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North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre Has A Message About Those Missing Badges

Banana Republican just got an exclusive video from North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre responding to the outrage from Councilman Scott Galvin and city residents over his ordering 43 police-style badges for his three full-time staffers and his "volunteers." The Haitian American politician wants to make it perfectly clear to everybody...
By Francisco AlvaradoFebruary 2, 2011
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Banana Republican just got an exclusive video from North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre responding to the outrage from Councilman Scott Galvin and city residents over his ordering 43 police-style badges for his three full-time staffers and his “volunteers.”

The Haitian American politician wants to make it perfectly clear to everybody where he stands on the issue, so without further delay, here is Pierre’s public videotaped statement:

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Francisco Alvarado was born in Nicaragua and grew up in Miami, giving him unique insight into the Magic City and all its dark corners. An investigative reporter with a knack for uncovering corruption, Alvarado made his bones as a staff writer at Miami New Times and remains in dogged pursuit of the next juicy story.

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