cut off the heads of their three small children.
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    <title><![CDATA[Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[George Zimmerman&#39;s defense attorneys have released photos and text messages from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin&#39;s cell phone ahead of a hearing that will determine whether they can be used at the neighborhood watch leader&#39;s trial.
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    <title><![CDATA[7 migrants returned to Cuba by U.S. Coast Guard]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:56 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Seven Cuban migrants have been returned to Bahia de Caba&#xF1;as, Cuba, after arriving off the Keys.
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    <description><![CDATA[The FBI has arrested a suspect in a case involving the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin and says investigators are working &quot;around the clock&quot; to address any remaining risks.
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    <title><![CDATA[White House official: Obama to defend drone use, Guant&#xE1;namo closure]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Expect President Barack Obama&#x2019;s defense policy speech Thursday to explain that drone strikes are necessary for national security, according to a White House official, but that the Guant&#xE1;namo prison is not.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Commission could allow high-paid city execs to collect salary, pension]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Under a proposed change, the city&#x2019;s four constitutional officers would be allowed to collect pensions on top of their salaries if they returned to work after retiring.
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    <title><![CDATA[Vote on gay Scouts comes at emotional moment]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:46 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Boy Scouts of America&#39;s national leadership will vote Thursday on whether to allow openly gay Scouts in its ranks, a critical and emotionally charged moment for one of the nation&#39;s oldest youth organizations and its millions of members.
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    <title><![CDATA[FHP trooper hits gator crossing road near Naples]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03 EDT</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A Florida Highway Patrol trooper driving in North Naples hit an alligator that was crossing a road.
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