U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez (C) as Miami Mayor Manny Diaz speaks during a visit to the Miami Intermodal Center construction site in Miami, Florida March 5, 2009.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) speaks next to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (C), Miami Mayor Manny Diaz (2-L) and Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez (L) during a visit to the Miami Intermodal Center construction site in Miami, Florida March 5, 2009.

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Real Madrid's new coach Juande Ramos (R) talks with captain Raul Gonzalez (L) and member of coaching team Carlos Alvarez (C) during a training session in Madrid, on December 11, 2008, ahead of its December 13 El Clasico match against familiar foe Barcelona at Camp Nou in Barcelona.

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Mercosur Comision President, Carlos Alvarez, talks during the "Gives a face to Mercosur" project presentation in Asuncion, Monday, Feb. 16, 2009.

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COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for CNN Heroes, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan (left) and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez (right) present Top Ten CNN Hero Andrea Ivory (center) with a proclamation for her work bringing early breast cancer de...

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MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez (C) is greeted by Miami-Dade police officers during a press conference to defend his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

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MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaks during a press conference as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

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MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez stands on a piece of caution tape as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

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MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaks during a press conference as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

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MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaks during a press conference as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

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MIAMI - SEPTEMBER 17: Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaks during a press conference as he defends his budget policies before a commission meeting to come up with a final budget for Miami-Dade county on September 17, 2009 in Miami, Florida.

Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Alvarez, (L) joins Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, (2nd L), Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and president David Samson use shovels during ground breaking ceremonies for a new stadium in Miami, Florida July 18. 2009.

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MIAMI - JULY 18: (L-R) Florida Marlins team President David Sampson, City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, MLB Commisioner Bud Selig, Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Florida Marlins baseball team's new...

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Maria Pamal, the wife of bus driver Carlos Alvarez Corona, killed by gang members while on duty, holds her daughter during a protest at the Congress in Guatemala City on April 30, 2009. At least 44 bus drivers and 16 of their assisants were killed by gang members in 2009 in Guatemala.

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, second from right, talks to visitors and guests as Vice President Joe Biden, left, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, second from left, and Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, right, look on at the Miami Intermodal Center (mic) in Miami, Thursday, March 5,...

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Vice President Joe Biden, right, and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez have a light moment at the Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) in Miami, Thursday, March 5, 2009 The MIC is a transportation project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) puts his arm around Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez during a visit to the Miami Intermodal Center construction site in Miami, Florida March 5, 2009.

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Uruguay's Canelones' city governor Marcos Carambula, left, talks during "Gives a face to Mercosur" project presentation in Asuncion, Monday, Feb. 16, 2009.