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Cuban Blogger on Rubio, Menendez and Jeopardizing American Democracy
As our readers no doubt noticed, the Rubio - Menendez amendment intended to curb U.S. travel to Cuba (via restricting the flights that may go there) went nowhere. And as one Cuban blogger and recent...
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Cuba News Roundup: Airports, Party Leadership and Trial of Alan Gross
It figures that just as I get ready to take an extended leave for the next two months (during which I'll be unable to blog here as much as I'd like), U.S.-Cuban affairs would get to their most...
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Will Rubio's Cuba Grievances Keep Farrar out of Managua?
With a thirty year career in the Foreign Service, including having served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and having just completed a 'hardship' post...
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Obama owes Jonathan Farrar a defense.
Edited by Dawn Gable. The political battle over the designation of Jonathan Farrar as US ambassador to Nicaragua is a test of whether the Obama Administration lacks any genuine conviction about its...
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The Lies of Senator Rubio, And Why They Matter
Late Friday afternoon, Senator Marco Rubio revised the biography that appears on his office website. He had no choice. Throughout his political career, he has deceived Floridians, adoring Republican...
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Writing in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Steven Kurlander comes to Senator Marco Rubio’s defense, accusing TheWashington Post of publishing a hatchet piece against the senator who has merely confused...
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Respect for democracy begins at home
Article 1 of the United States Constitution recognizes Congress as the first branch of US democracy, with the executive and judiciary following behind. Bicameralism was a central concept of the 1787...
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Meeting dissidents should not be a litmus test for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit...
As the visit of Benedict XVI draws nearer, Cuba's internal opposition is stepping up its activities in an effort to use his presence on the island as a sounding board. The Ladies in White, a group of...
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After Tampa: US Hispanics and the GOP.
Governor Mitt Romney's decision to choose Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate has two implications for the Republican Party's image among Latino voters: 1) After a Republican primary in which...
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While Miami burns... Obama and Cuban-American politics
In this year's election, half of Cuban-Americans who are eligible to vote either came from Cuba after 1994 or grew up in the United States. Unfortunately, the White House is passing up the opportunity...
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