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Should Rubio amend tax return for double-billed flights?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:04 +0000

Given that former House Speaker Marco Rubio acknowledged that he double-billed the state and Republican party for eight plane trips in 2007 (and now
will reimburse the party $3,000 ), should he amend
his income tax returns to reflect the additional income?

"If you had that money that was for your personal benefit, then I
think the IRS would want to know about that,'' said his U.S. Senate rival, Gov. Charlie Crist.

"I don't understand how this stuff is not considered income and
reported to the IRS,'' echoed Ben Wilcox of Common Cause Florida.

So we asked the Rubio campaign what he plans to do: "Marco will talk
to his accountant and will follow whatever advice his accountant
gives him on this matter,'' said Rubio adviser Todd Harris.
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Everglades Snowbird Century Ride

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:43 +0000

Sunday, March 28th
8am

Homestead Air Reserve Park
26851 SW 127th Avenue (Enter from 268th at 122nd Avenue)
Homestead, FL 33032

25, 41, 62 & 100 mile rides start at Homestead Air Reserve Park, then continues through beautiful rural South Miami-Dade County. Riders will enjoy great routes and well supplied rest stops with lots of goodies, then back to the start for a great lunch and entertainment.

Water, sports drinks, fresh fruit, bagels and much more. while riding a bicycle.

SAG provided by local bike shops and the Everglades Bicycle Club until 3:00pm

Well marked, easy to follow routes.

Brought to you by Everglades Bicycle Club

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Mayor Tomás Regalado Proclaims March Bicycle Month

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:42 +0000

As some of you may already know, March is Bicycle Action Month in Miami. This morning it was proclaimed by Mayor Tomás Regalado at City Hall. Reach out to your constituents and find out what they’re doing to increase bicycle usage in Miami.

Check out the Miami Bike Scene calendar for some upcoming cycling events this month.

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Pikey Bags x Headset x Prolly is not Probably : Contest

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:41 +0000

Two South Florida cycling gear companies Pikey Bags and Headset Clothing have joined forces for a give-away with Prolly is not Probably and South Florida Fixed.

The contest is for females only, sorry dudes. Girls are to submit a photo of themselves and their bicycle. The winner gets a Headset riding hoodie w/ back pockets/3M accents and a Pikey messenger bag. (pictured above)

Read all the rules & details here. Good luck!

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Sugar Land Deal Still-A-Tickin’. By Geniusofdespair

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:39 +0000

The vote was unanimous. The South Florida Water Management District Board agreed today to extend the sugar land deal deadline. Creepy-handsome (yes that is a category) Representative Erik Fresen was leading the charge, trying to kill the deal from within the legislature, I would suppose to make Governor Crist look bad and his pal (another creepy-handsome guy) Rubio look good. The Herald said:The
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Know Your Activist Leaders: The Dynamic Lucie Tondreau. By Geniusofdespair

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:38 +0000

Lucie Tondreau is a force to be reckoned with in the Haitian American Community. The Biscayne Times has an excellent biographical article on Tondreau by Kathy Glasgow. I know it is excellent because I am quoted TWICE in the article. The photo on their site of her is also much better. Tondreau actually had the cohones to go after Dorrin Rolle’s County Commission seat in 2002. She got the Herald
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Blast From the Past: 2 Live Crew – Banned in the USA

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:37 +0000

Blast From the Past is a weekly column on Crossfade re-examining classic releases from Florida music of yesteryear. To read previous installments, click here.

2 Live CrewBanned in the…
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Jose Feliciano Brings the Magic to the Magic City Casino Sunday

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:36 +0000

Blind people jokes and creative reinterpretations of “Feliz Navidad” aside, my knee-jerk reaction was, is this dude still alive? Yup. Alive and active. He’s been keeping busy on the liv…
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Charlie Crist’s Barber OKs Marco Rubio’s Fancy Haircut

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:34 +0000

Haircuts and back-waxes have gotten a lot of attention lately on the campaign trail. In March, the Miami Herald mocked Marco Rubio for spending $134 on a haircut at flossy-flossy downtown M…
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President Obama to Visit Miami on April 15

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:33 +0000

Apparently there’s very few details yet, but President Barack Obama is planning to visit Miami on April 15 to help the White House’s political wing Organizing for America. Sounds like a fu…
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