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Cuba’s status gives Global Links hope for new medical exchanges
Throughout the last two decades of the embargo, Global Links has established a conduit of supplies reclaimed from hospitals in Pittsburgh, Maryland and Virginia.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court on Friday held that same-sex couples will no longer be denied the freedom to marry guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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Lifting the embargo on Cuba: Why we need to act now
Virtually every U.S.-Cuban policy expert and political analyst knows that sooner or later the embargo will be consigned to history. But the operative words are “sooner or later.”
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A Republican case for Obama’s Cuba policy
America must look to the future instead — and pursue this opportunity to assist Cubans in building a new economy. There is a lot of work to do, and progress will be slow. However, the…
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Cuba: An unusual battle in Washington
Because of the polarization that exists between Democrats and Republicans, the recent creation of the bipartisan coalition Engage Cuba, intended to promote relations with the island, is…
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Lift the Cuba travel ban
The trajectory is unmistakable. Public opinion polls show that a majority of Cubans on the island and Americans favor engagement. Congress should wait no longer to do its part.
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Why is Minnesota’s congressional delegation so focused on Cuba?
Broadly speaking, there are three reasons why Minnesota legislators have been so active on Cuba politics, according to Eric Schwartz, dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at…
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The Cuban Military not so transparent act
Legislation introduced earlier this month by Senator Marco Rubio (FL) – the Cuban Military Transparency Act – isn’t transparent at all.
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State Dept.: Cuba has ‘distanced itself’ from terrorism
The full text of the section on Cuba of the "Country Reports on Terrorism 2014 / State Sponsors of Terrorism Overview," was released Friday (June 19) by the U.S. State Department.
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Close but no cigar: US-Cuba wrangle on embassies 6 months after shock announcement on warming
Advocates of normalization face powerful brakes on progress in both countries. In Washington, anti-Castro lawmakers have attached riders to appropriations bills that would roll back…
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