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Dems hope Tuesday debate moves their candidates up in name recognition race

Can Florida Democrats recapture the U.S. Senate seat once held by Bob Graham? Or is the primary race between Jeff Greene and Kendrick Meek merely a battle for third place in the general election?

Polls show both Democrats trailing a pair of candidates who so far have commanded the media spotlight: Republican Marco Rubio, a darling of the conservative tea party movement, and Republican-turned-independent Gov. Charlie Crist.

But voters will have the chance to size up Meek and Greene at 10 a.m. Tuesday, when the two share a debate stage for the first time. The debate will be hosted and moderated by The Palm Beach Post, in cooperation with WPBT-2, and can be watched live on PalmBeachPost.com.

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The Grande Tasting

Does Beyonce like Epicure, the gourmet market that has been a staple in Miami Beach for the past 61 years? She sure does - at least her producer Rudy Perez said so at Epicure's after hours VIP celebration that brought out an eclectic array of Epicureans who understand that good food and good spirits are cornerstones of a happy existence.
http://www.socialmiami.com/articles/Epicure-Miami-Beach-Catering-Party-514.asp

EYES ON THE PRIZE

Sunday, June 13th at 3:00 p.m.    

The groundbreaking documentary series examining America's civil rights years covers the period from the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Money, Mississippi, and the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott through school desegregation, the march from Selma to Montgomery and the Voting Rights Act. 

CIVIL WAR: THE UNIVERSE OF BATTLE

                       

Sunday, June 13th at 10:30 a.m.

Ken Burns'epic documentary brings to life America's most destructive — and defining — conflict. With digitally enhanced images and new stereo sound, THE CIVIL WAR is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.

Helen Aguirre Ferre welcomes IWF to WPBT.

Sneak preview of show Parallel Lives: Arva Parks and Dorothy Field