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Bringing Cuba in from the cold
An editorial from the Boston Globe
The invitation to membership extended to Cuba Wednesday by the Organization of American States was long overdue. The United States' effort to…
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Obama reaches out to Muslim world
By Bill Press
One of the greatest challenges facing President Obama when he took office was restoring America's standing among other nations, especially our standing in the Arab and…
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Health care is a right, not a privilege
By Bernie Sanders
From OpEdNews.com
Let's be clear. Our health care system is disintegrating. Today, 46 million people have no health insurance and even more are underinsured with…
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Obama hits home run with Sotomayor
By Bill Press
Maybe I just have too much empathy. But I admit shedding a couple of tears, standing in the East Room of the White House and watching the first African-American president…
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Goodbye, GM
By Michael Moore
From MichaelMoore.com
I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors. By high noon, the President of the United States will have made it…
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Sonia Sotomayor: GOP has feared her ascent to the Supreme Court since 1998
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
Sonia Sotomayor is an eminent jurist, a down-to-earth person, and the Republican’s worst nightmare for more than ten years.
In nominating…
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Altering our narrow view of the world
Ancient memories (Part 2) - July 1951
By Saul Landau
In 1950, the U.S. Census estimated the population at just over 150 million, 3 million of whom were unemployed. California, with…
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We have much to do!
By Rolando Castañeda and Lorenzo Cañizares
rcastanedah@comcast.net
(Editor's Note: This is a response to the column written by Progreso Weekly's Germán Piniella, in which he referred…
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Democrats stab Obama in the back on Gitmo
By Bill Press
You know what they say: "Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it."
Sadly, on one issue at least, that's all too true of Senate Democrats. After…
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Obama and the Israel-Palestine quagmire
By Max J. Castro
majcastro@gmail.com
As he wades into the Israeli-Palestinian morass, President Barack Obama might be biting off more than he can chew. With hardliners in power in…
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