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By David Brooks From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada NEW YORK CITY – Every day, dissidents from various nations come to the United States to denounce before academic forums, human…
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U.S. Government Accountability Office analyzes covert programs run by the State Department and USAID in Cuba. Cuban Foreign Ministry – U.S. Directorate CUBA – Last Feb. 7, the…
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By Richard A. Serrano From the Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON - Federal law enforcement officials are pursuing two parallel investigations into the relationship between Sen. Robert…
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The following are words spoken by Washington DC attorney Jose Pertierra during a March 12 memorial ceremony for President Hugo Chavez in Washington’s Stephen’s Church. It is not…
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The nation has long since changed the behavior that earned it a U.S. designation as a sponsor of terrorism. A Los Angeles Times editorial LOS ANGELES - Washington has for three…
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By Bill Press A rare beast was spotted week in Washington. An event as rare as the sighting of Big Foot. We actually saw a real filibuster in action. It was a welcome event, even…
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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog Republicans lost the election but they still shape what's debated in Washington – the federal budget deficit and so-called "fiscal…
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A New York Times editorial Last month’s Supreme Court arguments over the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act served as a reminder of the long history of racial voting…
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Progreso Weekly founder Francisco Gonzalez Aruca died unexpectedly of a heart attack in his sleep on Wednesday, March 6, in Denver, Colorado, where he lived. He was 72 years old.…
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By Walter M. Brasch From Raging Chicken Press I received a letter from a friend this past week. It was a letter he should never have had to write, yet did so out of desperation.…
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