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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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Shooters of color are called ‘terrorists’ and ‘thugs.’ Why are white shooters called ‘mentally ill’?
This racist media narrative around mass violence falls apart with the Charleston church shooting.
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Supreme decision
There is a ticking time-bomb threatening the lives and well-being of millions of Americans: King vs. Burwell.
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Engage Cuba launches TV ad calling for end to travel and trade ban on Cuba
Engage Cuba has begun to air a new television ad highlighting the outdated restrictions on Americans that deny them the right to travel to and conduct business in Cuba.
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An American ‘lost’ in Havana
Cuba is in fashion. Behind us are the years of solitude on an empty and dark stage. After Dec. 17, 2014, all the lights went on and focused on our country. The Americans want to come.
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Jeb announces (officially) candidacy for president
Jeb Bush announced his 2016 candidacy for President of the United States in Miami at the Kendall campus of Miami-Dade College. Progreso Weekly offers you what was the prepared speech.
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