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A little more than two years ago, Mario Barcia Jr. was awakened in the dead of night by banging on his door. Startled -- and shaken from two previous robberies -- he grabbed his gun and ran to the front of the house. Within a matter of seconds his life would change forever. Seeing what he described only as a bright light shining through his back door, Barcia fired a single shot. Five shots were returned. Then Barcia fired twice more. His first shot had hit Miami-Dade County police officer Chad Murphy in the back. Barcia was arrested and charged...

Former Miami commissioner Art Teele committed suicide in lobby of the Miami herald building. He was being brought up under corruption charges

MIAMI (BP)--The Democratic League of Miami-Dade County has announced it does not endorse John Kerry for president, mainly because he is part of the current party leadership that has rejected the moral values and ethical principles of the vast majority of Democrats across the country, according to league chairman Eladio Jose Armesto. With more than 1,000 members and a reach that expands to 100,000 pro-life, pro-family Democrats in Miami, the Democratic League was chartered by the Miami-Dade Democratic Party in 1989 and is primarily led by Hispanic-American Democrats. The league released a statement Oct. 27, saying the Democratic presidential candidate...

Calling all FReepers and Lurkers in the Miami Dade area! The Bush-Cheney/GOP office in Miami Dade needs our help to counter swarms of bussed-in Kerry workers. The Dems have apparently targeted Miami Dade for extra-special -- ummm -- "treatment," and the local GOP needs additional volunteers pronto. Volunteers are needed immediately, especially to help with holding signs outside the early voting polling places. The good people currently available are outnumbered and overworked due to the unexpectedly large quantities of Kerry troops. Some of y'all may not realize how important that last sign impression is before an undecided voter enters the...

A poll of Jewish voters in Miami-Dade County, Fla., showed that 82 percent of them will vote for John Kerry and only 15 percent for President Bush. Coverage of The Miami Herald poll by the Ha'aretz newspaper in Israel drew criticism from the Tikkun Community, a California-based international Jewish organization with interfaith ties. A statement by Tikkun's Rabbi Michael Lerner said he was struck by the spin provided by Ha'aretz' U.S. correspondent Nathan Guttman. Like so many people in the media, this reporter appears to see the world through the framework of the Jewish establishment so powerfully that he cannot...

Rush Limbaugh just called us a liberal bastion...MSNBC...CNN..Fox News....etc...etc...all keep saying Miami is a "liberal" bastion... Gore won Miami/Dade County in 2000 by TWO FREAKIN' POINTS.....(uhumm...voter fraud...pass it on) I am going to tell you right now...I am involved down here in GOP politics...and we are canvasing the early voting sites in Dade County and we see a MILITANT pro-Bush fervor down here. So here goes...I GUARANTEE a 5% Bush win of Dade County...So Kerry is toast here in Florida... Use this thread to discuss what is going on in your part of Florida..cuz we got it covered here in...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Suspended Broward Supervisor of Elections Miriam Oliphant has been charged with 55 counts of violating election laws. Oliphant, already facing a Senate trial for her conduct in office, is accused of not opening polls on time and not keeping them open late enough during the September 2002 primary. The Florida Elections Commission levied the charges against Oliphant at its Feb. 19 meeting. If found guilty, Oliphant faces a fine of up to $55,000. She has 30 days to respond and can choose to appear in administrative court or in front of the Elections Commission. Oliphant, a...