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Mayor wins, but discord detected
By almost any measure, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez's reelection this week was a landslide: more than 110,000 votes on a day of dismal turnout, and nearly a 2-to-1 margin of victory.

Cutler Bay voters to get special election ballots in mail
Starting Wednesday, Cutler Bay voters should receive ballots in the mail for a special election to amend the town's charter, which serves as its constitution.

Coral Gables mayor avoids disciplining city manager
His bosses met for the first time Tuesday since Coral Gables City Manager David Brown was charged by the state attorney's office with a violation of state public records laws, but nobody said a word about it.

School Board meets Thursday to again discuss the budget
A day after one of their own was unceremoniously unseated, Miami-Dade school board members politely hinted that Superintendent Rudy Crew's departure from the district would likely be imminent. The prediction came from even those solidly in his camp. Gone with School Board member Evelyn Greer, most likely, is Crew's majority backing.

Florida poll: Mitt Romney, not Crist, helps McCain
Joe Biden's barely a blip. Mitt Romney's more of a hit. Gov. Charlie Crist should stay where he is. And Joe Lieberman should go away.

Cuba to put anti-Castro punk rocker Gorki Aguila on trial
put anti-Castro punk rocker Gorki Aguila on trial The Cuban rocker whose biting profanity-laced lyrics against the Castro government has previously gotten him in trouble is now in detention and expected to face trial Friday, according to human-rights groups in Havana.

Robbers terrorize jewelers for hours
Four men terrorized a family of three for nearly 10 hours before driving them to their pawnshop, forcing them to open a safe at gunpoint, triggering the alarm that sent Sweetwater police speeding to the scene.

Handyman not guilty on charges he shot Estefano
A jury on Wednesday acquitted Francisco Oliveira Jr. on charges that he shot and nearly killed Latin producer Estefano last year. Oliveira, 31, a handyman who worked at Estefano's Biscayne Boulevard music studio, was accused of shooting Fabio ''Estefano'' Salgado on May 25, 2007, inside the songwriter's Miami waterfront mansion.

ACLU: Charlie Crist is too late on felon rights
Gov. Charlie Crist on Wednesday ordered his Office of Executive Clemency to close some of the gaps that have prevented felons who have served their time from restoring their civil rights, including the right to vote.

Dave Barry: On protesters, politics and porn
I will resume my coverage of the Democratic convention (current theme: ''Yes, It's Still Going On'') as soon as possible, but first I need to address a disturbing issue that we all need to be more disturbed about: bird porn.

Gustav kills 22, is expected to restrengthen
Hurricane Gustav triggered killer floods in Haiti, a spike in oil prices and fear throughout the Gulf Coast as forecasters said it is all but certain to grow into a major hurricane by this weekend.

North Miami Elementary on lockdown
North Miami Elementary School was placed on lockdown Wednesday afternoon as Miami-Dade police searched for a man, possibly a burglar, who may be armed.

Mom gets second chance at child's custody
A disabled Broward County mother will get a second chance to win back custody of her daughter after an appeals court ruled a judge erred when he severed the mother's parental rights because she failed a series of court-ordered tasks ``through no fault of her own.''

FBI agent led Watergate probe
Charles A. Nuzum, the FBI agent who was in charge of the agency's investigation into the Watergate burglary, died Aug. 2 at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after an accidental fall. He was 85 and lived in Tallahassee.

Landed role in `Gone With the Wind'
Fred Crane, a former Los Angeles classical music radio station announcer who achieved a slice of film immortality as an actor who played one of the handsome Tarleton twins in the 1939 movie classic Gone With the Wind, has died. He was 90.

The Inter American Press Association was misidentified on Page 10A...
The Inter American Press Association was misidentified on Page 10A Monday in an article about the effect on journalism of new laws in Venezuela.

The name of luxury crystal maker Swarovski was misspelled in a story...
The name of luxury crystal maker Swarovski was misspelled in a story that appeared on Sunday's front page about troubles in the marriage of Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Michael Misick and Hollywood actress LisaRaye McCoy.

A story in the Aug. 17 edition said Mayor Julio Robaina and Councilman...
A story in the Aug. 17 edition said Mayor Julio Robaina and Councilman Jose ''Pepe'' Yedra pushed for term limits when on the 1998 Charter Review Committee. The two had nothing to do with the push for term limits -- that movement was led by other city activists in 1997.

