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    <title><![CDATA[Downtown Miami burger joint morphs into after-hours nightclub]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Just what Miami needs: another burger place. But why not? You can never have too much of a tasty thing, even if you&#x2019;d get in trouble with Mom for saying its name. Damn Good Burger (DGB for short and sweet) is the latest entry into the ground beef fray and, like most places, is trying to keep ahead of the competition.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/08/18/38/7A8E9.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>Just what Miami needs: another burger place. But why not? You can never have too much of a tasty thing, even if you&#x2019;d get in trouble with Mom for saying its name. Damn Good Burger (DGB for short and sweet) is the latest entry into the ground beef fray and, like most places, is trying to keep ahead of the competition.
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    <title><![CDATA[Frontrunners emerge in Miami Beach police chief hunt]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:59 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Four frontrunners have emerged for the job to lead Miami Beach&#x2019;s troubled police department
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    <title><![CDATA[Police identify man killed by Miami Beach officer in Liberty City]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:02 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami-Dade police on Thursday released the name of the man shot and killed in Liberty City as he fled from officers.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Miami-Dade police on Thursday released the name of the man shot and killed in Liberty City as he fled from officers.
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    <title><![CDATA[Student, 18, charged in Barbara Goleman Senior High stabbing]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:07 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Frank Oreste Acosta told police that he felt bullied by the other student and didn&#x2019;t think the small knife he used to stab him was a weapon.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Frank Oreste Acosta told police that he felt bullied by the other student and didn&#x2019;t think the small knife he used to stab him was a weapon.
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    <title><![CDATA[Mine found floating off Dania Beach]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633686/mine-found-floating-off-dania.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:10 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A large, round mine found floating a mile off Dania Beach Thursday prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to close the beach and surrounding waters, authorities said.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/09/20/10/CxXhK.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>A large, round mine found floating a mile off Dania Beach Thursday prompted the U.S. Coast Guard to close the beach and surrounding waters, authorities said.
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    <title><![CDATA[Need a job? Univision&#x2019;s nightly job bank could help]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633650/need-a-job-univisions-nightly.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:24 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Univision and other community organizations in South Florida this week launched a campaign to help viewers looking for work.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Univision and other community organizations in South Florida this week launched a campaign to help viewers looking for work.
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    <title><![CDATA[More damp weather ahead, followed by a cool, sunny Sunday]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633580/more-damp-weather-ahead-followed.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Although the Sunshine State has been murky for most of this week, the overcast skies and rain should give way to a nice cool-down by Sunday, with morning temperatures in the low- to mid-50s and afternoon readings in the upper 60s and low 70s.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Although the Sunshine State has been murky for most of this week, the overcast skies and rain should give way to a nice cool-down by Sunday, with morning temperatures in the low- to mid-50s and afternoon readings in the upper 60s and low 70s.
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    <title><![CDATA[Bigger, faster cutter steams into Miami]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Bernard C. Webber is the Coast Guard&#x2019;s new Fast Response Cutter, which is going to replace the aging, &#x2019;70s-era fleet of 110-foot cutters that are familiar to South Floridians.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/09/13/46/19z4go.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>The Bernard C. Webber is the Coast Guard&#x2019;s new Fast Response Cutter, which is going to replace the aging, &#x2019;70s-era fleet of 110-foot cutters that are familiar to South Floridians.
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    <title><![CDATA[ Teen walking home from school shot in Liberty City]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:34 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ A 17-year-old student was critically wounded Thursday afternoon when a gunman in a moving car opened fire on a group of teens walking home from school.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/09/17/13/pZKUN.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p> A 17-year-old student was critically wounded Thursday afternoon when a gunman in a moving car opened fire on a group of teens walking home from school.
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    <title><![CDATA[Plane tire blows after landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633093/plane-tire-blows-after-landing.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:03 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A flight from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Aiport ended oddly for 188 passengers and crew Thursday afternoon when one of the plane&#39;s front tire blew after landing.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>A flight from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Aiport ended oddly for 188 passengers and crew Thursday afternoon when one of the plane&#39;s front tire blew after landing.
