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GOP complaint questions Obama's campaign donations from foreign addresses
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ The Republican National Committee filed a complaint Monday alleging that Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign has received illegal contributions from foreigners and donations that exceed federal limits. The complaint filed with...Tags: Charity, Barack Obama, Primaries
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'Attack on character'
For Sgt. Carrie Everett, it's a matter of principle.
When a 27-year-old accused of killing his girlfriend wriggled free of his shackles last October and leaped to his death from the 10th floor of Mercy Medical Center, Everett was shaken - but confident...Tags: Sheila Dixon, Law Enforcement, Coppin State University, Prosecution, Wars and Interventions
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A Caribbean taste of Ireland
Fans of Irish music will be treated to 40 hours of entertainment aboard Celebrity Cruise Lines' Summit Jan. 31-Feb. 7. The "18th Annual Irish Festival Cruise" features Cherish the Ladies, the Black Brothers, Tommy Sands, Johnny McEvoy and other...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Cruises
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Bill Full Of Pork
It is reported that the bailout bill passed by the Senate was crucial to protecting the economy of the world. Sadly, I was not surprised to learn the bill provides relief for: people who purchased homes they could not afford and the criminal...Tags: CEO Pay, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Puerto Rico: Prominent lawmaker arrested
The FBI on Thursday arrested a prominent Puerto Rico lawmaker accused of providing political favors for cash and services totaling roughly half a million dollars, U.S. officials said. Puerto Rico Sen. Jorge de Castro Font was indicted by a federal...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Trials
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De Panamá a Kissimmee: "Meñique" no para de cantar
EL SENTINELLa primera estrofa de una de las canciones de su nuevo disco es una declaración de victoria. Con una voz poderosa proclama ser un rumbero de calle, que no dejará de cantar hasta que la voz le falle. "Yo me siento así. No fui a la escuela a estudiar...Tags: Minority Groups, Kissimmee, Celia Cruz, National or Ethnic Minorities, Tito Puente
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Reliving Bebo Valdés' Village Vanguard show
E-mail Ed Morales at sonidoslatinos@edmorales.net.Almost three years ago, I was on my way to the Village Vanguard to see Cuban pianist Bebo Valdés play an unusual club gig. It was almost unprecedented, as he had been all but forgotten since he exiled himself to Sweden after years of being a major player...Tags: Ernesto Lecuona, Nokia Theater, Aventura, Enrique Iglesias, MacArthur Foundation
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Not always fun in the sun for police imported to the Caribbean to fight crime wave
Associated Press WriterSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ A lawsuit filed by Antigua's ousted police commissioner shows it's not always a tropical idyll when a veteran officer from Britain or Canada chooses to spend the twilight of his career working in the Caribbean. A retired...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Prosecution, Murder, Corruption, Juvenile Delinquency
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Rescue plan aids certain businesses, taxpayers
The Associated PressMillions of taxpayers, thousands of businesses, and groups as diverse as solar power developers and natural disaster victims will see tax relief with the House vote Friday to approve and send to the president a $700 billion financial rescue plan. The tax...Tags: Disasters, Renewable Energy, State Budgets, National Government, Alternative Energy
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US Caribbean territory officals defend bailout package's US$192M tax break for island rum
Associated Press WriterSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) _ A tax break for rum produced in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands may trigger a hangover for proponents of Congress' huge bailout bill after the U.S. Senate tacked on tax reductions for the islands' liquor. A group of...Tags: State Budgets, National Government, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, Government
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Calendario
Asociación Cultural Chilena — 561-686-5587 Broward Health — browardhealth.org Colombian American Services Association (CASA) — Broward: 954-382-6000 y Miami: 305-448-2272 Ext. 109 Cámara de Comercio Hispana de Palm Beach — 561-...Tags: Broward County
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Encautación de drogas fija récord
AGENCIA EFELas autoridades estadounidenses arrestaron esta semana a 10 sujetos de diferentes nacionalidades que transportaban en una embarcación de matrícula panameña casi 2,000 kilos de cocaína, valorada en el mercado clandestino en unos $58 millones. Según las...
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