A story about a missing Fort Lauderdale woman that appeared on Page...
A story about a missing Fort Lauderdale woman that appeared on Page 1B of Saturday's Broward & State section and Page 3B of Metro & State misspelled the name of attorney Marc Shelowitz.

Tea service is available 2 to 5 p.m
Tea service is available 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays at the Wolfsonian-FIU's Dynamo Café. The wrong day of the week was given on Page 2E of Thursday's Tropical Life section.

Miami jury acquits man accused of shooting musician Estefano
A Latin pop star's tale of bloodshed, millions secretly siphoned from the bank and a murder plot hatched by a Miami Santería church -- this trial felt telenovela-esque.

Miami-Dade School Board shocker may spell end for Rudy Crew
In an election night shocker that could spell the end of embattled Superintendent Rudy Crew's tenure in Miami, incumbent School Board member Evelyn Greer lost her seat to a retired principal whose recent offer to stay on the job for a $1 salary was rebuffed by the district.

Miami-Dade voters want to keep Children's Trust
Miami-Dade County taxpayers on Tuesday voted heavily in favor of continuing to pay for a broad spectrum of children's programs benefiting tens of thousands of kids every year.

I didn't try to kill Estefano, handyman testifies
Ultimate Fighting and pastelitos. Those were the alibis used in surprise testimony Tuesday by Francisco Oliveira Jr., the handyman accused of shooting Latin songwriter Estefano in the back of the head in May 2007.

Miami-Dade mayor, commissioners win easily
Incumbents swept Miami-Dade government elections Tuesday, with Mayor Carlos Alvarez and six commissioners rebuffing challengers to win four-year terms.

Few problems with South Florida's new voting machines
With a few hiccups but no major headaches, South Florida entered a new voting era on Tuesday -- an era that felt a lot like, well, a 10th-grade American history exam.

Bodies found in Florida Keys remain unidentified
Autopsies performed this week offered a few clues about physical appearance, but no cause of death for the four unidentified bodies found floating in separate locations off the Florida Keys last week.

Hurricane Gustav dips to tropical storm, expected to strengthen
Hurricane Gustav triggered a killer landslide in Haiti, a spike in oil prices and fear throughout the Gulf Coast as forecasters said it is all but certain to grow into a major hurricane by this weekend.

Senator urges review of Medicare payment errors
The ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee overseeing Medicare has demanded a ''full accounting'' of how the agency underestimated the extent of fraud, abuse and waste in a 2006 audit of the medical equipment industry.

Horse rescued from Miami-Dade ditch is euthanized
Miracle, one of two horses pulled from a Southwest Miami-Dade ditch last week, has been euthanized. The silver mare was rescued Friday by Miami-Dade firefighters along with a second horse, Trooper, a gelding that is still recovering.

Woman shot after leaving Cafe Iguana
A 23-year-old woman was shot while she was driving early Tuesday, and ended up crashing her car near the Broward/Miami-Dade County line.

Miami Gardens Council incumbents win easily
It was good to be an incumbent in the city of Miami Gardens Tuesday as two City Council members running to retain their at-large seats easily held off old political foes.

Steinberg comfortably takes District 106
In a race that pitted two political veterans with family ties to the state Legislature against each other, Miami Beach Commissioner Richard Steinberg declared victory in state House District 106.

Miami-Dade Courts Clerk Harvey Ruvin easily wins primary
Miami-Dade's longtime clerk of courts easily defeated his lone Democratic challenger Tuesday night. The primary is the first time Harvey Ruvin, 71, has faced opposition since he was elected to the post in 1992.

Fresen leads Perez in close race in House District 111
After hours of suspense because of slow results, Erik Fresen edged Rafael Perez by a few hundred votes in the closely watched, well-financed and highly competitive Republican primary for outgoing Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio's seat.

Van rolls over in Kendall driveway, killing woman
An 86-year-old woman was killed Tuesday after a van rolled over her in the driveway of her home, police said. Olga Andrade died on the scene in the 9300 block of Southwest 83rd Street.

Purvis Young paintings donated to Morehouse College
The Wynwood-based Rubell Family Collection has donated a collection of Purvis Young paintings valued at more than $1 million to Morehouse College in Atlanta. According to the college, it's the largest, single collection of art donated to Morehouse.

Miami-Dade election results
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, DISTRICT 106 730 OF 764 PRECINCTS: 96 % Joe Geller 1,677 31.1% Richard Steinberg 3,714 68.9%

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