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wizbangblog.com - 1/4/2009
"Everyone has nothing, and the people are afraid"
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So says Nilda Garcia, a Cuban refugee now living in south Florida. This week, Cuba celebrated 50 years of Communist Revolution -- 50 years of poverty, squalor, sickness, paranoia, abuse,...
usatoday.com - 1/6/2009
Moore calls truce with CNN over 'Sicko'
— usatoday.com — Moore had promised the network over the weekend that "I'm about to become your worst nightmare," leading... CNN to post on its website a remarkably lengthy response to his accusations. He noted in an interview Monday that CNN had admitted to two mistakes ... (more) Moore calls truce with CNN over 'Sicko'

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spectator.org - 12/31/2008
Cuba's Hidden Heroes
— spectator.org — "If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never... did and it never will." -- Frederick Douglass December marks the 60 th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human ... (more) Cuba's Hidden Heroes

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reuters.com - 12/28/2008
Raul Castro calls for harder work, fewer handouts | U.S.
— reuters.com — HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro called on Saturday for austerity measures including fewer subsidies for... workers and stricter management to pull the country out of an economic morass aggravated this year by three hurricanes and the ... (more) Raul Castro calls for harder work, fewer ...

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Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — More truth about Cuba Our friends at Wizbang have posted an incredibly well researched piece about the truth of Cuba's communist revolution. Needless to say this piece wouldn't score well on the regime's report cards and thus never appear in the mainstream press. Posted by Henry Louis Gomez at January 3, 2009 07:35 PM Comments Post a comment

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