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Kendrick Meek attacked Charlie Crist (his possible foe in the 2010 Senate race) for not handling stimulus funds in a way best for Florida. [PBPost]Some d-bag was arrested for using his camera phone to take up-skirt videos at Aventura Mall. [NBCMiami]"Don Diego" Montoya, a Colombian drug kingpin, is expected to plead guilty...

By Kyle Munzenrieder

August 11, 2009

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Kendrick Meek attacked Charlie Crist (his possible foe in the 2010 Senate race) for not handling stimulus funds in a way best for Florida. [PBPost]
Some d-bag was arrested for using his camera phone to take up-skirt videos at Aventura Mall. [NBCMiami]
"Don Diego" Montoya, a Colombian drug kingpin, is expected to plead guilty in a Miami courtroom today. [AP]
Miguel Diaz has been officially named U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. [Herald]
Fancy Miami Beach hotels are having a hard time attracting fancy people to stay in them. Even the Delano's bookings are down 20 percent. [Herald]
Notorious jewel thief "Condo Joe" is heading back to prison for breaking into an Indian River condo. [Herald]
Two beaked whales beached themselves in Hollywood and died. [NYTimes]
Miami Dolphins players keep quitting, most recently fullback Matt Quillen. [PI]

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