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Lincoln Diaz-Balart

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Ron Book Has Made $1 Million Lobbying This Year; Lincoln Diaz-Balart Got Rich Off Genting

    It's only May, but South Florida super-lobbyist Ron Book is already having one hell of a year in Tallahassee. This week, lobbyists filed their reports for 2012's first quarter and since January, Book has already topped $1 million in fees. Who's paying him all that cash? Along with every other city i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Gloria Romero Roses, Random Person, to Run Against David Rivera as Democrat

    Democrats have finally found a candidate to take on vulnerable Republican incumbent congressman David Rivera. Her name is Gloria Romero Roses. She has no electoral experience, no name recognition, and doesn't even live close to the district. Oh boy.

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    David Rivera Backs Newt Gingrich, Because Allegedly Crooked Congressmen Stick Together

    ​Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Mario Diaz-Balart, and former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart have all lined up in support of Mitt Romney, which left little room for Romney's primary opponents to line up a big endorsement that would resonate in Miami's Cuban-American community. Well, Newt Gingrich ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Xavier Suarez and Joe Carollo Endorse Newt Gingrich

    ​Turns out Xavier Suarez and Joe Carollo can actually agree on something: they like Newt Gingrich. They've both been announced as members of Gingrich's Florida Steering Committee. Then again, it only makes sense that two guys who saw their political careers take embarrassing stumbles in the '90s w ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2012

    Miami New Times' predictions for 2012

    ​Turns out Xavier Suarez and Joe Carollo can actually agree on something: they like Newt Gingrich. They've both been announced as members of Gingrich's Florida Steering Committee. Then again, it only makes sense that two guys who saw their political careers take embarrassing stumbles in the '90s w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Mitt Romney Picks Up Endorsements from Ros-Lehtinen and Diaz-Balarts

    Marco Rubio may be South Florida's star Cuban-American politician, but he's not endorsing anyone in the presidential primary. So, the Republican endorsement prize in these parts is, as it's been for quite some time, picking up the backing of Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Raul Martinez Is Sorry He Paved The Way For Julio Robaina

    Raul Martinez with his old-protege-turned-enemy Julio Robaina​Last time Raul Martinez ran for elected office, he got handed his only and worst defeat of his political career. He was part of a Democratic tag team that was supposed to topple the Diaz-Balart oligarchy controlling two of Miami's Hispa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Julio Robaina Throws Election-Night Party, Feeds the Masses With 250 Pounds of Cheese

    RIch Abdill 75 feet of buffet table at this jam.Say what you will about former Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina's questionable dealings with everyone he's ever had dealings with, but don't accuse the guy of leaving anyone hungry Tuesday night.The Miami-Dade mayoral candidate took first place in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Special Election 2011: Who's Making Money

    ​Entering the last two weeks of the special election season, we've compiled a list of the folks who are collecting a steady paycheck from the candidates running for mayor and two county commission seats. The usual suspects are again banking on the business of electioneering. Here are political ope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Julio Robaina Shows Off His Anti-Castro Colors In Campaign Report

    Luis Posada Carilles can count on Julio Robaina.​Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina's political campaign contributed $350 to the Luis Posada Carilles defense fund. Last Friday, the 83-year-old Cuban American and ex-CIA operative was acquitted by an El Paso jury of 11 federal charges. He was accused of ly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Are Americans Addicted to Political Dynasties? Jeb Bush for President Boosters Hope So

    ​Name recognition and family connections seems to go along in politics. Salon's Steve Kornacki points out that "there have been 15 presidential elections since 1952, and in all but two -- 1964 and 2008 -- the Republican ticket has included someone named 'Nixon,' 'Dole,' or 'Bush,'" and w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2010

    George W. Bush At The Miami Book Fair: The Live Blog

    ​Dubya is in Miami! To be more exact, he's downtown at the Miami Book Fair International, shilling his new memoir, Flapjacks: My Favorite Breakfast Treat. No, that's not right. Decision Points! It's all about the Decider's finest moments of deciding, apparently.Riptide is here, too, to bring you t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Did David Rivera Really Run a Truck Off The Road To Stop an Opponent's Campaign Mailers?

    ​The race to replace carpetbagger Mario Diaz-Balart in congressional District 25 is heating up, and Democrat Joe Garcia has taken to the airwaves with an ad claiming his Republican opponent David Rivera once rammed into a truck on the Palmetto Expressway and ran it off the road to stop a former po ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2010

    Jeweler Luis Felipe Perez Charged With Running $40 Million Ponzi Scheme by SEC

    via Haute LivingSome of Perez's jewelry creations. Now he may find himself behind less precious metals. ​Luis Felipe Perez is just the latest South Florida man to see his Ponzi Scheme toppled. The SEC has charged Perez with running a $40 million Ponzi scheme that targeted the local Hispanic commun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2010

    The Hill Says Florida Senate Race Between Meek and Rubio Is Now a "Toss-Up"

    ​Who's going to be Florida's next senator come Election Day in November? No one knows. Not even respected political newspaper The Hill. It recently changed its ranking of the race from "leaning Republican" to "toss-up."A recent Research 2000 poll showed Meek was pulling within 1 percent of Ru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Health Care Reform Passes, No Thanks To Your South Florida Politicos

