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On deaf ears: The Pope’s message and the radical right’s coup
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. There was very good news and very bad news in the United States the last few days.
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Obama: ‘Embargo should not be in place anymore’
Excerpts from speech delivered Monday (Sept. 28) at the United Nations General Assembly by President Barack Obama.
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U.S.-Cuba Business Council launched in Washington
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday launched the U.S.-Cuba Business Council (USCBC), "a formal commitment by the American business community to build a strong and strategic…
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Cuba and U.S. will hold talks on air travel
Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs Charles H. Rivkin will be in Havana on Monday and Tuesday leading a U.S. government delegation for Civil Aviation…
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Full text of Pope Francis’ address to the U.S. Congress
On Thursday, Sept. 24, Pope Francis became the first pontiff to ever address the U.S. Congress. Progreso Weekly offers you the complete speech. It's worth reading...
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Soldiers of the bridge: Cuba’s new fortress
On December 17 of last year, President Obama began building a bridge between the U.S. and Cuba. Yet the bridge is still under construction. Each of us is helping to build it: stone by…
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‘The Pope is a Marxist’ and other delusions
It's a delicious dream, says the writer when referencing the present day happenings in the U.S.-Cuba relationship. At the same time he cites the German word 'Schadenfreude' when…
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U.S. may abstain on Cuba vote at the UN, reports the AP
The Associated Press reported on Monday that the U.S. may abstain from the annual U.N. General Assembly vote on a Cuban-backed resolution demanding that the embargo be lifted.
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A look at the new measures taken by Obama
It is still too soon to predict the real reach of the new measures, inasmuch as it would require the legal interpretations for their application, but advances are being made in the…
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Readout of the President’s call with Cuban President Raul Castro
President Obama today spoke by phone with President Raul Castro of Cuba to discuss the process of normalization between the two countries in advance of Pope Francis’s upcoming visits to…
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