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Cuba embargo is unjust and hypocritical
By Curt Ventresca
From Policymic.com
It is time for the United States to remove the embargo against Cuba. The embargo has failed to achieve all of its stated goals (the removal of…
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A cruel and unusual record
By Jimmy Carter
From The New York Times
The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights.
Revelations that top officials are targeting people to…
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Free the six
By Saul Landau
What did Cuba do to the United States to merit 53 years of castigation?
In 1960, those dirty Caribbean Commies joined the “evil” side in the Cold War…
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The right to develop vs. the right to strangle
By Robert Sandels
A Cuban official recently brought up a point that is seldom remarked in the foreign media, to wit, that the economic blockade – the centerpiece of U.S. Cuba policy…
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No, no, no – both sides are not equally to blame
By Bill Press
This is the political season. So you can expect to hear a lot of lies, and we do. "The stimulus did not create one single job." (John Boehner) "Barack…
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Obama widens lead among swing-state Latinos
By Liz Goodwin
From Yahoo! News
President Barack Obama has widened his considerable lead over Mitt Romney among registered Latino voters in five key swing states, according to a new…
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From ‘Reflections’ to hashtag# and beyond: Fidel in haiku mode
By Nelson P Valdes
Recently a number of journalists and commentators have wondered whether Fidel Castro has lost his marbles . Thus, Paul Haven of the Associated Press in Havana on…
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Romney denies that Rubio is out of contention for V.P.
We're seriously studying his qualifications, he says
From Progreso Weekly staff
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney denied news reports that Senator Marco Rubio was no…
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Few demos, many dollars
By David Brooks
From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada
NEW YORK – While in the cradle of democracy the demos went to the polls last Sunday to determine Greece’s immediate…
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What would Washington do without leaks?
By Bill Press
Washington insiders have a bipolar fascination with, and reaction to, leaks.
First, they love 'em – couldn't live without them. Official Washington thrives on leaks:…
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