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The former partners at a major Miami architecture firm are accusing one founder of fraud. [Herald]Wingnuts everywhere rejoice. Miami's ACLU affiliate was forced to cut 20 percent of its staff. [Herald]Authorities rounded up 117 illegal immigrants. Only 30 had previous criminal records. [NBC6]How cold was it last night? It was...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

February 5, 2009

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The former partners at a major Miami architecture firm are accusing one founder of fraud. [Herald]
Wingnuts everywhere rejoice. Miami's ACLU affiliate was forced to cut 20 percent of its staff. [Herald]
Authorities rounded up 117 illegal immigrants. Only 30 had previous criminal records. [NBC6]
How cold was it last night? It was so cold that when I turned on the shower, I got hail! Ayo! (thanks, dumb joke website) [CBS4]
An ethics panel shook its head in shame over Miami Beach's handling of the Club Madonna lawsuits. [Herald]
Fendi came to town for a small, exclusive fashion show to hype its python bags, which no one can afford anymore. [STimes]
Two men involved in an underage prostitution scheme were shot and wounded by police. [Herald]
More about National Signing Day. [Herald]
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has come up with a plan to cut the Miami-Dade school district's budget by $56 million. [NBC6]

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