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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: South Florida

South Florida stories: 4 news summaries

GOP Finds Hope in Last-Ditch
Fla. Candidate

Prisoner abuse scandal not impeding Congressional bid

Aug 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - South Florida Republicans are thrilled with Congressional candidate Allen West. They see the black Army veteran as a potential GOP standard bearer. There’s just one problem: In 2003, West was accused of abusing an Iraqi detainee and violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice. But some Republicans actually see... More »

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Florida • Congress • GOP • Republican Party • South Florida • US Congress • congressional candidates • Republican strategy • congressional seat • Allen West

Power Back On in South Florida

Blackout hit 4 million people

Feb 27, 08 5:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Floridians saw the light again last evening when power was restored after equipment failure at a single Miami substation caused a blackout which dominoed across South Florida, leaving millions without power for several hours. Most homes were back on the grid before nightfall, but why a single substation's failure could... More »

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Miami • power outage • South Florida • blackout • substation • Florida Power & Light • FPL • Turkey Point • Public Service Commission • Miami-Dade County

South Florida Quiet After Castro Resigns

Exile leaders stress need for democracy
on island nation

Feb 19, 08 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Few South Florida Cubans bothered to celebrate Fidel Castro's retirement today, the Miami Herald reports. Exile leaders dismissed the power shift to Castro's brother Raul as politics as usual for the island nation. "Just because he has given up a title, doesn't mean he has given up power,''... More »

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Florida • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Miami • Raul Castro • Little Havana • South Florida • Cuban exiles • Cuban Americans

Ohio State No. 1 After Weekend Full of Upsets

Losses by LSU, Cal clear way to top for Buckeyes in first BCS rankings

Oct 14, 07 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first bowl series rankings of the year released today declared traditional power and undefeated Ohio State the best college football team in the US; more surprisingly, the BCS combination of human polls with computer rankings placed South Florida second. They were helped when AP poll #1 LSU and #2... More »

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football • Ohio State University • South Florida • Bowl Championship Series

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