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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have reached a predictable impasse. Despite pleas from virtually the entire international community -- including…
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By Julia E. Sweig From The New York Times A radical new phase in Cuban history is unfolding in plain sight. But unlike the rest of the world, Washington appears not to notice. Under…
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By Emily Cadei From Congressional Quarterly House Foreign Affairs Chairman Howard L. Berman, D-Calif., indicated Wednesday that he remains determined to mark up a bill this year that…
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By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com Trying to exorcise their reputation as the “party of no,” Congressional Republicans last week released a set of proposals they plan to offer should…
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By Saul Landau Like most people, we Americans remember dates related to our heritage. We celebrate July 4, 1776, with a day off, picnics, beer and fireworks. Judging from my former…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times Once upon a time, a Latin American political party promised to help motorists save money on gasoline. How? By building highways that ran only…
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By Bill Press WARNING: Do not expect to find here my normal, weekly, insightful, Pulitzer Prize-worthy column. I have decided, instead, to put my personal opinions aside for one week…
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Statement of Chairman Howard L. Berman on H.R. 4645 Washington, DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the…
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By NBC News and MSNBC Some firms with billions in revenues get to pay less tax than traditional corporations. A number of companies with multi-billion dollar revenues have been…
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By Max J. Castro It was supposed to be the “summer of (economic) recovery.” Instead, it was the summer of reactionary politics. It has been an excellent few months indeed for the…
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