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A Washington Post editorial By declaring that “self-deportation” is the solution to illegal immigration, Mitt Romney gave voice to an idea in wide currency among…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés (Second and final part) Since 1959 Cuba has played a significant world role, quite a feat for a nation of 5 million – 11 million now. Cubans have…
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By Bill Press Political junkies like me have never seen anything like it: Running 20 points behind, just a week before the South Carolina primary, Newt Gingrich catapulted to the top…
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By Aaron Blake From The Washington Post Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), who has faced a series of primary challenges in recent years, has decided not to seek a 16th term this year. Burton,…
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A Washington Post editorial The Republican presidential candidates claim to abhor debt, yet propose tax cuts that would add trillions more. Yes, trillions. The case for continuing the…
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Actor Danny Glover talks to the You Tube press about the injustice of the case and incarceration in U.S. prisons of the Cuban Five. These men have now spent more than a decade behind…
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A New York Times editorial Under the federal lobbying law, Newt Gingrich can legitimately claim that he is not a lobbyist. That alone demonstrates how much the law needs to be changed.…
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By Robert Reich From the Robert Reich blog Republicans are worried sick about Newt Gingrich's ascendance, while Democrats are tickled pink. Yet no responsible Democrat should be pleased…
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By David Brooks From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada Welcome to the land of "one dollar, one vote," as described by one of the banners of those who protest against the…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés (First of two parts.) In 2012, the White House will focus on the most important of international and national issues: the re-election of the…
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