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Bob Woodward’s new book, Obama’s Wars, on the administration's debates over the Afghanistan war, reveals a president deeply leery of open-ended commitment – and a military pushing for…
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By Varela They call October Hispanic Heritage Month because Columbus, looking for a shortcut to India in quest of cinnamon and pepper stumbled on this continent with people of…
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By Manuel Alberto Ramy ramymanuel@yahoo.com From Reporter's Notebook, Oct. 7 At a press conference during the Tenth Catholic Social Week held in Havana last May, I heard Professor…
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By Elsa Claro If there's a surplus of anything in Cuba, it is a surplus of opinions, and – as expected on the topic of changes as extensive as those proposed by the government headed…
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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com The great American humorist Will Rogers (1879 –1935) once quipped that “we have the best Congress money can buy.” I wish he could see us today.…
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By Marcus Hatfield From the Journal Inquirer U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd renewed his call to improve relations with Cuba and ease the United States’ “isolationist policy” toward…
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By Javier Giraldo Moreno, S. J. (Letter written by Javier Giraldo Moreno, a Colombian and a Jesuit priest from the Javeriana University, to Father John Dear of Georgetown University…
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By Bill Press Did you ever wonder what it would be like if the anti-government tea party crowd actually took over? Well, now you know. Just consider what happened recently in rural…
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By Angelica Salazar Eighth grader, Colton Adams asks, “Why does Christopher Columbus earn the term ‘hero’”? Is it because he found Cuba? He thought Cuba was Japan. He killed people…
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By Marc Ambinder From The Atlantic This district had been held by Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, who resigned from this seat to run for his brother Lincoln's district after Lincoln…
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