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Wednesday, a day after his victory at the polls, President Obama took the time to visit his troops to thank them. Young people, most of them, who he called “better than he was” and…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times To say the obvious: Democrats won an amazing victory. Not only did they hold the White House despite a still-troubled economy, in a year…
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By Alvaro F. Fernandez The counting is over at the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections office. Two days after the Tuesday that should have ended the presidential election. And not…
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By Manuel Alberto Ramy HAVANA – Last Sept. 3, I reported in my blog, under the headline “Aid Comes From Brazil,” the tightening of trade relations between Brazil and Cuba. In the…
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By Rosa Tania Valdés and Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Brazilian builder Odebrecht SA <ODBES.UL> will begin administrating a Cuban sugar mill next week in the first sign the…
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“President Barack Obama’s convincing re-election on Tuesday gives him an opportunity to … keep seeking more money for Everglades restoration, maintain looser rules on…
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The U.S. embargo against Cuba is unnecessary and counterproductive By Jorge A. Araya From The Harvard Crimson Every few months or so, fresh evidence corroborating that Fidel Castro…
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Al’s Loupe How Obama won By Alvaro F. Fernandez alvaro@progresoweekly.com President Barack Obama has won reelection, a victory that will protect his landmark health care…
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By Saul Landau It’s finally over. I had grown weary of having presidential campaign ads interrupting the commercials. As much as I despise commercials interrupting programs, at…
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By Max J. Castro To the memory of Alexander Cockburn MIAMI - As I write these lines, there are less than 36 hours before Americans cast their ballots in one of the most momentous…
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