FLORIDA DIGEST February 24, 2008

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AIDS Walk Miami - Walk Talk
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Washington Post
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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Florida Zoo Takes in Expunged Exotics
MIAMI -- With alternately tearful goodbyes and barely contained impatience,more than 100 South Floridians surrendered their exotic animals Saturday ata zoo event designed to give owners an alternative to simply turning themloose.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/23/AR2008022301985.html?hpid=sec-nation
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Sun-Sentinel
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/
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Fort Lauderdale: Police seek information about two fatal shootings
Police on Saturday continued to seek the public's help in solving twoslayings that left an openly gay teen and a landscaper dead.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flsb3bdig02243sbfeb24,0,865950.story
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More homeowners facing foreclosures
The number of Broward County homeowners facing foreclosure more than tripledin 2007, creating an economic plague that's spreading.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flzforeclosurebr0224sbfeb24,0,7178295.story
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Broward County youths among 300 children who become U.S. citizens
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/broward/sfl-flbkids0224sbfeb24,0,117583.story
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Haitian president wants temporary protective status for Haitians in America
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-221edithaiti,0,3175784.story
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Let Broward's voters decide on countywide mayor
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-editafcrcsbfeb24,0,1105228.story
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Don't lock up 12-year-old murder suspect indefinitely
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-editajj12yearoldsbfeb21,0,4155651.story
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Miami Herald
http://www.miamiherald.com/
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Lip sync: At Oakland Park restaurant, drag queens serve, entertain
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/story/430813.html
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Record-tying temperatures hit South Florida
http://www.miamiherald.com/top_stories/story/430881.html
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End of an era: Longtime WPLG-ABC 10 anchor Dwight Lauderdale, a fixture onSouth Florida TV since 1974, is expected to announce his retirement Mondayon the 11 p.m. news. His contract expires June 1, and talk is he'll leave inlate May.
http://www.miamiherald.com/418/story/430871.html
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Fort Report
http://www.fortreport.com/
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Florida runs on growth, and when growth grinds to a halt, the state can'tbalance its checkbook. That's the crux of the spending squeeze that will force legislators to cut$2-billion from the budget when they meet in March for their annual session.
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/24/Opinion/Short_term_budget__Th.shtml
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The Crist Veep-O-Meter nudges a tad closer to vice president this week,though it has less to do with Charlie Crist than some other prospects forJohn McCain's running mate.
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/24/State/Crist_s_VP_prospects_.shtml
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Dark clouds hang over the Sunshine State. Florida desperately needs toinvest in higher education, health care and transportation, yet legislatorsare cutting more than $2-billion from the state budget because of recorddeclines in tax revenue. The fourth-largest state's antiquated tax structureis ill-equipped for a service-based, global economy, yet there is no urgencyin Tallahassee to fix it.
http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/24/Opinion/More_vision__less_den.shtml
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