A contrite Ozzie Guillen sat in the heart of Little Havana seeking forgiveness for what the Miami Marlins manager called the biggest mistake of his life — saying he admired Fidel Castro.
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Marlins’ Ozzie Guillen apologizes over Castro flap
Peyton Manning could be the missing piece for the Miami Dolphins.
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Peyton-palooza as teams start to bid for Manning
AP – The fired director of Florida A&M’s famed “Marching 100″ band said he repeatedly warned university leaders over two decades about the dangers of hazing and that he’s been made the scapegoat for a band member’s death in which the practice is suspected.
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Fired FAMU band director: hazing warnings ignored
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Reuters – Herman Cain escaped serious damage in a presidential debate on Wednesday when Republican rivals held their fire over sexual harassment allegations that threaten to derail his 2012 White House bid.
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Cain escapes serious damage in Republican debate
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Reuters – Iran has complained to the United Nations about a U.S. accusation it tried to assassinate a Saudi diplomat, saying one of the alleged plotters Washington calls an Iranian military official is really a member of an anti-Tehran rebel group.
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Iran says U.S. plot suspect is anti-Tehran militant
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AP – Federal prosecutors announced an aggressive crackdown on California pot dispensaries Friday, vowing to shut down dozens of growing and sales operations and saying that the worst offenders are using the cover of medical marijuana to act as storefront drug dealers.
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Feds announce Calif. pot dispensary crackdown
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Reuters – Iran’s Foreign Ministry denied on Tuesday claims by two Americans jailed in the Islamic state for more than two years that they had been held because of their nationality, state television reported.
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Iran denies claims by freed American men: state TV
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AP – The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday that American troops must be given immunity from prosecution as part of any agreement to keep them in Iraq beyond the end of the year and that this protection must be approved by Iraq’s parliament.
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US troops must have legal immunity to stay in Iraq (AP)
AP – In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the Republican-controlled House approved emergency legislation Friday night to avoid an unprecedented government default and Senate Democrats scuttled it less than two hours later in hopes of a better deal.
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House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it (AP)
Reuters – A backup plan to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and avoid default could still lead to a negative outlook on the country’s ratings, Moody’s said on Tuesday, highlighting the plan’s failure to substantially reduce the deficit.
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