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Our New Motto: Come Back To Miami. We Weren't Shooting At You

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 05.30.2012

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When former Miami Herald Tropics editor Gene Weingarten asked Dave Barry to come up with a definition for "sense of humor," the humorist described it ...

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WATCH: Tom Wolfe Takes Miami

AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | Posted 05.29.2012

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MIAMI -- Oscar Corral thought someone was yanking his chain the day the phone rang at The Miami Herald newsroom and a soft-spoken voice with just a hi...

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IRS Rule Could Threaten Some Banks' 'Viability'

Reuters | Posted 04.18.2012

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April 17 (Reuters) - Banks in Texas, Florida and other southern states could face a pull-out of non-U.S. depositors due to a new U.S. rule finalized...

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LOOK: Rick Scott In Hot Water Over 'Unacceptable' Doctored Image

Posted 04.23.2012

Florida Governor Rick Scott's Facebook managers posted an image containing a doctored Miami Herald headline Tuesday, prompting the paper's managing ed...

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Rick Scott Drops Out Of National Group

Miami Herald | By Erika Bolstad | Posted 02.25.2012

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Governors attending an annual meeting this weekend will take up the theme of "Growing State Economies," an initiative they hope will boost hiring and ...

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Who are the Next Victims of Despicable Disregard?

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 04.16.2012

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How is it that so many of us understand the level of financial support most grown children require to gain a foothold on the economic ladder these days -- yet states like Florida find new ways to deprive those who don't even have parents to provide such support?

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Miami Herald Signs Lease On Bullet-Proof Fortress In Doral

Posted 03.27.2012

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The Miami Herald has signed a lease on the sprawling former U.S. Southern Command Headquarters in Doral, publisher and president David Landsberg annou...

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Did Univision Extort Rubio? Or Is The GOP Trying To Avoid An Immigration Debate?

Posted 01.04.2012

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A feud between America's most prominent Hispanic Republican, Marco Rubio, and America's most popular Hispanic network, Univision, is now a debate betw...

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PHOTO: Miami Paper's Huge NBA Finals Gaffe

Posted 08.13.2011

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Looks like somebody's in denial over last night's Heat-Mavericks game. (The Heat lost the NBA Finals.) A full-page Macy's ad ran in today's Miami H...

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Thinking About Charlie Sheen: 4 Thoughtful Editorials

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since Sheen's epic radio rant and subsequent meltdown, some editorial writers have considered the larger issues at play with the story. Here, a look at some of the best takes.

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The Artistic Anatomy of an Economic Recovery

Bill Lasarow | Posted 05.25.2011

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This weekend, the capital of the art world rests squarely in Miami. The headline in the paper? "Strong Art Basel Sales Signal Elite's Economic Recovery." I sure hope some of it trickles down to me.

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Toyota/Honda Recall -- What's Really Happening?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Last recall time, on the Toyotas, the cars would not stop accelerating. Now, the accelerator works fine, but the braking could be seriously, even dangerously, degraded.

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Florida Debates: Aesop Steals the Show

Richard Hebert | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was to be a trilateral debate among Florida's candidates for the U.S. Senate, the first in a two-night doubleheader at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale. So what was Aesop, the famed Greek fabulist of antiquity, doing up there?

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America's Labor Day Message to Obama

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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The president's stimulus bill notwithstanding, many believe that Obama could be doing more to create jobs. Here's a selection of the best editorials from around the country offering both insights and solutions.

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Miami Herald Plays Fast And Loose With Oil Rig Photos

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earlier today, another oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 100 miles south of Vermilion Bay in Louisiana. If you've been following ...

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Miami Herald Creating Documentary On Haiti

Miami Herald | NANCY SAN MARTIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the dreadful reality set in, so did the realization that this story would require more than the traditional dispatches of words and images. The mag...

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Miami Herald Ends Reader Donation 'Experiment'

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Miami Herald has ended what its editor is calling an "experiment" to allow online readers to voluntarily donate to the newspaper's coffers. "If y...

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Will History Recall the Haiti Airlift?

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Many Americans don't want to accept that the Obama Administration might not have taken decisions that were in the best interests of the people of Haiti.

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Miami Herald Asks Readers For Donations

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Miami Herald is taking a page out of Wikipedia's playbook. Starting Tuesday, the McClatchy-owned newspaper is using its website to invite readers...

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Howard Berman/Richard Lugar Bipartisan Team Call for End to Cuba Travel Ban

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is a remarkable but true fact that the US government cannot stop regular Americans from traveling to North Korea, Burma, Iran, Zimbabwe, Sudan, Congo, or any other complicated place in the world, except Cuba.

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Miami Herald Layoffs: Newspaper To Eliminate 24 Positions

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MIAMI — The Miami Herald will eliminate 24 positions companywide and reduce working hours for departments directly related to newspaper producti...

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The Texas Drought, The Florida Chill -- Climate Change?

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Widespread confusion over short-term fluctuations in temperature and long-term trends is causing concern among the majority of scientists who are convinced that climate change is happening.

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Fake Viagra: Organized Crime's New Goods

Huffington Post | Adam Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Police in Spain have reportedly recovered over 160,000 fake Viagra pills, says Typically Spanish. The report is the latest in a line of international...

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University Of Miami Shooting Scare Ends With Suspects In Custody

miamiherald.com | By HERALD STAFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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The University of Miami police lifted its lockdown orders after reporting that at least two suspects who reportedly fired a BB-gun on school grounds h...

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Amnesty: Honduras Photos and Protestor Testimonies Show Extent of Police Violence

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.25.2011

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If the repression under the coup regime in Honduras were more widely known, it would be much more difficult for representatives of that regime to peddle their story in Washington that their government is "democratic" and "respects the rule of law."

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