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Inequality is much worse than you think
By Les Leopold
From Huffington Post
• In 2010, the top hedge fund manager earned as much in one HOUR as the average (median) family earned in 47 YEARS.
• The top 25 hedge fund…
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Talk grows of taking Cuba off terror list
Kerry reviewing policy that could pave way for renewed relations
By Bryan Bender
From The Boston Globe
WASHINGTON - High-level U.S. diplomats have concluded that Cuba should no…
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Can a new pope save the Catholic Church?
By Bill Press
It's been a busy week. The Senate voted 78-22 to renew the Violence Against Women Act. Christopher Dorner, ex-cop turned cop killer, was finally tracked down near Big…
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Rethinking the Cuba perk
Special immigration status draws fire
A Chicago Tribune editorial
For Cubans who want to immigrate to the United States, the hardest part is getting here.
Since 1966, they've…
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Did Obama forget about his “fresh start” with Latin America?
By Saul Landau
President Obama sounded triumphant notes in his State of the Union address. But he didn’t mention his lack of success in changing policy where it did not work.…
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Marco Rubio: The electable conservative?
By Nate Silver
From The New York Times
Some commentators have expressed surprise upon learning about the very conservative voting record of Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who…
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FBI investigating allegation Sen. Menendez patronized prostitutes in Dominican Republic
By Carol D. Leonnig and Peter Wallsten
From The Washington Post
A team of FBI agents has been conducting interviews in recent weeks in the Dominican Republic and the United…
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Rubio and the zombies
By Paul Krugman
From The New York Times
The State of the Union address was not, I’m sorry to say, very interesting. True, the president offered many good ideas. But we already…
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Joyce Theater and Brooklyn Academy of Music announce Cuba dance partnership
By Felicia R. Lee
From The New York Times
A new, two-year project to promote an arts partnership between the United States and Cuba was announced Tuesday by the Joyce Theater…
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Remove Cuba from the terrorist list
Cuba is Not a Sponsor of Terrorism; Take Cuba Off the List
By the Latin America Working Group (LAWG)
To be delivered to: Raymond McGrath, (Coordinator of Cuban Affairs DOS),…
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