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The real price of oil
By Saul Landau
From my window in Alameda overlooking San Francisco Bay, I watch hundreds of men and women in white suits, some with masks, busily uprooting slimy sea plants and gently…
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Wave of trips to Cuba following the opening from the U.S.
It is estimated that there will be a total of 200,000 crossings by islanders to their homeland to meet with family this year
By Gerardo Arreola
From La Jornada
A CubaNews…
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Cold hard cash, Cold War politics
How Cuban American hard-liners influence Congress with campaign contributions
A study conducted by Public Campaign
Since the 2004 election cycle, a network of Cuban-American donors…
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Lift the ban — let Americans visit Cuba
By Richard G. Lugar and Howard L. Berman
From The Miami Herald
U.S. law lets American citizens travel to any country on earth, friend or foe -- with one exception: Cuba. It's time…
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Pro-Cuba embargo money flows to U.S. lawmakers
By Laura Wides-Munoz
Taken from The Washington Post
MIAMI -- Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional…
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A Cubaholic’s delight
By Max Castromajcastro@gmail.com
BOOK REVIEWWithout Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana, and Washington
By Ann Louise BardachScribner 2009328 pages
From the title of this book,…
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Dobbs out at CNN
By Max J. Castro
At last, at CNN Lou Dobbs is history. He has lost his platform. For years, Dobbs has poisoned the air waves. Over the last five years, Dobbs has mercilessly attacked…
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Dissidents make noise — oops, news
By Saul Landau
U.S. government hypocrisy has grown so pervasive over the last decades that it provokes yawns and glazed looks. Senators denounce government interference in health care…
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The Congress of Catholic Bishops
By Bill Press
Consider this scenario. After months of debate, the national legislature is set to cast a historic vote. But, before legislators can vote yea or nay, the bill must first…
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Is Cubanness love?
By Elíades Acosta Matos
One of the most accurate (and at the same time most inexact) ways to define ourselves as a people was expressed by Dr. Ramón Grau San Martín, former president…
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