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Bill Moyers on LBJ and ‘Selma’
After his online chat Tuesday, Bill had more to say about the Oscar-nominated film Selma, President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Voting Rights Act and how government has changed over the past…
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Cuba’s pending tech revolution
The government doesn't impede it, Cuba may see a lot of new technology.
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Meet the nine Republicans still in Congress who voted against Martin Luther King day
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s civil rights legacy was enshrined into law when Martin Luther King, Jr. Day became a federal holiday. Meet the nine current members of Congress who voted…
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U.S., Cuban diplomats will only ‘set the parameters’
"We are not oblivious to the weight of history," said an unnamed State Department official when asked about this week's meetings in Havana between U.S. and Cuban officials.
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Caution: ‘New’ policy, old objectives
To achieve the normalization of diplomatic relations with the United States and move forward in the dismantling of the more aggressive forms of U.S. policy, especially the economic…
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Cuba, the U.S. and Obama’s State of the Union
If President Obama talks about his Cuba policy on Tuesday night, his State of the Union Address could be unlike any our nation has experienced.
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Havana talks will start thaw of U.S.-Cuba relations
This week's meetings — scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday — are also the first since President Obama's sweeping announcement last month that the United States will renew ties with the…
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US Supreme Court to rule on same sex marriage bans
A decision on whether states can ban same sex marriage will be handed down before the end of June. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to determine if states can ban same sex marriage.
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Obama to propose $325bn plan to provide tax cuts for the middle class
President seeks to provide middle-class tax breaks by levying higher fees on banks, closing loopholes for trust funds, and raising the capital gains threshold
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U.S. lawmakers in Cuba for 3-day visit
It is the second trip to Cuba for Mr. Leahy in a month. In December, he traveled there with two congressmen around the time Mr. Obama made the surprise announcement about restoring…
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