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Probable papal visit with Fidel Castro By Radio Progreso Alternativa (RPA) and Press Agencies The declaration made by Father Federico Lombardi, head of the Holy See’s press office,…
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From Progreso Weekly staff and news services Thirteen Cuban dissidents who occupied a Havana church for two days left the temple peacefully on Thursday night, after being assured by the…
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From Progreso Weekly staff and news services Click here for an updated version of this ongoing story. Thirteen Cuban dissidents who occupied a Havana church for two days left the temple…
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During the night of Thursday, 15 March, after more than 48 hours of uninterrupted and unauthorized permanence inside the Diocesan Sanctuary and Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Charity in…
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By Andrea Rodriguez From The Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- Thirteen Cuban dissidents have holed up in a Roman Catholic church in Havana to press for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI…
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A The Washington Post editorial FOR THE SECOND TIME in three months, the Obama administration has blocked a state law pushed by Republicans that, using the pretext of a nearly…
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From The Nation “Where’s the outrage?” was the refrain on a recent weeknight at a panel organized by the Police Reform Organizing Project in Manhattan. The question…
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By Saul Landau “Romney now flaunting his wealth to impress voters!” (The Onion) I smiled weakly when liberal Democrat friends guffawed last week over verbal foibles of Mitt…
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By Bill Press One thing about Rush Limbaugh: When he steps in it, he steps in it big time. And he sure did so this time. For El Rushbo, as he proudly calls himself, it started out as…
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By Alexei Padilla From the blog La Chiringa de Cuba (The Cuban kite) Some days ago, while riding a bus home, I heard someone ask a young man if he wanted a copy of Granma to read on…
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