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By Anya Landau French From The Christian Science Monitor This past week was uncommonly full of Cuba news. At the top of the list has to be this weekend's selection of a new…
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By Bill Press If aliens came to earth from outer space in search of intelligent life, Congress is the last place they would look for it. The Republican-led 112th Congress – in a…
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From Cuba Central WASHINGTON, DC - A curious angle to the story about Senator Bob Menendez and his relationship to Dr. Salomon Melgen, his donor-benefactor-travel pal, has gotten…
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As I promised in a previous post what follows is the response from Sen. Marco Rubio’s office on my question regarding his vote against the Violence Against Women Act. To be perfectly…
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By Les Leopold From Huffington Post • In 2010, the top hedge fund manager earned as much in one HOUR as the average (median) family earned in 47 YEARS. • The top 25 hedge fund…
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The health care industry in the U.S. continues to break us. The regular person, one who pays his or her bills and for years has paid (too much) for health insurance, doesn’t stand…
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Kerry reviewing policy that could pave way for renewed relations By Bryan Bender From The Boston Globe WASHINGTON - High-level U.S. diplomats have concluded that Cuba should no…
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Not only have leaders from Ecuador to Venezuela delivered huge social gains – they keep winning elections too By Seumas Milnes From The Guardian Ever since the crash of 2008…
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By Paul Haven From Associated Press HAVANA - U.S. lawmakers confirmed on Wednesday that they visited Alan Gross, an American man whose detention and long sentence in Cuba has…
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A new national survey shows that the Hispanic population in the U.S. rose 47 percent from 2000 to 2011 and that the rate of growth in Florida was even higher – 62 percent. The Pew…
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