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It’s not about Cuba; it’s the Florida economy, stupid
“The economy, stupid.” Words that reminded us of the Florida governor's race. Come November, republican incumbent Rick Scott, having traversed the worst of a bad economy, will most…
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Argentina and the flight of the financial vultures
The story of the vulture funds that have brought Argentina to the brink of a second default in one decade should not be told as the work of a heartless speculator, an ultraconservative…
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Race, ideology and Obama as worst president
Who is the worst U.S. president since WWII? If you believe the results of a new poll by Quinnipiac University, the worst president in more than fifty years is... Barack Obama. He was…
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Russian Duma OKs waiver of Cuban debt; Senate ratifies bill
It's official: Cuba no longer owes Russia the $35.2 billion in loans that it got from the Soviet Union. But passage of the bill did not go smoothly, as Liberal Democrats -- a minority…
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Obama: His deeds don’t match his words
Will the real Barack Obama please stand up! A clear example is his attitude toward immigration. On one hand, we have compassionate words, says the writer. On the other hand we have, six…
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A plane that didn’t fly for TV that no one saw – cancelled!
On Monday (July 7) it was revealed that the taxpayer-funded ‘Cuban Television Airplane’ was cancelled in April, according to the news agency EFE. Until a State Department Office of the…
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Conexión Miami / Apropos the fireworks
For the time being, one might say that gay marriage and Miami have had a spat. Although Miami-Dade Judge Sarah Zabel has condescended to hear arguments from six homosexual couples.
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Soviet ‘Cubans’ want respect for duty in ’60s
The recent announcement of Russian President Vladimir Putin's trip to Cuba and the write-off by Russia of Cuba's debt to the Soviet Union have stirred the memories of many veterans of…
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Chinese president to visit Cuba in mid-July
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS summit in Brazil this month and visit Cuba and two other Latin American countries, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday in…
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Violence, poverty driving children to flee Central America
As reported by the Pew Research Center, and based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security document, poverty and regional violence in three Central American countries are the main…
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