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Defining America: The politics of hope versus fear
By Max J. Castro
By the time you read this column (filed Sunday Nov. 2 for publication on Thursday Nov. 6), everyone will know whether the polls were right and Barack Obama won the election.
I have already cast my ballot and it would come as no surprise to anyone who knows me or has ever read this column that I voted for Barack Obama.
Oil could thaw U.S.-Cuba relations
By Patricia Grogg
HAVANA TIMES (IPS) — The discovery of a significant offshore oilfield in Cuban waters in the Gulf of Mexico could persuade the United States to modify its policy towards the Caribbean island nation, experts say, while warning that this possibility could also entail risks.
