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Yunus and the other revolution
By Antonio Padrinoa.padrino@prodigy.net
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2006, has been, for the past 30 years, carrying out one of the most effective battles against…
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Time to update policy on Cuba, dissidents say
By Albor Ruiz
From the New York Daily News
No more excuses.
After 74 of Cuba's best-known dissidents told Congress they support scrapping travel and export restrictions to their…
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The local brouhaha
By Varela
The Cuban media in Miami interpret the letter by Carlos Saladrigas, signed by 74 dissidents in Cuba, in their own manner.
Written from a viewpoint in opposition to the Cuban…
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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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