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Scandalous
Clayton Lockett died last week. His execution was newsworthy because it did not go down as just another carefully choreographed, efficient, and seemingly humane bureaucratic procedure…
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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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Conexión Miami / A newspaper’s fantasies
Miami's Diario Las Americas wants its readers to believe that someone who has fled to Cuba running from charges of Medicare fraud, and who has not been returned by the Cuban…
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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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Four Miamians arrested and charged with terrorism in Cuba
On 26 April, forces of the Ministry of the Interior detained four U.S. citizens and Miami residents of Cuban origin, says a press release issued by the Ministry of the Interior, while…
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From ‘Dreamers’ to lawyers
The stories of three undocumented young men, three "Dreamers" who overcame enormous obstacles to fulfill their dreams, are worthy of celebration. One of them, José Godínez Samperio, a…
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Omsk hopes for increased trade with Cuba
Cuba's ambassador to Russia, Emilio Lozada García, arrived Tuesday (May 6) in Omsk for a meeting with the governor of that region, Viktor Nazarov.
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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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Four members of the U.S. House meet with Alan Gross
Four U.S. House members have met with Alan Gross, an American government subcontractor who is serving a 15-year prison sentence in Cuba.
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One man’s view of Cuba
"After many trips there," says the author, "I've come to realize that Cuba's way of life and adjustments to the realities of Peak Oil and climate change describe the path that the rest…
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