News Roundup

A Super Cab driver was shot in a burglary attempt early this morning. He's recovering at Jackson Memorial. [CBS4] A venomous lionfish was caught off the coast of Miami. They're not very big, but their habit of eating everything makes them a threat to ecosystems. [Herald] The neighborhood surrounding the old Orange Bowl site...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

June 24, 2009

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A Super Cab driver was shot in a burglary attempt early this morning. He's recovering at Jackson Memorial. [CBS4]

A venomous lionfish was caught off the coast of Miami. They're not very big, but their habit of eating everything makes them a threat to ecosystems. [Herald]

The neighborhood surrounding the old Orange Bowl site (and new Marlins stadium) has been cited as the third most violent neighborhood in America. [NBCMiami]

CBS4's and the Herald's attempt to unseal the arrest affidavit of the Cat Killer suspect will go in front of a judge this afternoon. [CBS4]

House sales are up for the ninth consecutive month; too bad most of the houses have been reduced to a selling price of about two dollars. [Herald]

Chris Matthews thinks Marco Rubio is an idiot who shouldn't be allowed to tweet or own a gun. [NakedPolitics]

Jeb Bush has yet to choose sides in the Senate primary, but he's already raising money for governor-wannabe Bill McCullom. [Buzz]

Mike Huckabee is "disgusted" by anyone who likes Charlie Crist. [NakedPolitics]

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