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• Behind-the-scenes with Hugo Chavez and U.S. Officials

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  From the New York Times (no less!)
  

  "American officials say Mr. Chávez, despite his very public denunciations of Washington, worked behind the scenes to keep trade relations between the two countries, especially in the oil sector, strong. They recalled how Mr. Chávez once picked up the phone" [...]

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• Diaz-Balart and Ros-Lehtinen Condemn Beating of Pro-Democracy Activist Yris Perez Aguilera by Castro Thugs

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

  March 8, 2013

  Diaz-Balart and Ros-Lehtinen Condemn Beating of Pro-Democracy Activist Yris Perez Aguilera by Castro Thugs

  Washington, D.C. – Yesterday in Santa Clara, Castro’s thugs viciously beat Yris Perez Aguilera, head of the Rosa Parks Feminist Movement and wife of pro-democracy leader Jorge Luis Garcia Perez (“Antunez”), and left [...]

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• Our New CIA Director Swears-In, But…

  You know how I get all a-twitter over irony? Recall it was just a couple days ago Sen. Rand Paul stood for nearly thirteen long hours in filibuster stating over and over again how unconstitutional the Obama administration's ambiguous drone program is (run by the CIA), most especially [...]

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• When I’m Sixty-Four

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  Give me your answer, fill in a form
  Mine for evermore
  Will you still need me, will you still feed me,
  When I'm sixty-four?

  Need me?

  Possibly.

  Feed me?

  Perhaps.

  Medicate me?

  Probably not.

  They called Sarah Palin a liar because she spoke of death panels, in fact, the death panels topic was labeled [...]

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• Reports from Cuba: Walesa: Counsel and Realities

  By Miriam Celaya:

  Walesa: Counsel and Realities

  Last February 6th a note was posted on the digital space Cubanet regarding a TV Martí interview with Lech Walesa, the renowned Polish trade union leader and undisputed trailblazer of the democratic transition in his country, during his recent visit to Miami. This [...]

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• Hugo’s legacy by the numbers

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  From ABC Spain, some disturbing statistics that  no one dared to mention at Hugo's funeral:

  25%
  Decline in the production of oil (measured in barrels) during the presidency of Hugo Chávez, due to lack of investments.

  90%
  of Venezuela's total income comes from its oil industry. It has the largest [...]

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• The House That Chávez Built

  Javier Corrales in Foreign Policy:

  The House That Chávez Built

  Hugo Chávez subordinated the needs of Venezuela’s economy to the imperative of keeping himself in power. Now the job of cleaning up falls to his successor.

  Love him or hate him, Hugo Chávez was a savvy politician -- a point that one [...]

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• On Hugo’s Monkeyshines

  
  "GOTCHA! didn't I!...HAH-HA!"

  Fidel Castro came within a hair of igniting a worldwide nuclear war, aimed first at destroying the U.S.

  Despite his bluster and monkeyshines, this last point was never in Hugo Chavez’ bucket list. Indeed it was the last thing he wanted. Shusssssh--keep this under your hat' [...]

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• Do the ‘Lenin Shake!’

  The latest issue of Guamá has hit the newsstands. Get your copy HERE.

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• Igniting the Post-Chavez Explosion

  Roger Noriega and Jose Cardenas via Cuba Confidential:

  NORIEGA AND CARDENAS: Igniting the Post-Chavez Explosion

  Stage is set for a deadly struggle in Venezuela

  Hugo Chavez’s death could very well result in an uncertain and unstable succession battle that will define Venezuela’s future for better or worse. With that country one of [...]

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