    If you're half as cool as the staff here at Riptide, you were flipping between March Madness and C-SPAN last night like your life depended on it. Which to pick?photo by Sage Ross, via Wikimedia CommonsThe power of cardboard signs and megaphones was not enough to derail health reform.On CBS, Korie Lu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    When It Comes to "Government Waste," Ros-Lehtinen and the Diaz-Balarts Might as Well Be Democrats

    Cover art from CAGW's Waste Watch​The Citizens Against Government Waste's name pretty much says it all. The fiscally conservative think tank hates pork and government waste, which apparently includes programs such as expanding health care to kids in low-income families, providing low-interest loan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Florida: 47th Most Powerful State in DC

    ​Florida ranks 47th our of the 50 states in terms of influence and seniority in the US Congress according to an analysis by The Sarasota Herald-Tribune. A dismal ranking by any means, but even more so considering we're the 4th most populace state. Our legislators have less swagger on the hill than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Ros-Lehtinen's Constituents Happy and Healthy, Meek's Not So Much

    Gallup, Healthways, and America's Health Insurance Plans have teamed up to create a state by state, and congressional district by district well-being index. The index is based on the World Health Organization's definition of health as "not only the absence of infirmity and disease, but also a state ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    WaPo: Wheel Of Corruption Was Totally Great, and Not Annoying At All

    Gallup, Healthways, and America's Health Insurance Plans have teamed up to create a state by state, and congressional district by district well-being index. The index is based on the World Health Organization's definition of health as "not only the absence of infirmity and disease, but also a state ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2008

    News Roundup

    Gallup, Healthways, and America's Health Insurance Plans have teamed up to create a state by state, and congressional district by district well-being index. The index is based on the World Health Organization's definition of health as "not only the absence of infirmity and disease, but also a state ... More >>

  • News

    October 30, 2008

    Presidential Election Could Spur Voter Fraud in Miami-Dade

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2008

    Absentee Voters Beware: Some Ballot Collection Tactics Smell a Bit Funny

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    Video Supplement: End of the Diaz-Balart Dynasty

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2008

    News Roundup

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    Newsweek: Forget the Cubans. The Other Hispanics Rule!

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2008

    Miami's Cuban-American Voters Still Republican, but Split on Social Issues

    If you believe Nilo Juri, the eye of Hurricane Ballot Cheat, it could get ugly.

  • News

    September 7, 2006

    Letters from the Issue of September 7, 2006

    "Could New Times be the fairy godmother?"

  • News

    December 16, 2004

    Your Safety, Their Punch Line

    I once thought working for the Transportation Security Administration was serious business. I didn't have a clue

  • News

    September 23, 2004

    Loaded

    The federal ban on assault weapons never worked, as Miami-Dade Police Ofcr. Keenya Hubert painfully learned

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Letters from the Issue of April 24, 2003

    The federal ban on assault weapons never worked, as Miami-Dade Police Ofcr. Keenya Hubert painfully learned

  • Calendar

    October 17, 2002

    Elian: The Bus Tour

    Every Saturday this month you can tour Hispanic (okay, Cuban) Miami by bus

  • News

    September 19, 2002

    Kafka in a Guayabera

    He may be across the ocean, but Czech Pres. Havel's Cuban-exile headaches have already begun

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Down in Miami: The Political Blues

    Miami Beach mayoral candidate David Dermer's political foes play dirty

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Waiting for Otto

    Why would a man sullied by Iran-contra and illegal propaganda campaigns be a Bush nominee? Good question.

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Espionage Is in the Air

    As Miami's Cuban spy trial makes clear, the airwaves are full of intrigue, and all you need is a radio

  • News

    December 14, 2000

    Professionalism in Politics

    With the whole world watching, Miami's destiny calls: It's time for leadership!

  • News

    December 7, 2000

    Have Bullhorn, Will Travel

    Most anti-Castro groups shun partisan presidential politics, but not Miguel Saavedra and his merry band of protesters

  • News

    June 29, 2000

    Plowing Under the Cuba Embargo

    A Spokane politician wants to make Castro pay -- literally

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    DeFede

    The Real Micky Arison

  • News

    December 3, 1998

    Fidel's Kind of Flick

    A pair of Miami filmmakers head to Sundance with a new motion picture about a congressman turned Castro spy

  • News

    November 19, 1998

    Letters

    A pair of Miami filmmakers head to Sundance with a new motion picture about a congressman turned Castro spy

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    A Legacy of Reason

    A pair of Miami filmmakers head to Sundance with a new motion picture about a congressman turned Castro spy

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Passport to Paradox

    The Cuban embargo is supposed to be getting tougher on travelers, but it's just getting weirder

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Radio Free Miami

    Welcome to the new Radio Marti, dragged into the swirl of local exile politics, more quarrelsome than ever, and growing increasingly irrelevant

  • News

    December 18, 1997

    Jail Cells Are Forever

    At least they are for Cuban immigrants who are not U.S. citizens

  • News

    September 12, 1996

    Agents of Deception

    A congressional delegation inspected Miami's INS operations and found everything to be running smoothly. No wonder. Investigators later discovered they'd been dealing with...

  • News

    September 21, 1994

    Back on Top

    You may admire him or you may find him disgusting. But at least you've got to hand it to him: Jorge Mas Canosa has got clout.

  • News

    July 20, 1994

    Tube or Not Tube

    TV Marti's limp blimp sets sail once again for the halls of Congress

  • News

    December 15, 1993

    Fesity Is As Fesity Does

    Another House Democrat gets stung by Miami's Cuban-American congressional twosome -- and swats back

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