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March 9, 2009
State Sen. Frederica Wilson Hopes To Move Her Hat Collection to DC
Frederica Wilson and her extensive hat collection have pretty much done everything they can in Tallahassee. The Miami democrat has served in both houses of the State legislature, and now she's made it official that she'll be seeking the congressional seat Rep. Kendrick Meek is leaving behind in his ... More >>
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September 29, 2005
Letters from the Issue of September 29, 2005
Savage words, Haitian rights, suicide notes, and DeFede friends and foes
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January 22, 2004
Miguel and the Money Man
Norman Braman joins the Diaz de la Portilla mayoral campaign -- despite that unpleasant gay-rights thing
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November 20, 2003
French Tickler
Jean-Louis Costes and Co. get you riled up
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May 29, 2003
This Week's Day by Day Picks
Jean-Louis Costes and Co. get you riled up
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November 7, 2002
Little Goes A Long Way
Immigration attorney Cheryl Little spent years banging her head against INS bureaucracy, until a Haitian boat cracked it open
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November 26, 1998
Letters
Immigration attorney Cheryl Little spent years banging her head against INS bureaucracy, until a Haitian boat cracked it open
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November 12, 1998
Letters
Immigration attorney Cheryl Little spent years banging her head against INS bureaucracy, until a Haitian boat cracked it open
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November 5, 1998
The Catalyst
Marleine Bastien -- activist, social worker, songwriter, mother -- is helping to lead the resurgence of South Florida's Haitian political agenda
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September 10, 2009
He Can't Come Home Again
Despite a mention by the Supreme Court, David Gerbier is locked out of the United States.
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August 5, 2010
Rudy Moise for Congress: Another rich-guy candidate
Despite a mention by the Supreme Court, David Gerbier is locked out of the United States.
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August 4, 2010
Haitian Presidential Candidate Wyclef Jean Owes the IRS $2.1 Million
In case you weren't skeptical of Wyclef Jean's soon-to-be official candidacy to become president of poor, earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the Smoking Gun just posted some documents you might want to take a look at. The IRS has hit Jean with $2.1 million in tax liens over the last three years, ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Letters from the issue of August 12, 2010
In case you weren't skeptical of Wyclef Jean's soon-to-be official candidacy to become president of poor, earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the Smoking Gun just posted some documents you might want to take a look at. The IRS has hit Jean with $2.1 million in tax liens over the last three years, ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Marleine Bastien, Frederica Wilson Leading Crazed Race For Meek's Seat, Poll Says
via Marleine Bastien for CongressBastien and Wilson have surged to the front in District 17, but the race is still wide open.The crazed, Milwaukee sausage race of a contest to replace Kendrick Meek in Congress might finally be winnowing down to the real contenders, at least based on a poll releas ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
Congressional Candidate Marleine Bastien Robbed at Gunpoint
In today's roundup of the sins of South Florida: A congressional candidate has her purse snatched after a man points a gun at her head outside a church; some students will spend their first month of class in a fancy hotel; a traffic accident claims one life; and another storm gets a name.
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August 25, 2010
What We Learned From Frederica Wilson: People Love Silly Hats
Frederica Wilson and her hats won big last night.Prediction: Next election, silly hats are in. Rival school board candidates will rock diamond-plated mitres and Budweiser-stocked beer helmets. Marco Rubio will demolish Charlie Crist after finding a totally sweet plaid Tam O'Shanter at a garage sale ... More >>
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October 13, 2010
Tap Tap Hosts Fundraiser for Haïti Liberté, Newspaper Crippled by January Earthquake
Michael E. MillerManno Charlemagne plays at Tap Tap the night of the Haiti Liberte fundraiserWhen a 7.0 earthquake hit Léogâne, Haiti on January 12, the shock waves completely destroyed the small town and much of the nearby capital of Port-au-Prince. The damage was horrific: at least 230,000 de ... More >>
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November 4, 2010
Miami's Haitians Brace For Catastrophe As Tomas Bears Down On Port-Au-Prince
via National Hurricane CenterBad news for Haiti.As Miami's Haitian community has struggled to help their homeland since January's earthquake, one fear has lingered always in the back of their minds: What if a hurricane blows through while half of Port-au-Prince is still stuck in tent cities?That ... More >>
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December 16, 2010
Candidates Line Up to Replace Frederica Wilson in Special State Senate Election
>While Frederica Wilson is up in D.C. preparing to be sworn into the U.S. Congress, her seat in the Florida Senate sits empty. Yesterday, outgoing Governor Charlie Crist announced that the primary election to replace Wilson will take place on February 8, while the general election will be Mar ... More >>
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February 4, 2011
Local Haitian Community Riled By Deportations: 13 from Miami Deported, 1 Dead
Unlike their Cuban neighbors, Haitians are once again subject to deportation -- at least those with criminal records.They are all but nameless, at least for now. Of the 27 Haitians deported to Port-au-Prince late last month by the Obama administration, only one's name has been publicly released - ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Video: Haitians Protest New Deportations
About two dozen Haitian Americans protested new deportations of alleged criminals outside the immigration building on Northwest Seventh Avenue this morning. Authorities had suspended the flights for more than a month after a 34-year-old Haitian American man with only minor crimes on his record ha ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Indict North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre
About two dozen Haitian Americans protested new deportations of alleged criminals outside the immigration building on Northwest Seventh Avenue this morning. Authorities had suspended the flights for more than a month after a 34-year-old Haitian American man with only minor crimes on his record ha ... More >>