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Progreso Weekly staff The prestigious Duke University plans to open a study program in Cuba as soon Washington allows more flexibility in trips to that country, reports the…
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By Rachel Weiner From The Washington Post Republican reaction to President Obama’s gun control agenda generally has been negative, but Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was particularly…
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From the The Borowitz Report (The New Yorker) WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Responding to reports that President Obama is considering signing as many as nineteen executive…
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law a sweeping package of gun-control measures on Tuesday, significantly expanding a ban on assault weapons and making New York the first state to…
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Cuban law allows for residence abroad By Manuel Alberto Ramy HAVANA – At the intersection of 17th and K streets in the Vedado district, dozens of Cubans are standing in line. The…
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By Bill Press OK, I want to admit right up front: I stole that headline. No, it's not original with me. I stole it from the pro-Israel, pro-peace organization J Street. I stole it…
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By Max J. Castro Caught between a rock and a hard place is a lousy position to be in whether we are talking about life in general or any of the games people play: love, chess, war,…
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By Saul Landau HAVANA - The Cuban government has recently announced new government rules that make private business easier just as lots of mostly Canadian and European tourists…
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By Jesús Arboleya Cervera HAVANA – In statements to the press, Cuban-American legislators Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Joe García have just staked two radically different positions…
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By Aurelio Pedroso HAVANA, 2013/01/15. In the full exercise of that journalistic genre that is the opinion article, and relying on our editor’s generosity, I have the impression that…
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