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Sheriff's race: Who's funding anti-Lamberti slime ads?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAs I wrote for my Tuesday print column, the Broward Sheriff's race rematch between incumbent Al Lamberti and Democratic challenger Scott Israel is getting nasty, and now there's a new wrinkle: anti-Lamberti slime ads that have just starting airing on........Tags: Bill Lewis, Scott Rothstein, Politics, Israel, Elections
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Palm Beach County Commission considers backing constitutional amendment
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe Palm Beach County Commission may wade into constitutional law and take a stand on a controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Bringing a Washington D.C. political fight to their West Palm Beach meeting chambers, county commissioners are considering...Tags: Politics, Elections, U.S. Congress, Ted Deutch, Freedom of the Press
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Healthcare ruling live: Oops!
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsThere's nothing more amusing than watching a complicated U.S. Supreme Court ruling unfold on live TV. CNN initially reported the that high court struck down the individual insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare). Then I flipped over.....Tags: ABC (tv network), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, CNN (tv network)
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Street artist's win over Fort Lauderdale -- The back story
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsAmong the nice things of being a newspaper columnist: I get to have an opinion, and I sometimes take a rooting interest in my subjects. So I was more than happy to hear that street artist Chuanwen "John" Wang won......Tags: Justice and Rights, American Civil Liberties Union, Politics, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Supreme Court Rules on GPS Tracking
KickingTiresSecret Global Positioning System tracking is a violation of the Fourth Amendment, says a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The amendment protects against unreasonable search and seizure. All nine justices ruled that a warrant is necessary to use GPS when.......Tags: Antonin Scalia, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, The Washington Post, Drug Trafficking
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Cars.com News Briefs: Feb. 24, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: Auto loan interest rates are at their lowest in at least four years, according to Bloomberg Business Week. The average interest rate for a new-vehicle loan averaged 4.52% in the fourth quarter......Tags: Toyota, Bentley, Porsche, Volkswagen, Lamborghini
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If Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare, then what?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIf the U.S. Supreme Court throws out the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, then where would that leave health care and the ranks of America's 30 million uninsured? Conversely, if Obamacare and its mandate for all individuals to buy health......Tags: Health Insurance, Government Health Care, Internists, General Practitioners, Health
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Cop killer Albert Holland deserves himself as attorney
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsWhatever you think about the death penalty -- and I've waffled back and forth plenty -- there's no doubt that those condemned to die at the hands of the state deserve every legal consideration before the sentence is finally carried......Tags: Washington, DC, Netherlands, Pompano Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials
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Green Party goes after "excessive corporate power"
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe 2004 Green Party presidential candidate, David Cobb, is in Palm Beach County this week as part of an effort to highlight what the group sees as negative effects of excessive corporate power. The group plans to highlight the U.S.......Tags: Local Government, North Palm Beach, Politics, Constitutional Issues, Florida
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Gay adoption ruling: Another step on the long road to equality
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsA Florida appeals court struck down the state's ban on gay adoptions earlier this week, a landmark decision that is another step on the long road to equality for gays. A few thoughts: 1) It's about time, because the state's......Tags: Local Government, Family, Politics, Judges, Same-Sex Marriage
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Bruno: Look at the law, not at the money
Spin CycleFormer State Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno is not limiting his criminal defense to the courtroom. He???s also launched a public-relations campaign to convince people that he did not commit a crime, and that prosecutors twisted the law to......Tags: Labor Legislation, Crimes, Antonin Scalia, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace
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The U.S. Supreme Court: Sotomayor reviewed
Spin CycleFor whatever reason, high-profile appointment processes often do not go well for the first supposed "front runner." Either way, with the retirement of Judge Souter from the high court, there has been a lot of hometown boosterism for jurist......Tags: Local Government, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Court Administration
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