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Powerball Craze Builds as Jackpot Grows

Jan 8th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

By JOE PANGBURN
MIAMI — Add 23, 31, 33, 38, 52 and Powerball number 24, and get $105 million.
But no one played that winning combination on Jan. 7 in Florida, or in any of the other 29 states that offer the game. The jackpot now sits at $120 million for Saturday’s drawing.
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Jeb Bush Won’t Seek Senate Seat in 2010

Jan 6th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

Former Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida announced Tuesday that he would not run to fill Mel Martinez’s Senate seat.



New Law Allows Spanish Exiles’ Descendants to Claim Citizenship

Jan 6th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

MIAMI — Some 20,000 people are expected at the Spanish Consulate in Miami over the next two years to take advantage of a new Spanish law that grants full citizenship to descendants of Spanish Civil War exiles.



Muslims Mark the New Year in Remembrance With Outdoor Ceremony

Jan 5th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

MIAMI — Rather than perform a yearly religious ritual at their mosque in Highland Gardens, members of Florida’s small but growing Shiite Muslim community prayed publicly Sunday for the first time at Bayfront Park, steps from bustling Biscayne Boulevard. Their aim: to make their faith more visible.



Richardson Investigation Draws New Mexican Ire

Jan 5th, 2009 | By web | Category: News

New Mexicans reacted with disappointment Sunday as word spread that Gov. Bill Richardson would not be heading to Washington as part of the Obama administration.



Rally Supports Israel’s Action in Gaza

Jan 5th, 2009 | By dana | Category: News

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.– As Israel sent ground troops into Gaza for the second day Sunday, several hundred people rallied in Miami Beach to voice their support for the ongoing military campaign.