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Surprise: A Cuba hearing on Ag Trade
With all eyes focused on Iran, it was somewhat surprising that a hearing on Cuba issues was held on the second day after Congress returned from recess.
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In Rome, Pope welcomes prison inmates
At the Vatican on Sunday (Sept. 13), about 50 inmates from Rome's Rebibbia Prison attended the noontime prayers at the Sistine Chapel at the invitation of Pope Francis. They were…
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A guy from TV Martí walks into a bar…
Tracey Eaton reported earlier this week that our government is spending "U.S. tax dollars for parodies of Cuban politicians." It would be nice if someone in the White House and State…
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Cuba-U.S. Steering Committee holds first meeting
Press release issued by the Cuban delegation to the Cuba-U.S. Steering Committee meeting held Sept. 11 in Havana.
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As papal visit nears, Cuba will free 3,522 prison inmates
Translation to English of announcement that appeared in Cuba's Granma of the pardoning of 3,522 convicts on the occasion of the visit of His Holiness Pope Francis.
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Rep. Barbara Lee: ‘It is past time for a change’
Rep. Lee was among the few members of Congress that flew with Secretary of State John Kerry to raise the flag over the U.S. embassy in Havana on Aug. 14. She answered a number of…
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In Cuba, new transportation minister faces tough challenges
Cuba's minister of Transportation, César Ignacio Arocha Macid, has been replaced by Adel Yzquierdo Rodríguez, the current First Vice Minister of the Economy and Planning.
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Díaz-Canel shares thoughts with journalists in China
While in Beijing last week, Cuban Vice President Miguel Díaz-Canel gave an interview to the Spanish edition of The People's Daily. Progreso Weekly has translated some excerpts.
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A crisis of public morality, not private morality
At a time many Republican presidential candidates and state legislators are focusing on private morality – what people do in their bedrooms, contraception, abortion, gay marriage –…
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An unprecedented dialogue: A Cuban academician, a U.S. politician and a Catholic spokesman
Jesús Arboleya, Scott Hamilton, and Orlando Marquéz express their opinions and paint a very infrequent image that represent a positive metaphor for today's times.
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