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    <title><![CDATA[Group submits ballot proposal for Miami-Dade Commission term limits &#x2014; as do 2 commissioners]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633023/group-submits-ballot-proposal.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:15 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami Voice filed proposed wording for a Miami-Dade charter amendment to impose term limits on county commissioners. Separately, two commissioners said they plan to bring forth the same proposal.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/09/13/38/19z4aR.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>Miami Voice filed proposed wording for a Miami-Dade charter amendment to impose term limits on county commissioners. Separately, two commissioners said they plan to bring forth the same proposal.
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    <title><![CDATA[Funeral services for Antonio Jorge, expert on Cuban economy, FIU professor]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2628433/cuban-american-economist-dies.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:37 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Funeral services will be Thursday for Antonio Jorge, a respected and prolific Miami-based economist who was also a professor at Florida International University and St. Thomas University and served in several top administrative posts at the schools.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p>Funeral services will be Thursday for Antonio Jorge, a respected and prolific Miami-based economist who was also a professor at Florida International University and St. Thomas University and served in several top administrative posts at the schools.
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    <title><![CDATA[Life amid the lemon trees]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632972/life-amid-the-lemon-trees.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:02 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[One of Miami&#x2019;s oldest neighborhoods, Lemon City, was home to the county&#x2019;s first school, library and major grocery store.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/09/12/59/1fnFpY.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>One of Miami&#x2019;s oldest neighborhoods, Lemon City, was home to the county&#x2019;s first school, library and major grocery store.
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    <title><![CDATA[First Lady Michelle Obama to visit Homestead YMCA on Friday]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632881/first-lady-michelle-obama-to-visit.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to visit the Homestead YMCA Family Center on Friday to discuss how families can implement healthy changes in their daily lives.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[  <p> First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to visit the Homestead YMCA Family Center on Friday to discuss how families can implement healthy changes in their daily lives.
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    <title><![CDATA[Larger Coast Guard cutter prototype debuts in Miami]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632796/larger-coast-guard-cutter-prototype.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:59 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A 154-foot prototype for the new generation of Florida Straits Coast Guard cutter steamed into Government Cut Thursday, a new white ship with an orange stripe designed to replace the smaller cutters folks on the coast typically see.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/09/13/46/LQhPf.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>A 154-foot prototype for the new generation of Florida Straits Coast Guard cutter steamed into Government Cut Thursday, a new white ship with an orange stripe designed to replace the smaller cutters folks on the coast typically see.
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    <title><![CDATA[Vote on Miami diaper-changing stations gets down and dirty]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632567/miami-city-commission-tackles.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:22 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In the end, the City Commission voted &#x2014; over police union objections &#x2014; to install changing stations in the men&#x2019;s rooms of all city properties.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/09/21/23/19z9Xl.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>In the end, the City Commission voted &#x2014; over police union objections &#x2014; to install changing stations in the men&#x2019;s rooms of all city properties.
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    <title><![CDATA[Northwestern students learn dance, history in workshop]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2631848/northwestern-students-learn-dance.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:35 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This week, students at Miami Northwestern Senior High are learning the choreography of Revelations in a workshop with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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    <title><![CDATA[3 dead, including child, in standoff at Deerfield Beach RV park; two others badly hurt]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634056/swat-team-negotiates-with-holed.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:10 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[When a standoff that began at the Highland Woods RV Park Thursday evening finally ended early Friday, three people were dead including a 9-year-old boy. Two others, a woman and a 7-year-old boy, were badly hurt.
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    <title><![CDATA[Third man accuses youth pastor Jeffery London of abusing him as a boy]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A third man has told Fort Lauderdale detectives that a popular youth pastor molested him as a child, police said.
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweet deal for owners of Hallandale newspaper that features mayor as columnist]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633582/hallandale-beach-newspaper-gets.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:05 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hallandale Beach newspaper that features the mayor as a columnist received loan with hefty forgiveness percentage from the city.
