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Senator LeMieux On Wrong Track with anti-Cuba Political Action Committee and State Department Hold
Kind of sad when you see a Freshman US Senator get appointed and immediately hijacked by lobbying groups who have deeply parochial interests that run against the nation's and even Senator George LeMieux 's own state of Florida. Last night, the US Senate finally moved to confirm ...
Cuba orders extreme measures to cut energy use
alertnet.org — * Cuba's energy situation termed "critical" * Some factories, workshops to be closed through December * Most... other economic activities to be reduced By Marc Frank HAVANA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Cuba has ordered all state enterprises to adopt "extreme ... (more) Cuba orders extreme measures to cut energy use
Why gay marriage, getting high, and going to Cuba will soon be legal.
slate.com — "I think this would be a good time for a beer," Franklin D. Roosevelt said upon signing... a bill that made 3.2-percent lager legal again, some months ahead of the full repeal of Prohibition. I hope Barack Obama will come up with some comparably witty ... (more) Why gay marriage, getting high, and going to Cuba will ...
The media still covering for the failed communist system
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com — Cuba orders extreme measures to cut energy use 11 Nov 2009 21:58:49 GMT 11 Nov 2009 21:58:49... GMT ## for search indexer, do not remove --> Source: Reuters * Cuba's energy situation termed "critical" * Some factories, workshops to be closed through December * Most other economic activities to be ... (more) The media still covering for the failed communist system
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Steve Clemons: Finally. . .Arturo Valenzuela Confirmed as Asst Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere
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