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Droning as foreign policy
By Saul Landau
American Presidents seem willfully ignorant of historical precedents – especially when violence and lies become primary instruments of policy. In the spring of 1914,…
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The Koch Brothers latest acquisition: Wisconsin
By Bill Press
Sometimes, even the worst of people get it right. Speaking to ABC's "Good Morning America," Wisconsin's extreme right-wing Governor Scott Walker actually said something…
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Yes to recall leads to charter reform
By Norman Braman
From The Miami Herald
Last Sunday, Mayor Carlos Alvarez outlined in The Miami Herald what he perceives to be his successes, ending it by saying: “Attacks are easy.…
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Labor in the crosshairs
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
Today the spotlight is on Wisconsin, but before it’s over this fight is liable to take place in many other states across the nation. With 9…
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Appropriator signal a Radio/TV Marti showdown
By Anya Landau French
From The Havana Note
Signaling a potential showdown to come later this spring in the newly constituted House Appropriations Committee, appropriators Jeff Flake…
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Governors declare war on nurses and teachers
By Bill Press
First it was Cairo. week, it was Madison, Wis.
First, it was Hosni Mubarak. week, it was Scott Walker.
Two days in a row week, more than 15,000 people gathered in…
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Letter to Bambi*
We don’t know who wrote the unusual document below -- probably a Cuban American who for decades knew and supported Luis Posada Carriles’ activities. A Mexican janitor discovered it…
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Wisconsin power play
By Paul Krugman
From The New York Times
Last week, in the face of protest demonstrations against Wisconsin’s new union-busting governor, Scott Walker — demonstrations that continued…
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Federal judge in Texas denies call for mistrial, lets Posada perjury case continue
By Will Weissert
From the Associated Press
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the perjury trial of an elderly ex-CIA agent can continue although defense claims…
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Obama can loosen Cuba policy more, say experts
From Latin America News Dispatch
WASHINGTON – Advocates of prying Cuba policy a bit further open are looking to the Obama administration rather than Congress for help.
Experts gathered…
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