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By Elíades Acosta Matos On Sept. 16, 1980, the inhabitants of the Iranian province of Khuzestan awoke to a start. A sudden darkening of the skies, a perceptible tremor and an…
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Primary election night results have not brought good news for Democrats statewide, I believe. The stunning republican victory by former health care executive Rick Scott over Florida’s…
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(Text of article in Espacio Laical (Lay Space), a magazine of the Lay Council of the Archdiocese of Havana, titled "Mediation Will Have To Follow Its Unswerving Course." It was written…
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Things seem to be getting worse for David Rivera. Miami’s state rep, who seems to want to lie his way to the District 25 Congressional seat abandoned by Mario Diaz-Balart, is mired in…
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AP Photo/ Javier Galeano As with any governmental visit to Cuba let’s hope that positive things come from this exchange. I praise any general effort to engage in diplomacy and improve…
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By Sean J. Miller From The Hill Opposition to the war in Afghanistan, once a mainstay of liberals, is no longer a partisan campaign issue. A majority of voters want the conflict to end…
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There has been something very positive about this election season – at least here in Miami. Any person who still has doubts whether State Rep. David Rivera is a liar, well, there is…
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By Elsa Claro The text can be read quickly. "The Council of Ministers agreed to expand the practice of self-employment eliminating several existing prohibitions to the granting of…
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Al’s Loupe Money is king in (Florida) politics By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com In Florida, when the 2010 political season is over and done with, we may look back and…
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By Wayne S. Smith (This is a letter to the editor that recently appeared in The Washington Post.) In his Aug. 9 op-ed column on his conversation with Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega,…
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