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Newspaper Catches Speeding Cops

Howard Goodman: In a three-month investigation, the Sun Sentinel documented nearly 800 police officers from a dozen agencies driving at 90 mph to 130 mph on the region’s toll roads. Many times, they weren’t on duty — just commuting to and from work.

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First Cuban-American Confirmed for Appeals Bench

Howard Goodman: The foot-dragging on confirming Adalberto Jose Jordan’s nomination was so pronounced and so unnecessary that one political writer asked if Republicans have a death wish when it comes to Latino voters.

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Showdown Looms Over Private Prisons

Howard Goodman: The state Senate appears ready for battle over a GOP plan to turn over a lot more of the state’s prisons to private companies.

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Closures Only Part of Needed Prison Reform

Ralph De La Cruz: The recently announced closure of 11 state prisons due to declines in crime are painful though necessary. But for further closures and reductions, other reforms proposed by state leaders a year ago are needed.

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Haitian Farmers Undermined by Food Aid

Jacob Kushner: U.S. spent $140 million on controversial post-quake food exports.

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FCIR Associate Director Discusses FBI Terrorism Sting in Tampa

Trevor Aaronson talks about the arrest of Sami Osmakac, a Pinellas Park man caught in an FBI sting as he allegedly plotted an attack on Tampa.

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No Prison Time? We’ll Take Cash

Ralph De La Cruz: When it comes to financial and corporate misdeeds, civil lawsuits and whistleblowers are the hope for justice these days.

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Investigations Shine Light on Florida’s Lifesavers and Caregivers

Ralph De La Cruz: The people we trust and respect, police and doctors, are the subjects of fascinating investigations by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and ProPublica.

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The Newest Reality Show: Florida Intolerance

Ralph De La Cruz: After leading an economic charge against the reality TV series All-American Muslim, Tampa Bay activist David Caton is ready to stand alongside Anita Bryant and Terry Jones in Florida’s intolerance hall of fame.

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Miles de trabajadores de caña de azúcar mueren ante escasez de acción oficial

Sasha Chavkin and Ronnie Greene: Cada año desde 2005 hasta 2009, la enfermedad renal ha matado a 2.800 hombres en Centroamérica, según el análisis de los datos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud llevado a cabo por la International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.

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