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How badly are Steve Israel and Debbie Wasserman Schultz screwing up? Don’t ask!
From the Down With Tyranny blog
Normally DWT comes down on corrupt political hacks, DCCC chair Steve Israel (NY) and DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL), because they always push…
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Cuban 5 member granted permission to travel by Judge Lenard
Must now await permission from U.S. government to visit ailing brother in Cuba
By Alvaro F. Fernandez
U.S. District Judge Joan A. Lenard today granted Rene Gonzalez, a member of the…
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Memo to Demos: Alex Penelas cannot run for congress
By Alan Farago
From Eye on Miami
The notion that Florida Democrats are ready to forgive Alex Penelas and allow him to revive his collapsed, political career with a run for Congress…
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Bigotry on the bench
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
A federal judge in Montana recently sent out an email suggesting that President Barack Obama is black because his mother had sex with a dog.
A…
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Miami archdiocese adds flights to Cuba for Papal visit
From Efe
Miami – The Catholic Archdiocese of Miami announced Friday that it has arranged for additional flights to Cuba for pilgrims who want to see Pope Benedict XVI during his March…
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Education bill with ties to pro-business organization slated for Florida Senate
By Marcos Restrepo
From The Florida Independent
The K-12 education Parent Empowerment in Education bill, also known as the “Parent Trigger” bill, is slated to go before the Florida…
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Flattening Florida children’s chances for success
Al’s Loupe
Flattening Florida children’s chances for success
By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com
After reading a recent Fred Grimm column in The Miami Herald, I get an…
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Rush, king of the demagogues
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
Right-wing demagogues by the legions pollute the radio airwaves of hundreds of cities in the United States, but there is only one Rush…
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Lunacy
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
Just when you thought the words and ideas of the Republican presidential hopefuls could not possibly get any more insane – by attrition, if for…
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Florida still ignoring new health care law mandate
By Ashley Lopez
From The Florida Independent
With the end of this legislative session a mere two weeks away, state lawmakers are no closer to implementing a state health insurance…
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