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    <title><![CDATA[More damp weather ahead, followed by a cool, sunny Sunday]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633580/more-damp-weather-ahead-followed.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Although the Sunshine State has been murky for most of this week, the overcast skies and rain should give way to a nice cool-down by Sunday, with morning temperatures in the low- to mid-50s and afternoon readings in the upper 60s and low 70s.
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    <title><![CDATA[Judge delays hearing on former Tamarac mayor&#x2019;s corruption case]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633171/judge-delays-hearing-on-former.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:07 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Suspended mayor Beth Flansbaum-Talabisco submits a sworn statement that she never received payment and is not guilty of corruption charges.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/09/15/08/CxVgO.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>Suspended mayor Beth Flansbaum-Talabisco submits a sworn statement that she never received payment and is not guilty of corruption charges.
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    <title><![CDATA[More than six years on, still no trial in Davie slaying of Miami teen]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:13 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[After five suspects were charged in the killing of Miami teenager Richard Rojas, prosecutors warned the victim&#x2019;s family it would be two or three years before the capital murder case could come to trial.
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     <p><img src="http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2012/02/08/20/14/qJ5B.Hi.56.jpg" /></p>  <p>After five suspects were charged in the killing of Miami teenager Richard Rojas, prosecutors warned the victim&#x2019;s family it would be two or three years before the capital murder case could come to trial.
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    <title><![CDATA[Gloomy skies will stick around for a few days]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2631847/gloomy-skies-will-stick-around.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:42 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Sunshine State hasn&#x2019;t been living up to its name this week, with more gray gloom expected over the next two days, the National Weather Service says.
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    <title><![CDATA[2 held after child is found with fingers burned, missing]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Fort Lauderdale police are investigating how a small girl was left with a disfigured right hand. Two have been charged with neglect.
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    <title><![CDATA[Travel show makes day-trip to Hallandale Beach, Hollywood]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:40 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Knock, knock. Want to win some money? A couple of Hallandale Beach and Hollywood residents had the chance to be on a trivia game show, just by opening the door and answering some questions about Florida.
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    <title><![CDATA[Paranoia is justified on charter-school bill]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In their despair, people who care deeply about public education in Florida sometimes get a little carried away.
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    <title><![CDATA[Capitol Buzz: Quiet day expected in Tallahassee]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2633696/capitol-buzz-quiet-day-expected.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It&#x2019;s a light-day at the Capitol: Both the House and the Senate are not in session, and there are no scheduled committee meetings.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:48 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A landmark settlement with mortgage lenders over robo-signing and other abuses will give Florida&#x2019;s struggling homeowners $8.4 billion in new housing aid.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2634041/south-fla-battle-brews-in-case.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:04 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Lebrak Morales Gomez is accused of claiming to be a Miami-Dade detective and securing the release of a man who belonged in jail
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    <title><![CDATA[Polo magnate&#x2019;s kids, adopted girlfriend, share $300M trust fund, court told]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633784/polo-magnates-kids-adopted-girlfriend.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:56 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ Palm Beach County polo mogul John Goodman&#x2019;s two natural children &#x2014; and his newly adopted 42-year-old girlfriend &#x2014; are the beneficiaries of a $300 million trust, it was revealed in court Thursday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Before the ink dries on Florida&#x2019;s redistricting maps, lawsuits fly]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633765/before-the-ink-dries-on-floridas.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:49 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Moments after legislators take the final vote in their congressional and legislative maps, the Democratic Party and a coalition of voters groups file lawsuits.
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    <title><![CDATA[House approves $69 billion state budget]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:30 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Amid complaint from Democrats, the Republican-dominated state House approved a $69 billion budget. Next up: the state Senate.
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    <title><![CDATA[Saturday&#x2019;s $310 million Powerball jackpot sets a Florida record]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633645/saturdays-310-million-powerball.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:22 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Powerball&#x2019;s recent price increase to $2 per ticket has sparked the richest lottery we&#x2019;ve ever had a hope of winning in Florida.
