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• Bipartisan Congressional Group Urges Secretary Kerry to Deny Visa to Cuban Dictator’s Son

  From the office of Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen:

  (WASHINGTON) – A bipartisan group of Congressional Members (Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Albio Sires, and Mario Diaz-Balart) sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry regarding the possibility that a U.S. entry visa might be given to Antonio Castro, son of Fidel Castro and [...]

  From Babalú Blog at July 12, 2013, 5:42pm in Cuba

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• VERDICT WATCH

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  It really galls us to even acknowledge that some simple second degree murder case is worthy of all this media attention/hysteria. But then again, no one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the general public. 
  
  So here is your verdict watch post. Comment all you want on the [...]
  From JUSTICE BUILDING BLOG at July 12, 2013, 5:33pm in Law, News, Politics

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• Did a federal agency organize protests against George Zimmerman after Trayvon Martin's death? PolitiFact Florida checks it out

  To the right-leaning crowd, it’s the latest blight against the Obama administration.

  Citing a public records haul, Judicial Watch says the Justice Department’s "Community Relations Service" responded to escalating racial tension in Sanford, Fla., following Trayvon Martin’s shooting death by helping "organize and manage rallies and protests against George Zimmerman," his shooter.

  Sanford [...]

  From Naked Politics at July 12, 2013, 5:32pm in News, Politics

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• Reports from Cuba: Cholera in Havana with Fatalities

  By Dania Virgen Garcia in Translating Cuba:

  Cholera in Havana with Fatalities

  HAVANA, Cuba, 9 July 2013, Dania Virgen García/ www.cubanet.org.- For several days there has been an increase in the cases of cholera in the provinces of Havana and Guantánamo.

  In Havana, where there are reports of more than 40 [...]

  From Babalú Blog at July 12, 2013, 4:05pm in Cuba

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• 305 Photo of the Day: Tusk

  Today's photo comes from Burnt Umber's Flickr. If you'd like to see your photo here join our Flickr group. Follow Miami New Times on Facebook and Twitter @MiamiNewTimes. ...

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  From Riptide 2.0 at Fetched: July 12, 2013, 3:45pm in Media

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• “Flat Earthers, Witch Doctors, Snake Handlers, etc.” (i.e. proponents of tourism to Cuba) burned-at-stake by our friends at Frontpage Magazine

  "Oh I know, I know, the media mantra has it that opening Cuba to tourism will quickly convert it into a combination Shangri-La, Land of Oz and Cancun. “I mean, come on Humberto! It just sounds so plausible! “

  Yes, and until a few people decided to" [...]

  From Babalú Blog at July 12, 2013, 3:26pm in Cuba

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• Palmbomen Talks Hard-Working Dance Music: "I'm Sweating Like Crazy"

  "I'm sweating like crazy, actually," says Dutch disco producer and label head Palmbomen, AKA Kai Hugo, from his mother's home in the south of Holland. "Especially when I play live. When I pla...

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  From Crossfade at Fetched: July 12, 2013, 3:00pm in Music, Nightlife

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• "Jay-Z, Beyoncé Bill" Aiming to Restrict Travel to Cuba, "Playing to Audience in Miami"

  Rocking "guayabera shirts and bandanas," Jay-Z may have "turned Havana to Atlanta" momentarily this past May when he and Beyoncé visited Cuba. But if Republicans on the House Appropriations C...

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  From Crossfade at Fetched: July 12, 2013, 3:00pm in Music, Nightlife

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• Homestead Man Nearly Burnt to Death After Someone Set the Truck He Was Sleeping in on Fire

  You're always at your most vulnerable when you're asleep. You never know who is going to come along and try to set you one fire. Jose Gonzales, 52, of Homestead, was taking a siesta in his truck...

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  From Riptide 2.0 at Fetched: July 12, 2013, 2:36pm in Media

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• Events to mark anniversary of the murder of Harold Cepero and Oswaldo Payá

   

  Another grim anniversary is approaching.

  Nearly one year ago, on 22 July 2012 Cuban dissidents  Oswaldo Payá and Harold Cepero were murdered.

  I just received an email from a group of concerned exiles who would like to collect information on all events being held to mark the passing of these two [...]

  From Babalú Blog at July 12, 2013, 2:08pm in Cuba

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