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Heartbeat of Buena Vista Ruben Gonzalez, 84, Cuban pianist
December 19, 2003HAVANA (AP) – Cuban pianist Ruben Gonzalez, who found new fame in the mid-1990s playing with Compay Segundo’s Buena Vista Social Club band, died Dec. 8 in Havana. He was 84. The Cuban Music Institute did...
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The L factor: Icons of Latino art and politics
December 19, 2003NEW YORK – Latino art in U.S. culture, like Latinos themselves, cannot be easily categorized or narrowly defined. A bold new exhibit at Exit Art provides a box-of-chocolates sampling of a new generation of Latino artists...
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Wheres Santa?
December 19, 2003Review Children at Risk: Protecting New York City’s Youths, 1653-2003 The New-York Historical Society 2 West 77th Street New York City Through April 4, 2004 ’Tis the season for giving – not only to loved ones,...
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Breakthrough and peril for the Green Party
December 19, 2003Opinion Up against the campaign of a wealthy businessman who outspent him nearly 10-to-1, a strong progressive candidate nearly won the [Dec. 9] runoff election to become San Francisco’s mayor. Some national news stories depicted the...
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Democracy crumbles under cover of darkness
December 19, 2003Opinion Never before has the House of Representatives operated in such secrecy: At 2:54 a.m. on a Friday in March, the House cut veterans’ benefits by three votes. At 2:39 a.m. on a Friday in April,...
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