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    <title><![CDATA[More damp weather ahead, followed by a cool, sunny Sunday]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633580/more-damp-weather-ahead-followed.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Although the Sunshine State has been murky for most of this week, the overcast skies and rain should give way to a nice cool-down by Sunday, with morning temperatures in the low- to mid-50s and afternoon readings in the upper 60s and low 70s.
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    <title><![CDATA[Service for Patricia Stephens Due]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633575/service-for-patricia-stephens.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:49 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A memorial service for civil rights leader Patricia Stephens Due will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 19 at Florida A&amp;M University&#x2019;s Lee Hall Auditorium, 1601 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tallahassee.
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    <title><![CDATA[Larger Coast Guard cutter prototype debuts in Miami]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632796/larger-coast-guard-cutter-prototype.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:59 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A 154-foot prototype for the new generation of Florida Straits Coast Guard cutter steamed into Government Cut Thursday, a new white ship with an orange stripe designed to replace the smaller cutters folks on the coast typically see.
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    <title><![CDATA[Capitol Buzz: Quiet day expected in Tallahassee]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2633696/capitol-buzz-quiet-day-expected.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It&#x2019;s a light-day at the Capitol: Both the House and the Senate are not in session, and there are no scheduled committee meetings.
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    <title><![CDATA[Before the ink dries on Florida&#x2019;s redistricting maps, lawsuits fly]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633765/before-the-ink-dries-on-floridas.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633765/before-the-ink-dries-on-floridas.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:49 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Moments after legislators take the final vote in their congressional and legislative maps, the Democratic Party and a coalition of voters groups file lawsuits.
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    <title><![CDATA[Board of governors at odds over making USF Polytechnic state&#x2019;s 12th university]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2632607/budget-bill-would-make-usf-polytechnic.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:07 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers are crafting legislation to split the Lakeland campus of the University of South Florida into the state&#x2019;s 12th university, but the Board of Governors is not happy.
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    <title><![CDATA[Capitol Buzz: Housing and school bus ads are topics of debate]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2630001/capitol-buzz-housing-and-school.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2630001/capitol-buzz-housing-and-school.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Catholics Days continues at the Capitol, culminating with Red Mass of the Holy Spirit program at 6 p.m. Note: It&#x92;s also Caribbean Heritage Day.
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    <title><![CDATA[Paranoia is justified on charter-school bill]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2631670/paranoia-is-justified-on-charter.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/08/2631670/paranoia-is-justified-on-charter.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[In their despair, people who care deeply about public education in Florida sometimes get a little carried away.
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    <title><![CDATA[Bills to revamp high school sports spark debate]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/04/2629364/bills-to-revamp-high-school-sports.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/04/2629364/bills-to-revamp-high-school-sports.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:27 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A pair of proposals would dramatically change the structure of high school sports in Florida.
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    <title><![CDATA[Legislators reject attempt to clarify state&#x92;s regulation of slot machines]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2630004/legislators-reject-attempt-to.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:49 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[While holes in state gambling laws threaten payments from the Seminoles, legislators rejected regulators&#x92; bid for more powers.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2629652/ex-south-florida-politician-to.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:52 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Former Fort Lauderdale legislator Mandy Dawson will plead guilty to tax-evasion charges stemming from secret payments she received from a Hollywood doctor at the center of a federal corruption probe.
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    <title><![CDATA[Former state Sen. Mandy Dawson to plead guilty to income tax evasion]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/06/2628619/former-state-sen-mandy-dawson.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/06/2628619/former-state-sen-mandy-dawson.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Former Broward state Sen. Mandy Dawson plans to plead guilty in a federal case that accuses her of income tax evasion, according to court records filed Monday.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami-Dade college president deems budget allocation process unfair]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/07/2629987/miami-dade-college-president-deems.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:26 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[ The House budget proposal includes special allocations for a trio of colleges in north and central Florida.
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    <title><![CDATA[Fla. teen dies in crash while racing another teen]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634522/fla-teen-dies-in-crash-while-racing.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:12 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Florida Highway Patrol says a teenager was killed while racing with another teen in Brooksville.
