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Yesterday | Foreign Policy

Friday Photo: Snake in the House

George Horne, Deputy Executive Director of Operations & Maintenance Resources, rolls out a preserved Burmese Python which was captured in Miami-Dade County, Florida, during a hearing before the Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill November 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Havanaborn city commissioner elected Miami mayor

Havana-born city commissioner elected Miami mayor Eds: APNewsNow. MIAMI A Havana-born commissioner and former television reporter has won the Miami mayor's race.

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Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL

Tue Nov 03, 2009

News Chief

Studies show sex offender residency limits fail

Studies show that laws prohibiting sexual predators from living near schools and other places where children congregate do not prevent offenders from committing new crimes and may be counterproductive, a legislative policy analyst told a House panel Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Prison, Miami-Beach, FL

Mon Nov 02, 2009

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Former Miami-Dade police director speaks on why he resigned

Miami-Dade's former police director said for now he wants to relax and enjoy retirement.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

MiamiHerald.com - Miami & Ft. Lauderd...

Medicaid fraud

A Miami-Dade County man was arrested Thursday on charges he charged Florida Medicaid for services he never provided.

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Related Topix: Miami Gardens, FL

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Former Miami-Dade cop gets 2 years for drug sting

A former Miami-Dade County police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison for drug charges arising from an FBI undercover sting operation involving Ecstasy shipments.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Palm Beach Post

MIA's delayed North Terminal to finally open doors

HINY AND NEW: Final preparations take place ahead of the official opening. The North Terminal won't be fully completed until March 2011.

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FOX 4 Florida

Miami-Dade police director retires

Miami-Dade County's top law enforcement officer is stepping down. Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker turned in retirement papers Friday, saying he has enjoyed working to reduce crime and serving the public.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL

Thu Oct 29, 2009

EDGEsanfrancisco.com News Feed

Florida groups fight for hospital visitation reform

The Committee for Fair Visitation at Jackson Memorial Hospital came into existence after doctors at the Miami facility refused to allow a lesbian visit her dying partner in Feb.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian

WPLG

Miami Beach Election Turns Ugly

The tradition of negative campaigning in South Florida elections has taken an ugly turn in one Miami Beach Commission race.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

SouthFlorida.com

Is Your Wife Hot...or Not? Dueling billboards in S. Fla. spark lawsuit

Is your wife hot ... or not? A billboard battle along South Florida's busiest roads revolves around that very question.

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Related Topix: Coral Springs, FL, Fort Lauderdale Metro, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami Metro, Palm Beach County, FL

WBZL-TV Hollywood

Dog walker takes car keys, helps catch slaying suspect

An accused killer who left his car running in the street had no getaway vehicle available because a woman out walking her dog removed the keys from the ignition, police said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime

Tue Oct 27, 2009

NBC Miami

Miami Gets Shortchanged

We've always known that the Census has underestimated the population in Miami-Dade County .

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Related Topix: Miami Metro

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Scientific American

Southeast U.S. exposed to climate change impact: Oxfam

Poverty and climate hazards make the southeast United States the country's most vulnerable area to climate change impact, Oxfam America said on Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Hurricane

Sat Oct 24, 2009

SouthFlorida.com

Zombies set to thrill at Michael Jackson tributes

Zombies are notoriously flatfooted -- cadavers trudging after victims, arms extended forward, mouths hideously agape.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Miami Metro, University of Miami, Fort Lauderdale Metro, Entertainment

Fri Oct 23, 2009

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Police investigate Overtown shooting that left 2 dead, 1 injured

Police have little to go on after three people were shot in Overtown, leaving two of them dead.

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Related Topix: Miami, FL

Thu Oct 22, 2009

Miami's Community Newspapers

Aventura Hospital and Medical Center hosts salute to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue

"When seconds count count on us." Aventura Hospital and Medical Center recently hosted an Aventura Marketing Council breakfast meeting saluting members of the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department's Emergency Medical Services team - heralded as "#1 in emergency medical services." AMC Chair Cliff Schulman of Greenberg Traurig joined Aventura Hospital ...

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Related Topix: Aventura, FL, Marketing, Law

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Panama City News Herald

Fla. law may curtail some medical careers

A new state law designed mainly to crack down on Medicaid fraud is having unexpected consequences by keeping some health care professionals from getting or keeping their licenses at a time when the state is suffering a shortage.

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Related Topix: Florida, Lakeland Metro, Winter Haven, FL

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

War vet has trouble riding county bus with service dog

A South Florida war veteran is speaking out after having trouble riding the local county bus with his service dog.

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Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Miami Today

Miami-Dade County asking state to bend on wages in hopes of keeping mystery financial firm

By Risa Polansky To ensure that a global financial services firm not only stays in Miami-Dade but also expands here, the county is asking the state to lower its wage standards.

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Related Topix: Tax

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