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Progressives and health care reform
By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com
Could a Dennis Kucinich become the Ralph Nader of health care reform?
(Editor’s Note: Before closing this edition of Progreso Weekly, Rep. Dennis…
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Reflections of routine air travel
By Saul Landau
I waited in line at the Phoenix airport thinking how a Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, evaded security. Meanwhile, an informed TSA woman wanded me with a small…
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Kendrick Meek’s sweet tooth could doom his political campaign for U.S. Senate
By Gimleteye
From the Eye on Miami blog
A recent campaign finance report shows that U.S. Senate hopeful, Democratic candidate Kendrick Meek has already gathered contributions of at…
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Drawing the battle lines on health care
By Bill Press
At long last, the preliminaries are over and we're entering the final rounds of the health care reform debate.
After making the mistake of staying on the sidelines for…
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Hate in the land
By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com
The last year has seen the rise of a movement based on anger and hatred. The Tea Party represents only the most visible sector of that movement,…
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Reciprocity!
By Saul Landau
Miami, 2008
Antonio Veciana described three failed assassination plots he directed against Fidel Castro – with the help and encouragement of the CIA. In 1960, Maurice…
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GOP offer even a liberal couldn’t refuse
By Carl Hiassen
From The Miami Herald
It must be like a bad dream for Marco Rubio.
He goes to bed as the golden boy of the New Right, and wakes up as just another phony with a $134…
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The enthusiasm gap
By Robert Reich
From the Robert Reich blog
I had dinner the other night with a Democratic pollster who told me Dems are heading toward next fall’s mid-term elections with a serious…
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Republicans give green light for reconciliation
By Bill Press
History repeated itself week at Blair House, the nation's official guest house for former presidents and foreign dignitaries, across the street from the White House at…
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Republican glee has short life
By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com
The GOP may be feeling pretty good right now but lookout for the train coming down the rails. That is why Republicans are once again trying to…
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