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Hand-picked vs. unfettered cooperatives
The "experimental" opening to cooperatives in Cuba begins to show signs that it needs corrections. Although the opening was defined by the authorities as "a test" so far 452 permits…
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The impecunious politician: A vanishing breed
An urban legend with a splash of Hollywood glitter tells us that anyone with enough ambition, discipline and effort can rise to Congress or the White House. The truth is that, other…
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Cuban players, caught in a pickle
Come June 16, when his team, the Cincinnati Reds, have a rare day off, Cuban-born pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman will be facing charges in a South Florida courtroom as a result of…
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The U.S., Cuba and terrorism
That the U.S., the greatest purveyor of terrorism on the planet, has the audicity to accuse any other nation of sponsoring terrorism is beyond all credibility, says author Robert…
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Group pressure
In South Florida, hard-working men have their barbecues -- or "barbikiús," as they call them. I was at one of them, trying to mix with the locals with a chunk of meat in one hand and a…
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The squandering of public money
Residents of Miami-Dade County usually have a vague impression that our tax money is not always utilized properly. It is a realistic suspicion, based partly on accusations that we hear…
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Muñiz Varela’s family asks Obama to act
Carlos Muñiz Varela's son has written to President Barack Obama, Justice Secretary Eric Holder, and Puerto Rican Democratic members of Congress to ask that the FBI cooperate with the…
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U.S. trafficking in Cuban baseball players
The shocking story of Yasiel Puig's hazardous journey from Cuba to the Los Angeles Dodgers calls for congressional hearings to end the trafficking in Cuban athletes, carve an exemption…
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Placing blame on the latest Cuba-travel screw-up
The news, delivered from island authorities to the charter companies who carry passengers to Cuba, was that persons with passports not updated and current would not be allowed to enter…
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Berlanga: Political decision makers can save people from amputation
In the U.S., between 70,000 and 80,000 people undergo amputation of diabetic foot every year and Cuba has developed a medication that helps in the healing of diabetic-foot ulcers and…
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