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Hanukkah in Havana
The celebration of Hanukkah, or feast of the miracle, was held at the Beth Shalom Synagogue, Cuba's most important temple this past week. The first candle in the grand candelabrum was…
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Alan Gross letter to President Obama
My name is Alan Gross. December 3rd marks the 4th anniversary of my imprisonment in Cuba. I came to Cuba on behalf of the United States. I did so because I believed in my country.
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In Chile and Seattle, the left faces an electoral dilemma
How do protest activists elected to public office avoid being drawn into politics as usual? The dilemma faced by Chilean leftists may be recognizable to some in U.S. social movements,…
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Most Americans distrust people around them
2/3 of all Americans believe that they can't trust most other persons, a new survey says. The poll showed a record number of Americans who distrust those who surround them, in everyday…
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Bring my husband home
Four years ago was the beginning of a nightmare that continues with no end in sight. Alan Gross was arrested by Cuban authorities on Dec. 3, 2009, for his work on a U.S. government…
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Honduras: Elections in the semistates
Everything in the Honduran government is decided with the blessing of the U.S Embassy. And the Honduran elections of Nov. 24 – like those in Mexico in 1988, 2006 and 2012 – were a…
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Monetary unification at critical stage
Experts stipulate that adjusting the exchange rate for business must be one of the first steps in the process of unification assuming that a higher rate will benefit competitiveness.
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A new stampede to Angola
Angola attracts Cubans. Many go to work on construction, a system imposed by the Cuban Armed Forces. They're ready to build anything: : from airports, to a highway, even a bridge.
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U.S. sanctions make Cuba’s bank account too toxic for banks
David Adams reports for Reuters that the decision by a New York bank to close Cuba's checking account in the United States has presented an unusual diplomatic quandary.
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Alan Gross, a soldier left behind
As Cuban officials see it, Alan Gross is living proof of the U.S. government’s persistent regime-change campaign. Gross was a soldier, albeit of a different sort. He carried a Samsonite…
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