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3 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Next Broward Libertarian meeting: 'What Happened to the Constitution?'

The next Libertarian Party of Broward County meeting will include Constitutional expert, Tom Regnier, whose speech is titled "What Happened to the Constitution?" The meeting will occur on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in a private room at the Denny's Restaurant at 3151 NW 9th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale which is on the corner of Powerline Road and Oakland ... (more)

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale, FL, Miami Dade County, FL

8 hrs ago | Democratic Underground Latest Breakin...

How Florida Governor Rick Scott Could Steal The Election For Mitt Romney

Source: ThinkProgress On Wednesday, November 7, Mitt Romney could wake up as the President-elect thanks to one man: Florida Governor Rick Scott.

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Related Topix: Florida, Rick Scott, US Governors, US Politics, US News, Mitt Romney, Miami Dade County, FL, Liberal Political News

12 hrs ago | Broward-Palm Beach

Free Wings at Hooters For Military Personnel Today

Hooters is doing their patriotic duty today with a salute to the men and women who serve our country.

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Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Palm Beach County, FL

16 hrs ago | Greeley Gazette

American Pie - 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco - by Stu Wright

Don McLean's magnum opus , "American Pie", was written and performed in 1971, thereafter becoming the No.

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Related Topix: African-American

20 hrs ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

North Broward boil-water notice in affect through Monday

People in parts of four north Broward County cities should still boil their water through at least Monday because of fecal contamination.

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Related Topix: Deerfield Beach, FL, Pompano Beach, FL, Coconut Creek, FL, Lighthouse Point, FL

Sun May 27, 2012

The Miami Herald

Impartial jurors may be scarce as trial in Miachel Brewer's burning approaches

Hundreds of potential jurors will face the same set of questions when they report for duty at the Broward County courthouse on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Deerfield Beach, FL

Pam's House Blend

Republicans of a Feather: Rick Scott Follows Jeb Bush in Disenfranchising Legal Voters in Florida

Hundreds of legal voters in just one Florida county have been thrown off the voter rolls as part of an effort to purge "non-citizens" from participating in the 2012 election.

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Related Topix: Florida, Florida Government, Rick Scott, US Governors, Miami Dade County, FL

WPTV Local News

Some PBC neighborhoods oppose sidewalks

Many neighborhoods welcome sidewalks for recreation and getting to destinations.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach County, FL, Delray Beach, FL

New York Daily News

Doctor spits blood on troopers during DUI arrestA

Zachary Bird, 41, a doctor in Broward County, Fla., banged his head against the inside of a police car and then spit blood on a highway trooper during a DUI bust last week.

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Front www.keysnet.com

School Board decision near on new superintendent

The search for the next Monroe County School District superintendent continued this week as an advisory committee to the School Board narrowed down the list of candidates to nine from an initial pool of 56.The next step is to settle on five semifinalists for recommendation to the School Board; that will happen when the superintendent search ... (more)

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Related Topix: 9, Rick Scott, US Governors, Charlie Crist

Sat May 26, 2012

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Could another Hurricane Andrew surprise us?

If Hurricane Andrew were to threaten South Florida today, residents would get at least 36 hours advance warning - about 16 more than in 1992, thanks to improved tracking and projecting of a storm's forward motion.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Palm Beach County, FL, Civil Aircraft, Aircraft, Gulfstream IV, Gulfstream Aircraft

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Broward, Palm Beach beaches not nationally acclaimed

For yet another year, beaches in Broward and Palm Beach counties have failed to make the Top 10 list published by the South Florida professor known as Dr.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach County, FL, Florida, Best of 2007, Florida International University, Hollywood, FL

WPTV Local News

Mobile scanner is latest police tool

Cross Match Technologies in Palm Beach Gardens manufacturers sophisticated biometric detection systems for the military - reportedly one that was used by Navy Seals to help establish Osama bin Laden's identity after he was killed during a daring raid.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Florida, Palm Beach County, FL, Boynton Beach, FL

ThinkProgress

Florida Supervisor of Elections: Gov. Scott's Voter Purge Will...

According to the Broward County Supervisor of Elections, eligible voters will be removed from the voting rolls as a result of the massive voter purge ordered by Governor Rick Scott.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Rick Scott, US News, Liberal Political News

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Boater who wound up covered in cocaine pleads guilty to drug charge

A South Florida man, who wound up covered in cocaine after trying to dump drugs from a boat when he realized that law enforcement officers had spotted him, pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge Friday in federal court in Fort Lauderdale.

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale, FL, Palm Beach County, FL, Boca Raton, FL

EDGE

From Parties to Ponzi: Jim and Janet Ellis Named as Defendants in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Lawsuit

For the past few months, a number of residents in Wilton Manors have been alleging they were victims of a Ponzi scheme orchestrated by a father-daughter team, working their purported fraud in local venues, such as bars and private parties.

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Related Topix: Wilton Manors, FL

Fri May 25, 2012

CBS Local

Boil Water Order Issued For Parts Of Broward County

Boil Water Notice , Boil Water Order , Broward County Water and Wastewater Services , Coconut Creek , Deerfield Beach , Lighthouse Point , Pompano Beach If you are hit by a car while riding a bicycle and have no insurance no matter how badly you are injured they will release you and not provide rehab necessary.

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Related Topix: Coconut Creek, FL, Deerfield Beach, FL, Lighthouse Point, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Residents urged to prep for hurricanes

Next Friday will mark the official start of the 2012 hurricane season. "A week from today the official 2012 hurricane season begins," said Florida US Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz .

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Democrat, Hurricane, Natural Disasters

The Miami Herald

Fla. man gets 8 years for $8 million Ponzi scheme

A Florida man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that swindled hundreds of victims out of $8 million.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach County, FL, Davie, FL

Miami New Times

Miami Residents Dine Out Too Often. Romeo's, Nobu have the Biggest Checks.

It's official - Miamians dine out in restaurants more often than our neighbors in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

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Related Topix: Palm Beach County, FL, Boca Raton, FL, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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