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• Taking Potemkin to a whole new level, even without a village

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  From the student newspaper The Pendulum, at Elon University (North Carolina): a redefinition of the concept of a Potemkin Village, which dispenses with pretending, and relies on mind-bending mesmerism.

  This article is for real, unfortunately (unlike a previous fictional post that cited  Durwood Schnitzelbaum from Funks Grove, Nebraska).

  Look no further [...]

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• Sen. Marco Rubio to deliver Republican Address to the Nation on February 12th

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  For Immediate Release

  Wednesday, February 6, 2013

   

  SENATOR MARCO RUBIO TO DELIVER REPUBLICAN ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON FEBRUARY 12

  Will immediately follow President Obama’s State of the Union

  Washington, D.C. – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced today that they have selected U.S. Sen. [...]

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• In Cuba’s ‘People’s Democracy,’ 612 Candidates for 612 Seats Guarantees No Surprises

  Yoani Sanchez in the Huffington Post:

  In Cuba's 'People's Democracy,' 612 Candidates for 612 Seats Guarantees No Surprises

  Wearing tight clothes, short and with a skinny build, the Frenchman Alain Robert scaled the façade of the Habana Libre Hotel on Monday. With some 27 floors and over 400 feet high, this [...]

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• More on Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet’s exposure of Cuba’s health care system

  Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter has more coverage of Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet's exposure of Cuba's decrepit health care system:

  Dr. Biscet and questions about the Cuban healthcare system A Cuban doctor in Havana exposes poor conditions in a Cuban hospital. Why is it that in 2013 this reality still [...]

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• Carlos Saladrigas is the same as…

  A very astute observation from our friends at Guamá:

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• Sen. Hagel would leave our nation weaker

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  Mauricio Claver-Carone at NBC News:

  Op-ed: Sen. Hagel would leave our nation weaker

  America must continue to be a force for freedom and security in the world, and to do so, our nation needs a strong military.  All Americans can agree on that, whether Republican, Democrat or independent.  Unfortunately, former Senator Chuck [...]

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• Lech Walesa speaks about Cuba’s future with TV Martí

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  Via Punt de Vista (my translation):

  Lech Walesa believes 'Cuba will have democratic elections in two years'

  Former Polish president and 1983 Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa said in an interview with TV Martí that he believes "Cuba will have democratic elections in two years." He also asked the Cuban [...]

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• Gloria and Emilio Estefan plan Broadway musical of their lives

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  Gloria and Emilio Estefan are planning a Broadway musical that will tell the story of their rise from Cuban refugees to stardom.

  Via the New York Daily News:

  Gloria Estefan telling her life story in a Broadway musical

  Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan, Jr. hope the rhythm is going to get Broadway audiences.

   The [...]

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• Missile Crisis 2.0 ????

  If Iran is building rocket-launching sites in Venenozuela, then you can bet that Castrogonia is next in line.

  Or maybe the construction is already under way?

  And you can also bet that Cubazuela isn't  going to waste this technology on Iranian-style astronaut monkeys.

  Envoy Declares Cuba's Readiness to Enhance Ties with' [...]

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• Repression in Cuba for 2013 starts off with a bang, punch, kick, slam, and crack

  The reforms of the Castro dictatorship in Cuba kicked off the first month of 2013 with more than 300 politically motivated arrests and brutal beatings of the island's dissidents.

  Via Uncommon Sense:

  Repression is off to a fast start in Cuba

  Two Cuban human rights monitoring organizations on Monday released reports that [...]

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