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A letter that encourages and irritates
By Alejandro Armengol
From El Nuevo Herald
Seventy-four dissidents have come out against the island's isolation by signing a letter to the U.S. Congress in which they support a…
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Institutionalized corruption thrives in Miami
Al’s Loupe
Institutionalized corruption thrives in Miami
By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com
All indicators point to District 2 voters in Miami-Dade County reelecting…
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Crist still leads Florida’s Senate race
TALLAHASSEE — Combating the Gulf oil spill gives Gov. Charlie Crist's U.S. Senate candidacy a big boost, but winning will depend on keeping skeptical Democrats on his side, according to…
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Neophyte Scott leads McCollum in Florida governor’s race
Political neophyte Rick Scott has surged to a 44 - 31 percent lead over Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in the race for the Republican nomination for governor, apparently powered…
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Miami and the fall of Castro
By Varela
A Miami-Cuban journalist once asked Walter Mercado about the fall of Castroism. Walter appeared troubled. Presumably, a psychic should know the future, maybe not his but…
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Caravan in favor of immigrants this Saturday, June 5
Miami’s Alianza Martiana and the other organizations that comprise it are calling for all persons of goodwill from our South Florida community to a caravan of autos demanding an…
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Marco Rubio sees no need to move to political middle
By Jeremy Wallace
From the Sarasota Herald Tribune
SARASOTA - At a stage in the campaign when many statewide candidates would be trying to moderate their message to appeal to general…
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New book explores Cuba’s 50-year war against terrorism
By Felipe Pagliery
The history of terrorism against Cuba since the earliest days of the Revolution is being told through a collection of testimonials featured in a new book coming out…
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The city by the sea
By Varela
I know a lot of friendly waiters at the Versailles Restaurant, but the best one waits on me today. I ask him for a plate of scallops and he shakes his head as if someone…
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Workplace terrorism
By Varela
The Western cliché of a modern-day terrorist posits the image of an irate Irishman with religious traumas, or an Arab dying to get his ticket to the 7,000 virgins, both…
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