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    <title><![CDATA[This Week in the Civil War]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634512/this-week-in-the-civil-war.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:06 EST</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fla. sheriff: 3 dead after RV park standoff]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634497/fla-sheriff-3-dead-after-rv-park.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:46 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Authorities say three people are dead and two critically injured after a hostage standoff at a quiet Florida recreational vehicle park.
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    <title><![CDATA[Tampa teen shot by gun she found in bedroom]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634464/tampa-teen-shot-by-gun-she-found.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:06 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Deputies say a 15-year-old girl is in critical condition after a handgun she found in her home went off while her mother&#39;s boyfriend tried to take it away from her.
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    <title><![CDATA[Judge delays trial of suspect in NC hiker deaths]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634422/judge-delays-trial-of-suspect.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:06 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A federal judge has again delayed the death penalty trial of a twice-convicted killer who&#39;s charged with killing a couple from Hendersonville in a national forest.
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    <title><![CDATA[2 Tampa schools will close during GOP convention]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634398/2-tampa-schools-will-close-during.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:21 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Officials at two Tampa schools say they&#39;ll be closing down when the Republican National Convention comes to town in late August because of potential protests and traffic concerns.
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    <title><![CDATA[Teen, 17, critically injured in Miami shooting]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634391/teen-17-critically-injured-in.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:51 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Police say a gunman opened fire on a group of teens walking home from school in Miami&#39;s Liberty City neighborhood.
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    <title><![CDATA[3 dead, 2 injured in standoff in South Fla.]]></title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/10/2634381/3-dead-2-injured-in-standoff-in.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:41 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Authorities say a barricaded man killed himself and two others following a standoff at a South Florida recreational vehicle park.
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    <title><![CDATA[A guide to No Child Left Behind]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:06 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Ten states now have President Barack Obama&#39;s OK to scrap one of the most rigorous and unpopular mandates in American education - that all students measure up in reading and math by 2014. In exchange, the states had to promise they would raise standards and develop more creative ways to measure what students are learning.
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    <title><![CDATA[Florida offers look at problems with No Child Left Behind]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:46 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[By almost any measure, Norma Butler Bossard Elementary is a top performing school in Miami: It has consistently been rated an &#39;A&#39; by the state, and students have achieved high scores on Florida&#39;s standardized math and reading exams.
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:48 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A California senator who chairs a congressional caucus on international drug trafficking warned last week that Cuba could become a significant hub for illegal drugs entering the United States in the near future.
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    <title><![CDATA[3 dead, including child, in standoff at Deerfield Beach RV park; two others badly hurt]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:10 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[When a standoff that began at the Highland Woods RV Park Thursday evening finally ended early Friday, three people were dead including a 9-year-old boy. Two others, a woman and a 7-year-old boy, were badly hurt.
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweet deal for owners of Hallandale newspaper that features mayor as columnist]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:05 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Hallandale Beach newspaper that features the mayor as a columnist received loan with hefty forgiveness percentage from the city.
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    <title><![CDATA[Miami Hurricanes likely to open vs. Boston College on Labor Day weekend]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:01 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[The Miami Hurricanes might face the Boston College Eagles on Labor Day weekend, but the schedule won&#x92;t be out until likely next week.
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    <title><![CDATA[Need a job? Univision&#x2019;s nightly job bank could help]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:24 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Univision and other community organizations in South Florida this week launched a campaign to help viewers looking for work.
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    <title><![CDATA[Suit challenges new Guant&#xE1;namo mail rule]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:27 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[A lawyer for a Guant&#xE1;namo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attack has filed suit against the prison commander, arguing a new rule subjecting legal mail to a security review is unconstitutional and amounts to illegal &#x93;intelligence monitoring&#x94; of a U.S. citizen.
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    <title><![CDATA[Police identify man killed by Miami Beach officer in Liberty City]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:02 EST</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Miami-Dade police on Thursday released the name of the man shot and killed in Liberty City as he fled from officers.
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