Florida

By Varela The exiles now are horrified by the background of the latest prisoners released in Cuba and sent to Spain. It is already being said that Raúl Castro is mixing common…
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By Marcos Restrepo From The Florida Independent With Governor-elect Rick Scott and a strong Republican majority in the Florida legislature, a push for an Arizona-style immigration…
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By Alan Farago (as Gimleteye) From the Eye on Miami blog In 2008, President Obama won Florida by appealing to an increasingly large and diverse group of voters. Hispanic voters were…
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By Arturo Lopez-Levy From Foreign Policy Magazine Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the Florida Republican who is poised to take the gavel for the House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign…
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 By Varela   Out of 11 million registered voters in Florida, only a few more than 5 million vote. An apathetic vote.  First of all, it is a mid-term election and the image of the party…
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Al’s Loupe You think Tuesday was bad… By Alvaro F. Fernandezalvaro@progresoweekly.com This weekend I ran into an old friend. Someone I see occasionally. We worked together in a small…
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While walking down the street one day a corrupt Senator was tragically hit by a car and died. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance. "Welcome to heaven,"…
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Al’s Loupe Varela, your comments and bully cops By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com I am amazed at how spiritually shallow Miami can be. Without a doubt the past week’s…
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By Julia Dawson This year, out of all the candidates and issues on the ballot, I am most passionate about voting YES on Amendments 5 & 6 on Election Day. These two amendments will…
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By Annie Betancourt Once the decadal Census is completed, the process begins of drawing the boundaries of the legislative districts that have emerged or changed as a result of changes…
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