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A tale of two moralities
By Paul Krugman
From The New York Times
On Wednesday, President Obama called on Americans to “expand our moral imaginations, to listen to each other more carefully, to sharpen our…
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Instead of healing words, Palin throws gas on flames
By Bill Press
John F. Kennedy. Martin Luther King Jr. Bobby Kennedy. John Lennon. George Moscone. Harvey Milk. We've been there so often, we should be used to it by now. But it still…
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The context of Cuba’s crisis
By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés
On December 18, 2010, Cuban President Raúl Castro warned Cubans: the nation faced a crisis. The disastrous condition of Cuba's economy no longer…
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White House: Reaching out to the Cuban people
Press Release – The White House
Today, President Obama has directed the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Homeland Security to take a series of steps to continue efforts to reach out…
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Washington to relax restrictions on remittances, travel to Cuba
Washington (CNN) -- The federal government will loosen restrictions on U.S. relations with Cuba beginning in about weeks, a top White House official said Friday.
Dan Restrepo, a special…
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The misuse of Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Mark Engler
You might remember Martin Luther King, Jr. as someone who railed against the triple evils of “racism, materialism and militarism.” But according to Obama’s Department of…
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Cuban-born terrorist Luis Posada Carriles’s day in court may be here
By Albor Ruiz
From the New York Daily News
He is 82 years old, but a kindly grandfather he is not.
Actually, Cuban-born Luis Posada Carriles, a naturalized Venezuelan and a longtime CIA…
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Perps in the White House
By Robert Scheer
From Truthdig
While it is widely recognized that the banking meltdown has left enormous economic pain and political upheaval in its wake, it is amazing that the folks…
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The CIA file on Luis Posada Carriles
From the National Security Archive
Washington, D.C., January 11, 2011 - As the unprecedented trial of Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles begins this week in El Paso, Texas, the National…
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From Tucson to El Paso on the same track: terrorism
By José Pertierra
From Cubadebate
Monday, on the eve of the trial against Luis Posada Carriles in El Paso, Texas, a terrorist in Tucson, Ariz., shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords…
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