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3 detained trying to enter Port of Miami By KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago MIAMI - Three men were caught trying to slip past a checkpoint in a cargo truck Sunday at the Port of Miami, said authorities, who increased security at the busy trade hub. A port security officer became suspicious when the truck driver could not produce proper paperwork to enter the port about 8 a.m., Miami-Dade Police Detective Richard Williams said. The driver also indicated he was alone in the truck. Officers searched the truck and found two men in the cab trying to hide, Williams said. The three men — two Iraqis and one Lebanese national who are legal permanent U.S. residents — were taken into custody for questioning. They had not been arrested or charged by Sunday afternoon. The men do not appear on any terrorist watch list, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Barbara Gonzalez. A preliminary check of the truck showed its contents did not match the manifest, Gonzalez said. She declined to say what was in the truck, citing the investigation. The Miami-Dade bomb squad moved the truck away from public areas of the port and X-rayed it. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security were also on scene. The port's cargo area was shut down all day Sunday. "Of course we're on a heightened sense of security out here," Williams said. Passengers in the normally busy cruise ship area of the port were unaware of the official bustle in the cargo area. When told of the situation, some said they thought it probably made boarding lines longer. But officials said Sunday's long lines were normal. "I feel freaked out," said Connecticut resident Allie Tetreault, 23, who was waiting to board a Caribbean cruise when she heard about the security alert. "That's not good to hear right before you are going on vacation." ___ Associated Press writer Phil Davis in Tampa, Fla., contributed to this report.

Great book. The Penguin edition includes a map for a walking tour of Barcelona which takes you to various places mentioned in the book. Unfortunately I read the book shortly after returning from Barcelona this past Spring. I wish I'd read it before we went-- ot=r better yet while we were there. I think it's a good reason to visit Bercelona again. shadow was an excellent read! i am half-way through anita o'day's biography "high times, hard times" - enjoyable and informative!

at age 14 anita o'day was a marathon dancer singing for coins. (still reading her bio - )

It's like a test, to see if you're strong enough to be apart of the organissimo forums! "a part"

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maybe somebody will post a list of the entire series! (i could use a checklist! -_- )

spun the brackeen, the barron and the mckenna. all how many are in the entire series?

happy birthday!!!

happy birthday!!!!

here's to good friends and good jazz! happy new year!

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so did you like the sign of 4?

omg!!!

no votes yet for pamela?! note to lon: how did i forget mindi?!!

happy birthday!

happy new year!

Happy holidays all!

no i was serious!

now enjoying this one!

For some, she was Billie Halliday... but wait! who was "pigmeat markham"?

while still a teenager anita colton decided to call herself anita o'day - "i'd decided o'day was groovy because in pig latin it meant dough which was what i hoped to make." from her autobiography "high times - hard times"

thanks for posting this!!!