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Cuba names ambassador to the U.S.; first since 1961
José Ramón Rodríguez Cabañas became Cuba’s first ambassador to the United States since 1961, on Thursday, Sept. 17.
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U.S.-Cuba bilateral commission: The first round
In the first meeting of the bilateral commission no agreements were reached about specific issues, but the delegations established the issues with the greatest priority and set a…
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Horror show: Blueprint for a Republican presidency
A specter is haunting the United States: a Republican presidency that would eradicate the modest progress on social justice achieved under Obama in such areas as health care, and…
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Vatican: Highlights of papal visit to Cuba and the USA
Father Federico Lombardi, of the Holy See's press office, described the upcoming visit by Pope Francis to Cuba and the United States as a long, complex but wonderful journey.
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Re-signing TWEA is a positive development
When it comes to the contentious history between the government of the United States and the Cuban Revolution, nothing is ever as it seems. The latest example is the re-signing last…
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Surprise: A Cuba hearing on Ag Trade
With all eyes focused on Iran, it was somewhat surprising that a hearing on Cuba issues was held on the second day after Congress returned from recess.
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A guy from TV Martí walks into a bar…
Tracey Eaton reported earlier this week that our government is spending "U.S. tax dollars for parodies of Cuban politicians." It would be nice if someone in the White House and State…
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Rep. Barbara Lee: ‘It is past time for a change’
Rep. Lee was among the few members of Congress that flew with Secretary of State John Kerry to raise the flag over the U.S. embassy in Havana on Aug. 14. She answered a number of…
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A crisis of public morality, not private morality
At a time many Republican presidential candidates and state legislators are focusing on private morality – what people do in their bedrooms, contraception, abortion, gay marriage –…
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Definitions of insanity on a ‘Take out the garbage day’
President Obama has to renew the embargo under TWEA, so he can keep the power to continue watering it down. Now that's a Catch-22.
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