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By Max J. Castro majcastro@gmail.com Groucho Marx used to joke that he would not want to be a member of any club that would have him as a member. Something similar could be said about…
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By Santiago Leon On June 8, the New York Times published an article entitled, "Health Care Spending Disparities Stir a Fight," by Robert Pear. In the article, the writer describes an…
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Ancient memories (Part 4) By Saul Landau Harvey and I bought cowboy hats for $3 each and tried to pose in them. A young trucker with a tattoo of a hula dancer on his forearm and a…
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By Jorge Gómez Barata Although not mentioned in the national press, an intense exchange of ideas is taking place in Cuban society regarding the present political situation, marked…
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     Earlier today the Supreme Court announced it would not be reviewing the case of the Cuban 5. Associated Press reported that the justices left in place the convictions of the “Five”…
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Sunday, June 14 (11:00 p.m.) -- Led by series MVP Kobe Bryant, the Los Angeles Lakers tonight won their 15th basketball title against the upstart Orlando Magic. Here's how the…
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What follows is a must read blog entry by Robert Reich, former Clinton Secretary of Labor, where he reports that the American Medical Association (AMA) opposes President Obama's public…
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By Germán Piniella ps.german@gmail.com Although I refuted Rolando Castañeda’s and Lorenzo Cañizares’ first piece (“President Obama, his latent example and inspiration for Cuba”) with…
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By Max J. Castro According to reporting in the Washington Post, “Israeli officials have been stunned by the demands of top Obama officials that Israel halt settlement growth throughout…
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Ancient memories (Part 3) By Saul Landau Harvey and I rode in a truck cab along Highway 66 through a mixture of citrus groves and housing construction. San Bernardino County morphed…
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