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Hemingway’s Grandson calls end to the U.S. embargo
Hemingway joins U.S. and Cuban environmentalists in calling for expanded contacts between the United States and Cuba and an end to the U.S. trade embargo and travel restrictions.
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Top Obama aide won’t rule out unilateral easing of Cuba policy
Rubio tried again, noting “chatter” that Obama could try to change relations with Cuba unilaterally before leaving the White House in January 2017.
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Executive action on immigration expected Thursday
The Washington Post is reporting that “President Obama will announce Thursday that he will use his executive authority to expand temporary protections to millions of undocumented…
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Awaiting President Obama’s decision
It seems that, after all, Obama may have found the courage to do what he should have done a long time ago: bring relief to the legal situation of millions of undocumented immigrants.
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Gerardo Hernández: guilty as charged? Alan Gross: innocent as claimed?
It should be easier to make a deal. A 65-year-old American USAID subcontractor named Alan Gross is serving 15 years in a Cuban prison for smuggling sophisticated telecommunications…
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Expose the authorship of two political murders
If the U.S. intelligence agencies — in this case, the CIA — want other countries to cooperate with data that will help to disband criminal gangs, the first thing they must do is to…
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A Cuban brain drain, courtesy of the U.S.
There is much to criticize about Washington’s failed policies toward Cuba and the embargo it has imposed on the island for decades. But the Cuban Medical Professional Parole Program,…
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Yes, surveillance is everywhere
The US government’s secret airborne dragnet is just the latest tool to snoop on your phone. Why aren’t we stopping this?
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The unfinished suburbs of America
Thousands of acres across the country were partially developed during the housing boom. What should happen to them now?
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There is genuine excitement over a Hillary Clinton candidacy
It’s easy to strike a pose of cynicism when contemplating Hillary Clinton’s inevitable presidential campaign. As a drearily soulless, principle-free, power-hungry veteran of DC’s game…
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