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Dear Mr. Gross,
Let me begin by telling you that I was one who believed 2014 would be a very good year for you and three others still in prison. This letter is to inform you that that light of hope is…
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What justifies Oscar López Rivera’s 33 years in prison?
Few know this, but one of the oldest political prisoners in the world is not in China, Russia, Syria, Iran, Venezuela or Cuba but in a prison in Indiana, here in the United States, an…
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Conexión Miami / Foolish words
The antics -- not to say foolishness -- of the Indiana Pacers' Lance Stephenson will be remembered with contempt when the NBA Finals begin Thursday between the San Antonio Spurs and the…
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Conexión Miami / Taken for a ride, in a Cadillac
David Beckham's proposed soccer stadium - in the last open space in downtown Miami - is wrong because it insults any sense of smart urban design in contemporary times by deferring to a…
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The Dreamers and the elections
The Dreamers, those undocumented youths intent on pursuing their dreams, continue to give us much to talk about. Surveys also tell us that if politicians want to know how to attract the…
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The monster needs more than makeup
Urgent message to President Obama: When it comes to deportation, making up the monster is not enough. This we say with total emphasis, at a moment when immigrant families are waiting…
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Conexión Miami / PortMiami Tunnel is inaugurated
Four years of work and about $1 billion -- a bargain -- is the cost of the tunnel between Watson and Dodge Islands, through which highway traffic can reach the Port of Miami nonstop.
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‘Poor are the people who need a lot’ (+ Video)
Called the “world’s poorest president” by many in the media, President Jose ‘Pepe’ Mujica, of Uruguay, has captured most of the world’s attention by his actions, and also his words.
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‘I vote for no one; it’s not worth the trouble’
"Here, those who have papers and those who don't do the same: we work to make our families succeed," says Elena Guzmán, a Salvadoran woman from New York. She voted for Obama in two…
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Conexión Miami / Raonel and gold fever
From Miami gold thief Raonel Valdez Valhuerdis to Aroldis Chapman and his 100+ mph fastball, and now metal plate in his forehead, and also Marco Rubio's presidential aspirations,…
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