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By Howard Simon and John DeLeon (This letter appeared in The Miami Herald opinion pages.) Almost a month ago, a Coral Gables travel agency chartering flights to Cuba was firebombed.…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Last weekend brought sobering news about the staggering, long-term human and economic cost of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Almost…
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By Alvaro F. Fernandez If there’s one thing I hate saying is “I told you so.” Last year’s David Rivera amendment presented to the Committee on the Judiciary in Congress did not get far.…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com From day one, the Republicans and the right in general have sought to hamstring, cripple, and ultimately render the Obama presidency a…
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By Laura Wides-Munoz and Brendan Farrington From The Associated Press via The Seattle Times MIAMI - Sen. Marco Rubio has close ties to a colleague accused of questionable financial…
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By Dan Gelber From The Miami Herald Notwithstanding the recent Herald editorial, the latest debacle over FCAT writing scores was much more than an administrative miscue in grading…
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Al’s Loupe Cuban prisoners exploited – so what should we say about our own? By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com The most recent orchestrated campaign by U.S.-influenced…
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By Michael Lewis From Miami Today Gov. Rick Scott blundered in the minefield of professional anti-Castro politics. The blast smacked Florida's business climate while scarring him…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal…
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By Alex Leary From Tampa Bay Times MIAMI — Anton Fajardo voted for John McCain in 2008 but is now for Barack Obama. Alex Toledo backed Obama yet likes Ron Paul. Juan Morales also…
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