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Police think a former business associate of Byrd and Melanie Billings may have paid to have them murdered. [DailyBeast]A 34 year-old man was shot early this morning at a self service car wash that is practically across the street from our office. Yikes. [Herald]Marco Rubio is wondering why Charlie Crist...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

July 23, 2009

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Police think a former business associate of Byrd and Melanie Billings may have paid to have them murdered. [DailyBeast]
A 34 year-old man was shot early this morning at a self service car wash that is practically across the street from our office. Yikes. [Herald]
Marco Rubio is wondering why Charlie Crist would not vote for "activist judge" Sotomayor, when all he does is appoint "activist judges" to Florida's supreme court. [Buzz]
The town of Fort Myers Beach fired their town manager because his wife is a MILF porn star. Fort Myers Beach wants to pretend it's the "funkiest" part of SWFla, but it is not. [NBCMiami]
"MIA Proposes Horse Races In Parking Lot: Airport Must Run 20 To 40 Races A Year To Secure Slot Machines." It's so sad that this is serious. [CBS4]
WPLG might have moved Charles Perez to a less prominent time slot after his allegedly abusive ex-boyfriend started spreading rumors that the anchor had gender-identity issues. [Herald]

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