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Do You Know the Importance of a Cuban Skypager?
reason.com - 1/7/2009
Do You Know the Importance of a Cuban Skypager?
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As noted previously here at Reason , Cubans recently "celebrated" (or privately lamented) the fiftieth year of Castroite totalitarianism, an ideology that has forced millions into poverty and, for those brave and lucky enough to escape, exile in America and Europe. But, it's defenders ...
Op-Ed Columnist - Dangers of the Penn
nytimes.com - 1/5/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - Dangers of the Penn
— nytimes.com — I thought I’d begin 2009 with a movie, so on its first freezing afternoon I went to... see Gus Van Sant’s “Milk,” starring Sean Penn in a breathtaking performance as a smart, wry gay-rights politician whose whimsical effectiveness arouses murderous ire. ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - Dangers of the Penn

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sports.espn.go.com - 1/12/2009
Cuban Yadel Marti, Yasser Gomez say MLB career not main reason for defection
— sports.espn.go.com — SANTO DOMINGO -- The possibility of an MLB career was not the primary reason pitcher Yadel Marti... and outfielder Yasser Gomez left Cuba in a raft during the holidays. The first and most important reason, according to them, was leaving a life of abuse, ... (more) Cuban Yadel Marti, Yasser Gomez say MLB career not main ...

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latimes.com - 1/12/2009
Reach out to Cuba - Los Angeles Times
— latimes.com — Not since Richard Nixon went to China has an intractable foreign policy issue been so ripe for... resolution as U.S. relations with Cuba are today. As with China, bilateral hostility has persisted long after the causes of the initial break have ceased to ... (more) Reach out to Cuba - Los Angeles Times

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