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Our Mayor, the Lobbyist: Ilene Lieberman's Misadventuresnew

Broward County Mayor Ilene Lieberman momentarily had the little town of Pembroke Park in her sights -- not as an elected official but as a developer's lobbyist.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Bob Norman  |  10-26-2004  |  Politics
Tags: Miami-based Pinnacle Housing Group, Pembroke Park Manager Bob Levy, Pinnacle President Michael Wohl and Vice President Tim Wheat

An Iran-Contra Conspirator Joins the Swift Boat Crowdnew

Felix I. Rodriguez, who ran Ronald Reagan's mission to arm the Nicaraguan Contras, claims John Kerry has lied about him. In 1987, the Democrat's committee concluded that Rodriguez had helped steer drug money to the Contras.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Bob Norman  |  09-28-2004  |  Politics
Tags: Drug Enforcement Agency, cocaine, Cuba, DEA, Miami, Central America, Watergate, Honduras, assassination, Ernesto Che Guevara, Medellín cartel

Last Candidate Standing: Grayson Is Master of Joke Campaignsnew

Though politicians running for U.S. Congress usually don't discuss their faults and neuroses, Richard Grayson will happily tell you that he's cheap, anxiety-ridden, susceptible to panic attacks, and medicated daily with antipsychotics.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach  |  Trevor Aaronson  |  09-07-2004  |  Politics
Tags: Florida, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings, Davie, Davie Town Council, U.S. Rep. Mike Bilirakis
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